drought

Warning that the supply will shrink by 10% due to climate change, Newsom sets targets for recycled water and increased storage. But deadlines are distant, details are scant and there is no conservation mandate.

In Tulare County, officials worry there may not be enough trucks or drivers to get emergency water supplies to communities that go dry.

The City of Bakersfield Water Resources Department has cut off flows to city-owned recreation and water recharge facilities to hold on to what little surface water it’s receiving from the dwindling Kern River for drinking water.

Since Gov. Newsom's emergency drought order on March 28, Kern County hasn’t issued a single agricultural well permit. Frustration in the ag community is at a boiling point.

The water coming out of Millerton Lake just above Fresno is flowing because of a contract within California’s complicated water rights system. But, ironically, late spring rains could halt the flow.

As drought intensifies, the order affects many cities and growers from Fresno to the Oregon border, including 212 public water systems.

The new proposed funding comes at a critical time as groundwater restrictions take effect and drought grips the state for a third year in a row.

Ignoring urgent pleas from water officials, Californians used substantially more water after a record-dry three months gripped the state.

As drought continues to hammer the state, advocates are sounding the alarm for what they think could be the collapse of the San Joaquin Valley’s agriculture workforce.

New reports from the Legislative Analyst’s Office show that climate change is poised to severely disrupt many aspects of life, including education, transportation, health and housing.