Water shortages aren't just a Valley thing. The impact of California's drought also is being felt at Sierra campgrounds, prompting an advisory to fill your RV's tanks before heading into the mountains. The goal, says Jody Nickerson-Powell, forest recreation officer for the Sierra National Forest, is not to run...
US West Prepares for Possible 1st Water Shortage Declaration
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The man-made lakes that store water supplying millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico are projected to shrink to historic lows in the coming months, dropping to levels that could trigger the federal government's first-ever official shortage declaration and prompt cuts in Arizona and...
California Can Solve Water Shortage With Water It Has. Here’s How.
California is at a water crossroads. We can continue our costly, 100-year-old pattern of trying to find new water supplies, or we can choose instead to focus on smarter ways of using – and reusing – what we already have. With a population projected to top 50 million by mid-century,...