San Diego County Water Authority Says Years-Long Drought is Over

The San Diego County Water Authority approved a resolution Thursday declaring an end to the drought in San Diego County. The rationale: Record-setting winter precipitation in the Northern Sierra, coupled with heavy local rainfall and a significant snowpack in the upper Colorado River basin. The board resolution also calls on Gov. Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board to rescind the statewide emergency water-use regulation for areas of California that are no longer in drought condition227