ACT NOW TO SECURE CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE. SOLVE THE WATER CRISIS Solve the Water Crisis Coalition, through a critically needed education effort, will bring into sharp focus the ongoing water supply crisis that is already impacting residents’ quality of life, economic growth, community health, and the environment, as well as risking California’s future. By raising awareness among California policymakers and thought leaders, Solve the Water Crisis Coalition will demonstrate the enormous water supply crisis and the urgency that requires bold and immediate State action to secure California’s future.
CLIMATE CHANGE
IS NOW
Unpredictable weather. Multi-year drought. Dwindling snowpack. Vanishing runoff. Intense atmospheric rivers. Increased flood risks. Extreme heat and catastrophic wildfires. Conditions Californians know all-too-well. What California policymakers and their constituents do not know well is that California is in the middle of a severe water supply crisis. This existential threat to California’s future economic stability, security, and growth, as well as its environmental legacy, has been exacerbated by insufficient State investment in infrastructure and regulatory logjams resulting in the acceleration of reduced water supply reliability. The trajectory of this crisis must be reversed. California’s future hangs in the balance.
OUR
MISSION
Elevate water as a crisis that
is already here; educate
leaders that this crisis must be
addressed immediately to
protect California’s future.
Prioritize California
legislators, regulators, and
the Newsom Administration
as our key audience.
Critically demonstrate to key
audiences the need for
comprehensive, long-term
investments, improved science,
and regulatory reforms to increase
water supply and supply reliability
for California.
SOLVE THE WATER CRISIS COALITION
WILL
ACT NOW TO SECURE CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE. SOLVE THE WATER CRISIS Solve the Water Crisis Coalition will focus on developing and elevating public awareness and support for solutions, urging the Governor, Legislature, and State Agencies to act now to address the water crisis by enhancing and rehabilitating statewide water solutions that will meet present and future needs of the state and it’s more than 40 million residents.
SOLUTIONS
In December 2021, after only two years
of extreme drought, the California
Department of Water Resources issued
its first-ever zero percent allocation on
the State Water Project, which meant
that communities from the Bay Area to
San Diego would receive only “health
and safety” water. And for the second
year in a row, Central Valley Project
(CVP) allocations have been at zero
percent, significantly impacting
agriculture and further exacerbating the
current water supply crisis statewide.
What does zero percent allocation
mean for our future?
No water for agriculture – threatening our
nation’s food security
No outdoor irrigation
Disadvantaged communities will suffer
Catastrophic economic impacts statewide
Depletion of groundwater basins
Ecosystems and wildlife strained
Increased water costs
FOR MORE INFORMATION
VISIT WWW.SOLVETHEWATERCRISIS.COM
CREATE THE ENVIRONMENT
FOR SUCCESS.
ENCOURAGE A DISCUSSION
AROUND SOLUTIONS.
MAKE POLICYMAKERS
AWARE OF THE CRISIS.