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Snow levels in the Sierra Nevada are well below average for this time of year. In the Colorado River Basin, it's looking even worse.
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To state the obvious: California has a water problem. But experts say conservation alone can’t solve our water woes. Should recycled sewage water play a bigger role? -
The county's Groundwater Replenishment System is making plans to recycle an additional 30 million gallons of wastewater a day — enough to provide drinkable water for a million people. -
The move is expected to save as much water as 780,000 homes might use in a year. -
They're hardy, require very little water, and even less fussing. If you don't know where to get started, LAist is here to help. -
The decision is a response to the ongoing drought. -
Starting June 1st, six million southern Californians won’t be able to water their lawns more than once a week—find other ways to get water use down to about 80 gallons per day per person. But that’s not the case for 14 cities in the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s service area that are exempt from the new drought restrictions. -
We’re in a drought, it’s bad, and you’ve probably heard some serious water restrictions are on their way. Californians need to conserve more water—but besides restricting water use, what else should we do? -
After the driest winter ever recorded, water officials say we don’t have enough water to meet summertime demand in L.A. and other southern California cities. That means water cuts. -
The typically reserved, nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office outlined dire consequences for Californians as climate change continues to alter most aspects of daily life. -
That's bad news for the Golden State, which gets almost a third of its water from the Sierra Nevada mountains, and is in its third consecutive year of drought.
