The backstory of a water scare you knew nothing about

“Millions of Californians nearly had their water shut off late last month because the federal government ran out of water — sort of.  Yes, you read that right.  The federal Bureau of Reclamation ran out of water in the San Luis Reservoir and sent shutoff alerts (giving three days notice) to 26 districts it serves in the northern San Joaquin Valley and Bay Area.  One of those was the Santa Clara Valley Water District, which provides water to about two million customers including a few companies you may have heard of such as Apple and Hewlett Packard.… ”

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