Drought-hit California cities to get little water from state

The news of limited water comes as California concludes its driest three-year stretch on record and as water managers brace for a fourth year with below-average precipitation. It also means water-saving measures are likely to continue, including calls for people to rip up decorative grass, limit outdoor watering, take shorter showers and run dishwashers only when full.

The system is known as the State Water Project, and it provides water to two-thirds of the state's people and 1,172 square miles of farmland. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which services Los Angeles and much of Southern California, relies on the state for about one-third of its water supply.

The allocations could go up if California has a wet winter. Last December, for example, water agencies were told they would get zero per cent of requested supplies beyond what was needed for activities like drinking, bathing and maintaining sanitation. The state later boosted that to 15 per cent before eventually settling at 5 per cent.

Given the uncertainty about how long the drought will last, the state wants to keep water in Lake Oroville, its largest reservoir. Right now, it's about half as full as it usually is at this time of year. So officials plan to tap excess water from winter storms to provide the 5% supply and take some water out of the San Luis Reservoir in Merced County, White said.

This is why Alberta shouldn't be voting in a UCP government intent on imposing American privatization, and committed to defending American norms, values and interests. We're already giving the oil away: we do that with water, we're dead.

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