Table of Contents Page1.0 Introduction---------------------------- ------ -------------------------------------------- ---P.32.0 Background-------------------------------------------------- -------- -----------------------------P.3-43.0 Requirements------- ------- ------------------------------------------- ------- ----------P.63.1 Cost---------------------------- --- -----------------------------------------------P .63.2Environment impact------------------------------------------------ --- ---------P.64.0 Presentation of options-------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------------P.7 -84.1 Dams--------------- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------P.74.2 Desalination ---------------- ------------------ --------------------------------P .7-85.0 Comparison of options--------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------- ----P8-95.1 Cost-------------------- ---------------------------- ------------- ------------------p.85.2 Environmental impact-------- -------------- ----------------------------------P. 8-96.0 Conclusion---------------------------------------------- -------------- -----------------------------------P .97.0 Recommendations---------------- ------------------------------- ------------------- ------------P9References------------------ ---------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------------P.11-131.0 IntroductionThe objective of this recommendations report is to explore the most effective water supply methods for the Southern California and the report will use cost and environmental impact requirements to compare two procurement methods: California State Water Projects (SWP), which consist of desalination plants and dams. Without a doubt, water scarcity...... middle of paper...... stub/storyThe Planet D (2012), USA Parks, Iconic Landscape Photos, retrieved 03/29/2014, from theplanetd .com/usa-parks -iconic-landscape-photos/Thomson Reuters (Reuters, 2012), Water funds on the rise, retrieved 03/30/2014 from www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/ 10/water-investment-idUSL6E8L3DKF20121010USA Today (2014), 5 Largest Dams in California, retrieved 03/18/2014, from http://traveltips.usatoday.com/5-largest-dams-california-103883.htmlUnited Nations (2006), Water Scarcity, retrieved 03/12/2014, from http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/scarcity.shtmlWater Bonds (2013), Investment in Water, retrieved 03/15/2014, from www .waterbonds.co.uk/investment-waterWord Press (2012), Economist Intelligence Unit: Without water in 2030? , Accessed 03/17/2014 from http://waterintheworks.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/economist-intelligence-unit-waterless-in-2030/