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K <br />Generation of Solar Power at Garthe and West Pump Station Facilities Project <br />Bureau of Reclamation Water Energy and Efficiency Grant FY2022 <br />Figure 4. Western United States U.S. Drought Monitor Map <br />Map released: Thurs. October 21, 2021 <br />Data valid: October 19, 2021 at 8 a.m. EDT <br />Intensity <br />None <br />DO (Abnormally dry) <br />D7 (Moderate Drought) <br />D2 (Severe Drought) <br />_ D3 (Extreme Drought) <br />_ D4 (Exceptional Drought) <br />_ No Data <br />Authors <br />United States and Puerto Rico Author(s): <br />Brad Pugh, NOAAICPC <br />Pacific Islands and Virgin islands Author(s): <br />Richard Helm, NOAAINCEI <br />The Drought Monitor focuses on broad -scale conditions. <br />Local conditions may vary. See accompanying text <br />summary for forecast statements. <br />The years 2012- 2015 marked the driest four-year period in 120 years of historical <br />records, along with historic high temperatures according to the California Department <br />of Water Resources. "Severe Drought Area" is characterized as widespread water <br />shortages or restrictions; "very high" fire risk; widespread crop and pasture losses; <br />shortages of water supply in reservoirs, streams and wells. <br />The proposed Project is intended to help provide energy resilience and drought <br />resilience to the Project area and western United States. Without action like this, we can <br />expect impacts similar to those the Project area actually experienced during the 2012-17 <br />drought, due to reduced supplies. Those impacts were severe, and included detrimental <br />impacts to energy, the environment, agriculture, wildlife, forestry, economics, health, <br />air quality and recreation. <br />Energy <br />The Project addresses the energy sustainability concerns by generating an estimated <br />1,316,942 kWh annually of renewable energy. <br />Energy sustainability is also a very serious concern in the City of Santa Ana and <br />throughout the state of California. According to an August 2021 Reuters article, the <br />state of California "faces a potential supply shortfall of up to 3,500 megawatts during <br />13 <br />PREVIEW Date: Nov 03, 2021 Workspace ID: WS00800354 Funding Opportunity Number: R22AS00023 <br />