California cities and farms will get 10% of requested state water supplies when 2024 begins
FILE - The Oroville Dam, top right, holds back water at Lake Oroville on March 25, 2023, in Butte County, Calif. California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start 2024 due to a relatively dry fall. The state's Department of Water Resources said Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, there was not much rain or snow in October and November. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start 2024 due to a relatively dry fall, even though the state's reservoirs are in good shape, state officials said Friday.
The state's Department of Water Resources said there was not much rain or snow in October and November. Those months are critical to developing the initial water allocation, which can be increased if conditions improve, officials said.
"California's water year is off to a relatively dry start," Karla Nemeth, director of the Department of Water Resources, said in a statement. "While we are hopeful that this El Niño pattern will generate wet weather, this early in the season we have to plan with drier conditions in mind."
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