WATER USE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Hope Banuelos, Rafael Moreno, Cristian Diaz, Angel Valencia

What is the California water project? The California State Water Project is a

water storage and delivery system of reservoirs, aqueducts, power plants and pumping plants.

This is a picture a of one of Southern California’s aqueduct.

Where does southern California gets its water supply

water recycling and ground water storage programs.

Orange County is where we get water from. Colorado River southern

Aqueducts The Colorado River Aqueduct

supplies San Diego and the southern portion of Metropolitan Water District’s service area, while State Water Project generally serves the northern portion of MWD’s service area.

Aqueducts

California Aqueduct

California Aqueduct is a system of canals, tunnels, and pipelines that conveys water collected from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and valleys of Northern- and Central California to Southern California

US look for water in Mexico Western states have long relied on the

drought-prone Colorado River for water to fill drinking glasses, flush toilets and sprinkle lawns. But now it's looking at Mexico to fill up on water

Information on Mono Lake Mono Lake-large, shallow saline lake in

Mono County, California, formed 760,000 years ago

The city of Los Angeles diverted water from the lake, it lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds 

Made from underwater springs and now left exposed because the lake level has fallen in recent times

Mono Lake

Water wars and International Conflict

 

For centuries war and conflict has been tied to the protection of water resources

shortages around the world becoming more and more of an issue

Water has very rarely been the main ingredient in international conflicts

Reference

“Colorado river.” Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River. 24 Oct 2011

“Mono Lake.” Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_Lake. 24 Oct 2011.

Reference

Ofori-Amoah, Abigail. “Water Wars and International Conflicts.” University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/OFORIAA/. 24 Oct 2011

Reference

“ The Southern California Water Villain.” UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences.

http://watershed.ucdavis.edu/myths/the+southern+california+water+villain/. 24 Oct 2011.