Environment & Natural Resources
BOS declares end to local drought emergency in Mendocino County
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The change could mean some residents and business owners need to obtain permits this month for existing water tanks.
The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA (https://mendovoice.com/tag/drought/)
The change could mean some residents and business owners need to obtain permits this month for existing water tanks.
“The switch flips quick,” said a Lake Mendocino engineer of the “resource that is water, and also the hazard that is water.”
“In the long term, it really is just part of a much bigger cycle that we need to be prepared for,” said the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District’s water manager.
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In coming years the city will be “increasingly dependent on stored water,” Public Works Director John Smith said.