California to Receive 100% Requested Water Allocations For First Time in Over a Decade

After years of drought, California's winter storms and snowpack have filled reservoirs and increased runoff, allowing the state to provide full water allocations.
The State Water Project will provide all requested water to 29 agencies and 750,000 acres of farmland for the first time since 2006.
The federal Central Valley Project is also increasing allocations to 100% of requested amounts, the first full allocation since 2017.
Although reservoirs are nearing capacity, officials urge continued water conservation due to potential future droughts.
Most of California's water supply comes from mountain runoff captured in northern areas of the state and redistributed to households and farms.