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Posts Tagged ‘California drought’

Lake Folsom drought

The city of Folsom California gets their drinking water from here. In wet years the water level is nearly up to the lifeguard tower. The entire state is officially in a drought now. (Click to view full-sized)

Court mandates Southern California water cutbacks

This on top of the extreme drought, already in its eighth year. The cutbacks in water supply to southern California from the Sacramento Delta were ordered by U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wange to protect smelt, a species of fish. The cutbacks could be up to 30% and the City of Long Beach has already [...]