According to the list compiled by state officials, 17 rural communities in drought-stricken California are in danger of running out of water within four months.
Wells are running dry or reservoirs are nearly blank in some communities. Others have long-running problems that predate the deficiency.
According to the News report, the communities range from the area covered by the tiny Lompico County Water District in Santa Cruz County to the cities of Healdsburg and Cloverdale in Sonoma County
According to the newspaper report, Most of the districts, which serve from 39 to 11,000 residents, have too few customers to collect enough revenue to pay for backup water supplies or repair failing equipment
The list of susceptible communities was compiled by the state health department based on an examination last week of the more than 3,000 water agencies in California.
According to the Dave Mazzera (State Department of Public Health), as the lack goes on, there will be more that possibly show up on the list.
He also said that the state officials are discussing solution such as trucking in water and providing funding to drill more wells or connect rural water systems to other water systems.
According to the Lois Henry (Lompico water board member), We have been unable to take water out of the creek since August and well production is down, and we didn’t have that much water to begin with.
City Manager Paul Caylor said, hopefully we will be able to get through the summer and the development of this project will pay off.
U.S: 17 Communities Of California Are Running Out Of Water
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