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California’s Water: Managing Droughts
Joshua Viers, Barton “Buzz” Thompson, Peter B. Moyle, Jeffrey Mount, Josué Medellín-Azuara, Jay R. Lund, Richard Howitt, Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Ted Grantham, Greg Gartrell, Richard Frank, Caitrin Chappelle | October 1st, 2016
California is prone to multi-year droughts. Diverse, coordinated approaches are needed to stretch our water supply, ensure safe drinking water for at-risk communities, and protect the natural environment during dry periods. This brief describes the major effects of drought, and outlines adaptation strategies to manage them.
This publication is part of a briefing kit that summarizes a dozen of the state’s most pressing water management issues.
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