The Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay is a man made estuary used to supply the people of the north, their crops, and wildlife. Currently, the Bay Delta is used for a filtration point for the water for the people in Southern California, but in recent events their have been proposals to circumvent parts of the water flow to channel it south.
When everything is Hunky Dorry, the water supply is working fine, but when their is a disruption such as an earth quake, the water supply can become quickly contaminated. This is the reason for the discussion to take some of the water from the north and divert it south.
Several interesting statistics were brought up in light of talk to divert some of the northern's water to the south. Tom Philip, an economic strategist for the Metropolitan Water District, claimed that families in the Sacramento area averaged 248 gallons per day while Philp's claimed communities in Southern California, like Irvine, only used 100 gallons a day. He also brought up a point that in Melbourne, Australia rains as water conservation king with only 40 gallons per day. We think we could all learn a lesson about water conservation from them.
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