Editorial: Ventura County's precarious water status

A little more than two months ago, the State Department of Water Resources released a report summarizing the water supply status of 414 urban water...

February 10, 2023
5:52 PM

A little more than two months ago, the State Department of Water Resources released a report summarizing the water supply status of 414 urban water suppliers around California. Of them, just three projected shortages so severe that by this summer they could not be offset by stronger conservation measures. Here's the reason to pay close attention to that report: Of those three suppliers with the most severe outlooks in all of California, two were in Ventura County. They are the county waterworks districts in Moorpark and Simi Valley.

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