Blog: California Droughts Precipitate Innovation
From the California WaterBlog by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences in a post by Jay Lund:
“California’s history is punctuated by droughts (Hanak et al 2011). Each drought reveals problems and becomes an opportunity to focus on improving water management and expanding smaller-scale innovations. For example:
“1924: Irrigation systems. …
“1928-1934: Major water projects. …
“1976-1977: Water conservation.”
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