San Joaquin County in severe drought
All of San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties are now in severe drought. So is most of Merced County. And the three watersheds in the Central Sierra that the Northern San Joaquin Valley counties rely on to meet urban and agricultural needs are in moderate drought. Topping that, all three of the Central Sierra reservoirs that do the heavy lifting for water storage for the Northern San Joaquin Valley as of Tuesday were all significantly below average capacity for Dec. 8.