“Businesses are still recovering from the effects of Covid,” said Ryan Rhoades, superintendent of the Mendocino community services district, which manages the town’s water. The town relies on shallow wells for water that are running low amid a drought. “My mother would be horrified!”Still, compared with some of her neighbors, Gibson said, she felt fortunate. In coming years, the county will have to help residents install more water storage tanks, improve efficiency and invest in systems to recycle and reuse water. “Across the state, many of our water systems are outdated,” said Newsha Ajami, an expert on water policy at Stanford University.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2021 05:02 UTC