California lifts water restrictions
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029839
New York Times : The mandatory water restrictions imposed by the state of California over the past year have now been suspended. In April 2015 California’s governor Jerry Brown was forced to issue the mandate because of the severe drought that had dragged on for the previous four years. Relief came this year in the form of El Niño. Although weaker than predicted, the El Niño event brought enough precipitation to partly fill reservoirs and replenish mountain snowpacks. Residents are not out of the woods yet: The next three years are expected to continue to be unusually dry. Therefore, as of 1 June, communities are being asked to set their own water-restriction guidelines based on local water projections.
