INTRODUCTION The recent trend toward more extreme periods of drought has been a shock to the residents of the Pacific Northwest-many of whom have relied upon heavy water-use in the summer months in order to make a liv...INTRODUCTION The recent trend toward more extreme periods of drought has been a shock to the residents of the Pacific Northwest-many of whom have relied upon heavy water-use in the summer months in order to make a living(i.e.producers of grass seed and sod,berries,or nursery crops),or to maintain their landscapes at high levels(i.e.certain homeowners,recreational facilities,or commercial properties).Further-more,population growth has reached the point where even an average year of pre-cipitation has proven insufficient for urbanities that had not previously experienced issues with water scarcity(McDonald et al.,2011).This modern climate scenario has forced people of the Pacific Northwest,and people from all around the world,to rethink their water-use strategies,as the global trend has shifted toward greater sustainability(Tilman,2001;McDonald et al.,2011).展开更多
文摘INTRODUCTION The recent trend toward more extreme periods of drought has been a shock to the residents of the Pacific Northwest-many of whom have relied upon heavy water-use in the summer months in order to make a living(i.e.producers of grass seed and sod,berries,or nursery crops),or to maintain their landscapes at high levels(i.e.certain homeowners,recreational facilities,or commercial properties).Further-more,population growth has reached the point where even an average year of pre-cipitation has proven insufficient for urbanities that had not previously experienced issues with water scarcity(McDonald et al.,2011).This modern climate scenario has forced people of the Pacific Northwest,and people from all around the world,to rethink their water-use strategies,as the global trend has shifted toward greater sustainability(Tilman,2001;McDonald et al.,2011).
