This video introduces the multifaceted topics within California water resources. We briefly talk about the Los Angeles Aqueduct, population growth, and drought.
Much of California has a “Mediterranean” climate, characterized by warm, dry summers and mild winters. Most of the precipitation falls in the winter as rain and snow. Although the climate is variable, the state receives about 200 million acre-feet of precipitation per year on average. An acre-foot of water equals about 326,000 gallons or enough water to cover an acre of land (the size of a football field) 1 foot deep. One acre-foot is enough water to meet the annual indoor and outdoor needs of two households.
About 60 percent of all precipitation evaporates or is transpired by trees and vegetation. What’s left is roughly 75 million acre-feet per average year that flow into waterways and groundwater aquifers and ultimately becomes available to use in homes, as irrigation for farmland, by industry, and in the environment.
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