Water agencies call on state to address long-term water supply crisis

California is in the middle of a historic water supply crisis never seen before, impacting the economy, every region across the state, jobs, critical industries, food security, and all Californians. As the state responds to manage this current drought, the perpetual and systemic water crisis continues to grow, with no relief or remedy in sight, for the near term or future. 

Water agencies are sounding the alarm, with members of the group Solve the Water Crisis calling on the state to take action in response to the years of drought conditions, the repeated imposition of emergency regulations and water restrictions to reduce consumption, and the lack of progress on water infrastructure investment. The time is now to imagine and create water infrastructure aligned with the new climate reality of significantly reduced snowpack and increased precipitation volatility.