Water for Los Angeles County

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This paper discusses the constant population growth in Los Angeles County and the ensuing problem of water shortage. The paper presents the statistics of water consumption and explains that county officials are obligated to implement water conservation measures to curb problems of shortage. The paper examines several methods of water conservation and explores the option of a desalination plant.

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"The population of Los Angeles County has done nothing but grow. As of 2004, it had reached approximately 10,103,000 (Overview, 2005), with only the promise of continued growth for the foreseeable future. For the period 2004 to 2014, the population of Los Angeles County is expected to increase by an average annual compound rate of 0.61%, according to a report from Integra Realty Resources of Los Angeles (Integra, 2005). According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, the average Southern California household uses 500 gallons of water each day (Los Angeles, 2005). Assuming four people per household, that amounts to 1,262,875,000 gallons of water per day, or 460,949,375,000 gallons of water per year just for Los Angeles County. For the entire region of Southern California, the figure can only be higher."

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