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Map of water storage and delivery facilities as well as major rivers and cities in the state of California. Central Valley Project systems are in red, and State Water Project in blue. California's interconnected water system serves almost 40 million people and irrigates over 5,680,000 acres (2,300,000 ha) of farmland. [1]
President Trump directed U.S. government agencies to override California’s water policies as needed — slamming the state’s handling of the Los Angeles region’s wildfires in an executive ...
The Metropolitan Water District has lifted mandatory water restrictions for nearly 7 million people, but is still urging conservation efforts.
For the first time ever, Southern California water officials will limit outdoor watering to just once a week in certain areas beginning June 1.
Karla Nemeth, director of the California Department of Water Resources, responded to Trump’s order earlier this week saying the directive has no immediate impact on operations of the State Water ...
The South Coast Hydrologic Subregion is composed of three third-level hydrological units. The federally-defined Southern California Coastal water resource subregion equates roughly with the state-designated South Coast hydrologic region. Per a USGS report of 1976, "Water deficiency is prevalent in the South Coastal subregion."
The Colorado River Aqueduct, or CRA, is a 242 mi (389 km) water conveyance in Southern California in the United States, operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The aqueduct impounds water from the Colorado River at Lake Havasu on the California– Arizona border, west across the Mojave and Colorado deserts to the ...
More than 6 million Californians are under new water restrictions as of June 1. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California made an urgent call for a 35% reduction in water use, as ...