MENDOCINO Co., 8/27/21 — People on the coast are running out of places to get water and the county is desperately scrambling to find ways to ensure their supply doesn’t go dry.

At a special meeting Tuesday, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0, with 1st District Supervisor Glenn McGourty abstaining, to make money immediately available to start trucking water to communities that need it along the coast. The board authorized the use of $960,000 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) disaster settlement funds to cover the initial month’s costs.

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