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California’s coast saves water, inland regions use more

Posted by: Maven on March 18, 2010 at 6:44 am

From the Mono-Logue:

“Last year the Public Policy Institute of California published an interactive map on its website. When you mouse over each hydrologic region of the state, it shows how the population and per capita urban water use in that region has changed since 1960. The map was released in December as part of a report on California Water Myths, which highlights eight common water myths.

Despite a steadily increasing population, most regions of the state began cutting back per-capita water use after the drought in the early 1990s. In fact, all regions used less water per capita in 2005 than in 1995. Population growth eroded these gains in 6 of the 10 regions. … “

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March 18, 2010 · Filed Under Conservation

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