https://padlet.com/baldridge_c1/9t5d65yxnad3wkav Select a case study from the map on the website below. Read about the issue and in your Padlet post 1)Type in the location of your case study. 2)Your name & Describe the problem. 3)Describe the solution 4)Describe what is still being done or what challenges are being faced. 5) What is one question you have about the case study? https://toolkit.climate.gov/case-studies?f%5B0%5D=field_parent_topic%3A665 en-us 2022-04-21 17:47:41 UTC 2022-04-23 05:03:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/baldridge_c1/9t5d65yxnad3wkav/wish/2154170608 Case Study in American Samoa - Muneeb Khan

The problem is that as El Niño comes around the island experiences droughts and severe drying conditions. The solution was an early warning system that allowed them to begin conservation before the droughts came. This helped the island get through a major drought in 1998 without having to ration water. They are still constantly monitoring the situation because the island relies heavily on groundwater. The groundwater can become contaminated with salt water due to overpumping because the fresh water lies above salt water, so overpumping can draw up the salt water underneath. Another challenge was the lack of monitoring due to organizations losing funding, which was resolved by teaming up with another organization to continue monitoring water levels. One question I have about the case study is what instruments are they using to quantify ground and surface water resources?]]> 2022-04-22 22:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/baldridge_c1/9t5d65yxnad3wkav/wish/2154170608 10503831 https://padlet.com/baldridge_c1/9t5d65yxnad3wkav/wish/2154376120 Puerto Rico has been dealing with a severe drought, and the years leading up to the drought the country experienced several consecutive years of below-normal rainfall. Water levels in the Salinas aquifer have continuously dropped, till water levels dropped to 31.4 feet below the land surface. This allowed the ocean, to contaminate wells and gradually move more inland. In 2015, the government issued an executive order to address the water crisis in the southern region. Several alternatives to solving the water crisis were discussed, but problems with the expenses and the pending side issues that would occur with these solutions would put an end to the discussed alternatives. After several plans, the strategy called aquifer storage and recovery was finally accepted by officials and funds were raised for the project. The costs of the project were fully paid and the water availability for agriculture was enhanced. A question I have would be, how long would it take for water levels to reach back to normal? How did water from the Patillas Reservoir spill in the ocean, and what was done to prevent this?]]> 2022-04-23 05:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/baldridge_c1/9t5d65yxnad3wkav/wish/2154376120