The low allocation means people will be urged to conserve water by using less outside on landscaping and other activities. The announcement comes as California braces for another dry, drought-stricken year.
In this Aug. 22, 2021, file photo, a family walks over cracked mud near Lake Oroville's shore as water levels remain low due to continuing drought conditions in Oroville, Calif.
But a wet winter didn't materialize and unless several more inches of rain falls this month, the January-March period will be the driest start to a California year at least a century. So far, Californians haven't fulfilled Newsom's call for a voluntary 15% reduction in water use compared to 2020. “Water is a precious resource, particularly in the American West, and we have to move away from clearly wasteful practices," he said.
The water providers that rely on state supplies have a certain amount they of water they can request from the state, and the state makes determinations through the winter on how much they will get based on supply.they wouldn't get anything
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