California storms boost water allocation for cities
Floodwaters cover a property along River Rd. in Monterey County, Calif., as the Salinas River overflows its banks on Jan. 13, 2023. California officials announced on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, that public water agencies will get 30% of what they asked for instead of 5%. The increase is because of a spate of recent storms that have helped replenish some of the state's reservoirs that had been impacted by a severe drought. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
By ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Weeks of historic rainfall in California mean public agencies that supply 27 million people will get much more water from the state than they were scheduled to get a month ago — enough to supply an estimated 4...
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