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State expands drought emergency to Santa Clara, San Mateo counties


A dry creek bed connecting to the Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos on July 7, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
Closer to home, Santa Clara Valley Water District, also known as Valley Water, is the poster child for how quickly a water system can become vulnerable to drought.
Water storage rates in Santa Clara County s 10 reservoirs are currently 16% in Guadalupe and Stevens Creek; Lexington, Chesbro, Coyote and Uvas are in the 20%-25% range; and Calero and Almaden at 45% and 54%, respectively. Only Vasona is at near capacity at 94%, according to the Valley Water Surface Water data portal.
Anderson Reservoir, the district s largest, is at 4% capacity; however, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered the district to drain the reservoir over seismic concerns due to its age. Located near Morgan Hill, Anderson is Valley Water s largest reservoir and stores half of the water in its system. The reservoir will stay empty for the next decade, depriving the county of that ....

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Which California lakes are best to visit this summer? Here are 50 close to the Bay Area


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Which California lakes are best to visit this summer? Here are 50 close to the Bay Area
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Men fish near Pleasure Cove at Lake Berryessa, which is in better shape than nearby Lake Sonoma and Lake Mendocino.John Storey / Special to the ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Two men fish near Pleasure Cove Marina at Lake Berryessa in Napa, Calif. on March 6th, 2021John Storey / Special to the ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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With catastrophic drought forecast this summer, more than 50 recreational lakes across the state will look like silver dollars in a field of pennies for people hoping to escape the heat. ....

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