The nation's largest water supplier has declared a drought emergency for all of Southern California.
The nation's largest water supplier has declared a drought emergency for all of Southern California, clearing the way for potential mandatory water restrictions early next year that could impact 19 million people.
It's been so dry the past three years that those water deliveries have hit record lows. Earlier this year, the district declared a drought emergency for the agencies that mostly depend on the State Water Project, which covers about 7 million people. The drought declaration comes as Colorado River water managers are meeting in Las Vegas to discuss growing concerns about the river's future after more than two decades of drought. Scientists say climate change has contributed to sustained warmer and drier weather in the West, threatening water supplies. The river's two largest reservoirs - Lake Mead on the Nevada-Arizona state line and Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah border - are each about one-quarter full.
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