New York Times, 8/14/2021
The drought is revealing for California that perhaps even more than rainfall it is money and infrastructure that dictate who has sufficient water during the state’s increasingly frequent dry spells. The drought, and the effects of climate change more generally, have drawn a bold line under the weaknesses of smaller communities with fewer resources.
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The smaller northern cities like Mendocino, Fort Bragg and Ukiah are in wetter climates and accustomed to relying on a plentiful supply of water from a single source.
But water specialists say that climate change and the weeks of hot, dry days in the north mean that these smaller towns are going to have to start following the example of the south and build water systems that store water drawn from multiple sources.
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