Local water experts are asking Sacramento residents to cut back on water usage.
The Sacramento Regional Water Authority released a statement yesterday, asking everyone in the region to scale back water usage by 10%, hoping to avoid mandates. This comes just days after Governor Newsom declared that most of California is in a drought, with Folsom Lake already lower than 2015 levels during the state's last major drought.
Additionally, the Sierra Nevada snowmelt originally expected to replenish Northern California's water supply was largely absorbed by ultra-dry soil.