ICYMI:
The Hoover Dam’s water falls to its lowest level EVER as California’s mega-drought puts more than two million people under emergency rations
The water level of Lake Mead at the Hoover Dam is projected to hit 1,071.61 feet, sinking to it’s lowest elevation on record since the 1930’s reaching the level that would trigger a federal declaration of a water shortage
The lake’s water level is expected to continue declining until November 2021 as more than half of the western U.S. is either in ‘extreme’ or ‘exceptional drought’
Folsom Lake, a reservoir in Sacramento has reached its lowest water levels since 1977, containing only 361,000 acre-feet of water which is 37 percent capacity
In California, nearly two million people in the San Francisco Bay Area were placed under a water shortage emergency on Wednesday as mandatory water restrictions were issued for residents of Santa Clara County
Last month California Governor Gavin Newsom issues a drought emergency proclamation for 41 1of the state’s 58 counties, empowering the state to take greater control over water resources
By GINA MARTINEZ FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and REUTERS
PUBLISHED: 17:12 EDT, 10 June 2021 | UPDATED: 23:57 EDT, 10 June 2021