With the Mendocino coast a popular tourist destination, many Northern Californians are aware of the water scarcity that caused thousands of gallons of water to be trucked in from Ukiah during the drought of 2021-2022. But inland regions in the county suffered dry wells and severe water rationing in that same drought. More of the same is ahead according to the final report prepared by the county’s Drought Task Force, a committee formed to fulfill the state’s 2021-22 mandate that every county must draft and submit a drought resilience plan. Mendocino County’s committee included several county departments, major public water suppliers, such as the cities of Ukiah, Willits, and Fort Bragg, the Ukiah Valley Water Authority, eleven tribal groups, the State Water Resources Control Board, special water districts, and others. The task force chaired two public meetings, one in Ukiah and one in Fort Bragg, and created a survey on the group’s website.