What Makes This Drought in California So Bad?What Makes This Drought in California So Bad?
July 20, 2015
California’s drought is the worst in the state’s history.Now in its fourth year, most areas are facing mandatory water rationing. In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, host Joanne Greene speaks with John Coleman, who among other titles is the past President, and longtime member of the board of EBMUD, the East Bay Municipal Utility District.John and Joanne discuss what makes this drought different than past droughts, what it would take for the drought to end, how EBMUD works with affordable housing developers, the extent of water rationing going on in the state, agribusiness usage vs. residential water usage, and more.
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For additional information on this topic, visit:
http://www.ebmud.com/water-and-drought/drought/
http://www.acwa.com/content/drought
http://www.freeportproject.org/pdf/brochure_7-11.pdf
http://EdenHousing.org