The California Water Crisis Report

Do the citizens of the world know that the world’s water is scarce or undrinkable? And if so, what are they doing about it? Although water seems to be everywhere all water is not useable. Even though 71% of the earth is made up of water, water is still scarce in every country; including the United States, according to Williams (2014). California sits right on the Pacific Ocean; however, this water is not consumable and Californians are experiencing a four-year drought. As mentioned by The Water Project (2015), in developing countries, either the quantity of water is significantly scarce or the quality of safe drinking water is insufficient, thus creating a water shortage. When the water crisis is mentioned two terms are associated with it: water stress and water access. According to the European Environment Agency ([EEA], 2015), water stress exists when
The water crisis is a result of a combination in all of these factors; factors that can be controlled or uncontrolled, meaning the water crisis can come naturally or it can be man-made. An example of a natural factor or disaster, is climate change such as a drought. Governments across the world, even within the United States have taken a stand against water scarcity to try to find solutions to better the management and distribution of water. Wolfson (2015), for the first time in the state’s history, people within the state of California have been called to cut their daily water usage by 25% because the state is currently undergoing a drought. An example of a man-made factors are water pollution and over-consumption. As mentioned earlier, water consumption can come from water stress; people are consuming water faster that it is being