Water restrictions rolled back
/Governor Newsom announced that he’s ending the call for a statewide voluntary 15% reduction in water use in place since July 2021.
Meanwhile, local water agencies that were expecting just 35% of requested supplies from the state are now on tap to get 75%.
The 3.1 million acre-feet of water that will provide equates to more than double the original projection of 1.4 million acre-feet.
*In case you’re wondering, an acre-foot is about 326,000 gallons!
Here’s more on the story from the LA Times.