LOS ANGELES - Responding to one of the worst droughts in California's history, state officials announced on Friday that they would cut off the water to local agencies serving 25 million residents and about 750,000 acres of farmland. With no end in sight for the dry spell and reservoirs at historic lows, Mark Cowin, director of the California Department of Water Resources, said his agency needed to preserve what little water remained so it could be used "As wisely as possible." It is the first time in the 54-year history of the State Water Project that water allocations to all of the public water agencies it serves have been cut to zero. The Metropolitan Water District, which serves much of Southern California, gets about 30 percent of its water from the State Water Project.
Source: NEW YORK TIMES
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