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Here’s Where the Bay Area’s Water Actually Comes From, and What to Expect During California’s Drought

June 3, 2021/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Yoohyun Jung and Nami Sumida

With three quarters of the state now in extreme drought zones, dwindling water supplies are forcing many California water agencies to take restrictive measures to conserve water. In the Bay Area, Marin County was the latest to declare a state of emergency as parched conditions had ranchers trucking in water from elsewhere.

Yet compared to rural parts of California, the water supplies for San Francisco and the East Bay, are in healthier shape. But it’s not because San Francisco or the East Bay are getting much more rain than the rest of the state.

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Marin County Declares Local Emergency Over Drought Conditions: ‘Grim and Deteriorating’

May 20, 2021/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Dominic Fracassa

Amid deepening anxieties over worsening drought conditions throughout California, Marin County officials declared a state of emergency Tuesday.

The unanimous vote by the Board of Supervisors makes the county eligible for state funding and other resources as residents brace for a hot, dry summer.

Parched conditions are already “severely affecting” West Marin farms, the county said, where officials have described the situation as “grim and deteriorating.”

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Sonoma County Officials to Cut Pumping from Russian River by 20% Amid Deepening Drought

May 11, 2021/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Santa Rosa Press-Democratby Mary Callahan

Sonoma County supervisors are expected to offer their formal support Tuesday for a plan to pump 20% less water than normal from the Russian River for the remainder of the year, preserving dwindling supplies in local reservoirs but making less water available to more than 600,000 consumers in Sonoma and northern Marin counties.

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Marin County is First in Region to Limit Outdoor Watering with Mandatory Rules

May 7, 2021/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /SF Gateby Amy Graff

The Marin Municipal Water District is imposing more mandatory water restrictions on residents, with the goal of reducing overall water use in the district by 40%.

The water district’s board voted Tuesday night to limit spray irrigation to two days per week and drip irrigation to three days per week. All swimming pools and spas must be covered to limit evaporation.

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Marin County Water District to Consider More Drought Restrictions This Week

May 4, 2021/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicle by Jessica Flores

After recently approving the Bay Area’s first widespread restrictions on water customers amid worsening drought conditions, officials with the Marin Municipal Water District will vote Tuesday on imposing more.

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Marin to be First Big Bay Area Water Agency to Push Ahead with Water Restrictions

April 20, 2021/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis Alexander

As drought conditions worsen across Northern California, the Marin Municipal Water District is about to become the Bay Area’s first major water agency to make the leap to mandatory water restrictions.

The utility is expected to adopt a plan Tuesday that would require nearly 200,000 residents of southern and central Marin County to limit outdoor watering to one day a week as well as to stop washing their cars, refilling their swimming pools and power-washing their homes, among other things. Offenders could face fines of up to $250.

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Marin Water Suppliers Consider Drought Restrictions

February 9, 2021/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Marin Independent Journalby Will Houston

Marin County water districts are weighing the need for mandatory conservation actions in the face of abnormally low rainfall and what could be another prolonged drought.

Marin’s two largest suppliers — the Marin Municipal Water District and the North Marin Water District — plan to begin with voluntary conservation measures before considering more restrictive options such as rationing and irrigation bans similar to those of the 2014 drought.

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Opinion: Water District Stands Ready to Deliver Amid Threats of Wildfires, Drought

October 6, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Marin Independent Journalby Jack Gibson

With record-breaking temperatures, an increasing number of wildfires and drought conditions in most parts of the state, the water district’s ability to be ready and resilient is critical.

As Marin County’s largest water provider, it is the Marin Municipal Water District’s responsibility to provide customers with a safe, reliable supply of water, even under these challenging conditions. Emergency preparedness, a strategically managed water supply and the creation of water conservation programs to help customers use water wisely are all part of that effort.

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Some California Cities Think They’re Safe from Sea Level Rise. They’re Not, New Research Shows

August 20, 2020/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Phys Orgby Rosanna Xia

Just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, yet a world away from San Francisco, in an unincorporated and oft-overlooked area known as Marin City, sea level rise is rarely the first worry that comes to mind. Traditional flood maps for this predominantly Black and working-class community suggest that the area is safe from rising water until 3 feet or more. But sea level rise is a lot more complicated than just waves breaking over seawalls and beaches disappearing.

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