A great question, with a complicated answer

By Keep Shasta Full , 0 Comments

We got a question today on our Facebook wall. I've copied it here, start from the bottom. Unfortunately water is a complicated business and we can't get all the specific answers. But there are some good links where you can find out more info about water usage across the state of California. As well as information about the drought. The Keep Shasta Full crew doesn't admit to have all the answers or solutions, but we do know water is a nice thing to have for our own uses as well as the state's, so we'll keep pushing the good word out about taking care of it.


Great question. Here's a PDF document that shows a breakdown of some of the uses. Looking at Sacramento River, you'll get some sense of some of the general breakdown. Unfortunately, the data isn't as current as we'd like. But you can get an idea of the increase in Urban use across the board over the years, which is what most of us can effect. http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/docs/meeting_materials/ac/06.16.09/WaterBal_2Page.pdf

You can also go to this site to get information on the hydroelectric output and current water elevations, seeing how much they pull out on a daily basis.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/staMeta?station_id=SHA

Lake Shasta as a reservoir for supply, as opposed to just recreation, is obviously a necessity. We just know a lot of folks waste water far too often, whether it's broken sprinklers spraying sidewalks or washing your car in your driveway. A lot of it is going down the drain.
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Chad Scott (Italy) wrote
at 6:09pm on July 18th, 2009
Does anyone have water use information for Shasta? Like what percentage is used for the following: irrigation, residential, commercial (light and heavy), hydro-electric generation, river water quality, down-river recreation, etc?



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