Thursday Top of the Scroll: Drought – Mandatory water restrictions approved for 2 million residents of Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County on Wednesday became the most populous county in California to impose mandatory water restrictions, saying that the worsening drought poses a significant threat to the local groundwater supplies that provide nearly half the drinking water for 2 million residents. On a 7-0 vote, the Santa Clara Valley Water District board declared a water shortage emergency and set a target of reducing water use 33% countywide from 2013 levels, a year the state uses as baseline.
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- Newsweek: California water shortage emergency declared in Santa Clara County due to extreme drought
- San Francisco Chronicle: Mandatory water restrictions on the way for millions in the Bay Area
- CNN: Nearly 2 million Northern Californians are under a water shortage emergency as state grapples with severe drought
- CBS San Francisco: California drought – Sonoma City Council declares stage 1 water shortage
- Press Democrat: State water regulators to consider emergency limits on as many as 2,400 Russian River users
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- Sacramento Bee: Five charts — and dramatic photos — show how California drought has drained Folsom Lake
- ABC 7 News: South Bay officials declare water shortage emergency, urge community to reduce use by 15%
- Marin Independent Journal: Marin businesses adapt to endure drought restrictions
- Gilroy Dispatch: Valley Water set to require usage cuts
- KRON4: More of the Bay Area now under the worst drought conditions
- Napa Valley Register: American Canyon asking customers to curb water use