Research Paper Abstract

Abstract:

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta (Bay-Delta), because of a number of factors, faces current conditions that have severely restricted water supplies to farms, businesses and millions of residents in Central and Southern California, a prime concern for a host of stakeholders, including water districts statewide. Facing legal and environmental restrictions, climate change impacts, drought, and continued population growth, the Bay-Delta and stakeholders throughout California are being challenged to meet a new, legislative mandate to lower per capita water use through local conservation measures that will help achieve a 20% statewide reduction in water use by 2020. In order to meet this mandate, member agencies of the Metropolitan Water District’s Southern California service area will play an important role in developing goals and objectives of their own if they are able to enact and sustain a mosaic of water conservation solutions. The innovative ideas and consumer incentives of these communities will provide “local solutions for statewide benefits” since strategies that are developed and implemented by each will result in conservation measures that can benefit all.

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