What were two simple methods early Californians used to supply water to growing towns and farms?

Building large aqueducts to carry water hundreds of miles.

Using wells for groundwater and canals from nearby rivers.

Creating large reservoirs and constructing hydroelectric dams.

Shipping in ice from the mountains on refrigerated train cars.

What was a major consequence of communities relying too heavily on groundwater from wells?

The water levels underground dropped, and wells began to fail.

It caused an increase in the number of marshes and wetlands.

The ground became too soft to support buildings and farm equipment.

It was a very slow method that could not supply enough water daily.

The ground level began to sink rapidly.

Nearby riverbeds completely dried up.

Salty ocean water seeped into the freshwater supply.

It caused the coastline to erode much faster than normal.

To stop new farms from being created.

A much larger and better-organized water system.

To rely only on water from the state's northern rivers.

New machines for digging deeper wells.

River pollution and soil erosion.

Wells running dry and unexpected floods.

High taxes and conflicts between cities.

Water contamination and damage from earthquakes.