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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 ...
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.
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]
In 1960, Metropolitan, along with 30 other public agencies, signed a long-term contract that made possible the construction of the State Water Project, including reservoirs, pumping plants and the 444-mile California Aqueduct (715 km), which serves urban and agricultural agencies from the San Francisco Bay to Southern California.
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 ...
The San Dieguito River is a major river in Southern California, United States.Its headwaters rise on the southern slope of the Volcan Mountains in San Diego County, and the river flows generally southwest for 23.8 miles (38.3 km), [3] draining 346 square miles (900 km 2) before emptying into the Pacific Ocean 20 miles (32 km) north of San Diego.
California has arguably the nation's most complex water systems, Fresno State University political science professor Tom Holyoke, who specializes in western water policy, told USA TODAY last week.