“We don’t see ourselves in that position in terms of supply,” said Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth. “We’re not in any shortage,” said Delon Kwan, assistant director of water resources for the L.A. Department of Water and Power. “We see an enduring conservation and efficiency from the last drought,” said E. Joaquin Esquivel, chairman of the State Water Resources Control Board. They also point out that meager precipitation is not the only reason Oroville, the State Water Project’s principal reservoir, is so low. That has resulted in a corresponding reduction in state deliveries from the delta and an increase in federal deliveries.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 02, 2021 12:00 UTC