Humboldt County supervisors told drought now ‘harmful’ to humans, environment
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors received an update on local drought conditions from the drought task force Tuesday and authorized the group to expand its membership to local tribes, community services districts and state agencies “as needed.” The task force, which meets weekly, was created to explore and develop both short- and long-term actions to address local impacts from drought. Ryan Derby, the county’s emergency services manager, said local conditions have only worsened since the task force’s last update to the board on July 21.