California is likely to enter its fourth consecutive year of extreme drought.
, which pipes water from Northern California to Southern California. The snowmelt and rain that feed those northern California reservoirs have faced historic lows in recent years.The MWD supplies water from Northern California and the Colorado River to 19 million people in Southern California. The agency is now calling for an increase in conservation efforts in cities that rely more heavily on the Colorado River.
Local agencies will set their own conservation rules, because different cities can have very different water supplies. By April, the MWD will assess whether it will require additional mandatory restrictions.
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