California To Lose 10% Of Water Supply By 2040; Newsom Urges Districts To Find New Ways To Boost Water Supply

CBS Los Angeles

August 12, 2022

As a result of the ever-worsening drought, water districts to craft new ways to pump up their water supplies.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California is set to lose 10% of its water supply by 2040 prompting him to present a new plan and funding to stop the runoff through several solutions such as recycling more wastewater — something that the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District has already invested in.

"The water we are beginning with at this process is already highly treated recycled water," said spokesperson Riki Clark. "This pure water that we're getting from this process is some of the purest, cleanest water you can get anywhere on Earth."

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