The South Coast is California’s most densely populated region. While more than 50% of California’s population lives in the southwestern California, the area naturally receives less than 2% of the state’s precipitation. This desert region would be unable to support even a fraction of its population without water imported from other regions of California and the Colorado River. The rivers of the southland are typically small, ephemeral, and intermittent. While they amply supported Native American residents, and the early Spanish colonizers, importing huge quantities of water has been a feature of the southland since the early 1900’s. |
