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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 ...
The Metropolitan Water District has lifted mandatory water restrictions for nearly 7 million people, but is still urging conservation efforts.
Southern California officials took unprecedented measures this week to restrict water usage for 6 million residents amid the state's unrelenting drought. The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of ...
For the first time ever, Southern California water officials will limit outdoor watering to just once a week in certain areas beginning June 1. Unprecedented water restrictions ordered as MWD ...
It is managed by governmental authorities selling its water rights. Some local and state governments have resorted to selling water rights for income even when it harms the local community and environment [64] (e.g. taking water away from California and bottling and shipping it to water-rich parts of the United States and the world for profit ...
Desperate times call for desperate measures as Southern California faces the driest conditions in 1,200 years. "This is a crisis," Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General ...
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]
[63] State and local officials have denied that state water distribution choices or supply problems caused the issues, instead citing demand that surpassed the water system's designed capacity. Around 40 percent of Los Angeles city water comes from state-controlled projects connected to northern California, and the southern California ...