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| Background information | It is located on the west coast of the USA and has famous cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. It is a developed state and is popular for study and tourism. Also, it is one of the wealthiest states in the USA |
| Causes | Lower than normal rainfall and precipitation Most of the water comes from the Colorado River where six other states use the water and the states extracts more water than it receives There is also a high level of wastages and over use |
| Social effects | Cost of drought left less money for service for people thus reducing their quality and efficiency |
| Economical effects | California spent US$2.7 billion a year |
| Environmental effects | Water diverted and so wetlands and rivers get less water which impacts wildlife and is too low for salmon to breed Warm and windy weather lead to wildfires which caused risk to people’s lives and property. Wildfires also damaged habitats and caused air pollution |
| Individual responses | Farmers encouraged to use water-efficient irrigation Homeowners encouraged to check for leaks Protests against selling bottled local water |
| Organisational responses | University of California research project for effectively managing groundwater |
| Governmental responses | In January 2014, a state of emergency was declared. This meant that new laws and regulations could be put into place to deal with the impact of drought. Government ran a Save our Water education campaign State laws required a 25% cut in water use across California |
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