California has been realizing over the past few years that it isn’t going to have enough water in the years to come. It has been realized that in years to come, they will run out of water if they don’t do anything to limit water use and monitor how much is used. The plan is to reduce water use by 20% in urban areas by 2020, monitor the use of all ground water, increased penalties for illegal water diversion, and invest to try and find ways to recycle water and make better use of it. These plans are a great start to the changes that are needed to keep California saturated.
Although this is a big problem for the people of California, it is also important to keep the surrounding environment in mind. The surrounding vegetation will need water as well to survive. Also, there are a lot of forest fires in California, so there will need to be water in reserve to both put out the fire and try and regrow the lost vegetation. It is also important to keep in mind when they are making these laws the animals and forests in the surrounding environment and keep in mind that they have rights and that they need water too.
A Deontologist might view this situation and make the decision to build a pipe line from the closest large water source. This will be a good temporary solution to the problem because the residence of California will be very happy and have as much water as they want. However, this would be a bad idea because the water source may run dry and cause harm to the surrounding environment.
I believe that California is taking a very utilitarian approach to this situation. They are gradually making changes that are very gradual and do not negatively affect anybody. The changes being made in California are tough decisions and they need a lot of thought put into them before they should be decided. It is important to keep all living things in mind during the decisions and limit the effect on their environment.
http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/11/04/california-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-water-reforms/
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