Unintended Consequences of the most Epic Drought in Recorded History? Rich Nagel Urban Water Institute Spring Conference Thursday, February 8, 2018
Drought Monitoring Feb 26, 2013 Feb 25, 2014 Feb 24, 2015 Feb 23, 2016 January 30, 2018
Precipitation Los Angeles 1.86 26 13.20 185 12 Today Last Year
First Time Ever Statewide Mandatory 25% Cut in Urban Usage April 1, 2015 Snowpack First Time Ever Statewide Mandatory 25% Cut in Urban Usage
July 20, 2011 vs August 19, 2014
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Environmental Regulations Policy Decisions that Impact Water Sustainability 1970 NEPA 1970 CEQA 1973 Endangered Species Act Public Trust Doctrine
Cut State Deliveries By 33% Judicial restrictions intended to protect the endangered Delta Smelt reduce water supplies from the San Joaquin Bay Delta. Cut State Deliveries By 33%
Food for Thought: Are There Signs of a Mega-Drought? A 200-Year Drought?
Temperature
We Cannot Use Recent Past to Predict the Future Is this the new normal?