Alex Wilson is a sixth-generation California farmer, growing fruits and grain in a state that has been severely affected by an ongoing water shortage. At 27, he is the youngest member to continue the family tradition of farming in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region. Through the years, Wilson’s family has survived periods of drought and…

The city of Port Jervis is asking residents to use water more efficiently as reservoir levels remain below 50 percent. “It’s a bad dry season; we just had intermittent rains,” the city’s Chief Water Plant Operator Scott Decker told The Epoch Times. “What really worries me is the forecast for rain, because if we don’t…

LA HABRA, Calif.—An Orange County city’s councilors voted 5–0 on May 16 for residents and businesses to cut up to 20 percent of their water usage amid three consecutive years of drought. The council enacted what’s known as a Level 2 Water Supply Shortage under an executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, which mandates…

A number of California cities are joining national water conservation challenges as some speculate mandatory restrictions could be in California’s future—just like its past. The conservation effort, called the National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, is a nonprofit community service campaign from April 1–30 that encourages leaders and residents across the United States to make…

SAN FRANCISCO—Starting next spring, San Francisco’s residents will need to pay more for water, which was introduced after the city declared a water shortage emergency last week. Starting April 1, 2022, the utility commission will temporarily charge both drinkable water and wastewater treatment customers five percent more, which translates to approximately $6 per month for an…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom extended a drought emergency declaration across the entire state on Tuesday following the second driest year on record as the state battles with record low storage in its largest reservoirs. The emergency declaration comes as nearly 88 percent of California and much of the American West are experiencing an “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, according to…

As the state’s drought worsens and temperatures rise, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging Californians to reduce their water usage by 15 percent. Newsom put out the request during a July 8 press conference in San Luis Obispo, where he said 50 out of the California’s 58 counties are now included in the state’s drought emergency…

California is facing exceptionally dry conditions with around 88 percent of the land experiencing a severe drought. My guest is Steve Sheldon. He is the board president of Orange County Water District. He discusses if water conservation in the state is the only way out of the drought and why California hasn’t invested in large-scale…