Drought, federal policies, and mismanagement of existing water resources were reasons for the severe water shortages in California that were listed by some witnesses who testified on those shortages at a field hearing held by the House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
A witness who is an official at an irrigation reservoir told how in 2023—which was one of the driest years on record—a water-modeling project enabled the reservoir to not only provide customers (including farms) with water, but to also provide enough water to spin turbines and produce electricity without interruption.
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