Officials Urge SoCal Residents to Save Water as Reservoirs Reach Historical Lows

Low water levels are visible at Lake Oroville on July 22, 2021 in Oroville, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

As California’s drought continues to worsen, the board of Southern California’s regional water wholesale issued a Water Supply Alert, urging residents to conserve water.

The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) met on Aug. 17 to discuss the alert as the state continues to be impacted by drought with reservoirs dropping to historic lows in both the Colorado River and the Northern Sierra.