Water Agency Warns Cities, Industry to Prepare for 4th Year of Drought

Water Agency Warns Cities, Industry to Prepare for 4th Year of Drought
The Pit River Bridge stretches over a drying section of Shasta Lake in Lakehead, Calif., on Oct. 16, 2022. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
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Federal and state water agencies are warning California water users to prepare for a fourth year of drought as the state again faces water storage shortages.

The state expects another year of extreme drought following three of the driest years on record, as reported last month by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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