Mendocino City Community Services District Map (Mendocino County via Bay City News)

LITTLE RIVER, 4/29/21 — The town of Mendocino is already at a stage three water shortage and eyeing a stage four, which would trigger mandatory 40% reductions in water allotments for all users, according to district superintendent Ryan Rhoades. The Mendocino Community Services District Board is holding a meeting May 3, at which they are expected to raise the drought level.

We have been told that we should be looking for a water source — a reservoir or something like this. But reservoirs don’t make water, wells don’t make water, rain makes water.”

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Lana Cohen is a Report for America journalist covering the environment for The Mendocino Voice. In her free time she enjoys reading and spending time outdoors — hiking, biking, and running.