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The drought is real y'all .. 
Water levels at several Bay Area reservoirs have reached historical lows — just one of the devastating environmental impacts of California’s punishing drought, the Santa Clara Valley Water District said Wednesday.
Reservoirs operated by Valley Water, the main provider in Santa Clara County, were 85% full in April 2017, the agency said. As of Wednesday morning, they were at 12.5%. Then-and-now images illustrating how low the reservoirs have dwindled reinforced the agency’s grim report.
“This is the start of bad news,” said Gary Kremen, vice chair of Valley Water’s board of directors. “There’s hardly any water flowing into this county.”
In June, the agency declared a water shortage emergency, setting the stage for mandatory restrictions for the county’s 2 million residents — though the legal authority to enact mandates lies with retailers like the San Jose Water Co. and city officials, Kremen said. Several large Bay Area water districtshave made similar moves this year.
Water levels at several Bay Area reservoirs have reached historical lows — just one of the devastating environmental impacts of California’s punishing drought, the Santa Clara Valley Water District said Wednesday.
Reservoirs operated by Valley Water, the main provider in Santa Clara County, were 85% full in April 2017, the agency said. As of Wednesday morning, they were at 12.5%. Then-and-now images illustrating how low the reservoirs have dwindled reinforced the agency’s grim report.
“This is the start of bad news,” said Gary Kremen, vice chair of Valley Water’s board of directors. “There’s hardly any water flowing into this county.”
In June, the agency declared a water shortage emergency, setting the stage for mandatory restrictions for the county’s 2 million residents — though the legal authority to enact mandates lies with retailers like the San Jose Water Co. and city officials, Kremen said. Several large Bay Area water districtshave made similar moves this year.
