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May 31 6:06 pm
  • california drought

Want to replace your lawn with drought-tolerant plants? You can now get paid to do it

Jason Ruiz

The Long Beach Water Department’s Lawn-to-Garden program offers up to $15,000 for projects that convert turf lawns to drought-tolerant landscaping. Outdoor watering restrictions go into effect June 1 and are expected to stay in place until drought conditions let up.

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May 12 1:59 pm
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Outdoor watering limited to 2 days as water commission declares new stage of shortage

Jason Ruiz

Outdoor watering will be limited to Tuesdays and Saturdays now that the Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners moved the city into Stage 2 of its water shortage conservation plan.

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Mar 18 11:56 am
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California reduces supplies to water agencies amid drought

The Associated Press

Water agencies that serve 27 million people and 750,000 acres of farmland will get just 5% of what they’ve requested this year from state supplies beyond what’s needed for critical activities such as drinking and bathing.

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Mar 1 10:35 am
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Long Beach records second driest January and February

City News Service

Forecasters are, however, predicting rain later this week.

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Oct 22 11:08 am
  • weather

Rain in California won’t be enough to ease severe drought

The Associated Press

Precipitation will then spread into Southern California on Monday, with 80% chance of rain in Long Beach, according to the National Weather Service.

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Sep 23 10:11 am
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As California’s drought deepens, water use drops only 1.8%

CALmatters

Officials this week warned water providers south of the Delta who rely on state water allocations — already slashed to 5% this year — to brace for the possibility of zero supply next year.

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Aug 16 2021 1:20 pm
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SoCal water district may declare ‘supply alert’ and ask residents to conserve

City News Service

According to Metropolitan Water District officials, Southern California’s water supply has been severely impacted by extreme drought in both the Northern Sierra and the Colorado River, saying crucial storage reservoirs have never been lower.  

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Dec 13 2019 4:24 pm
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Storms nudge most of California out of dry category

The Associated Press

Long Beach is well above average for this time of year.

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Feb 21 2019 9:19 am
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Wet February almost eliminates drought in California

The Associated Press

The U.S. Drought Monitor said Thursday that just over 67 percent of the state is totally free of any level of dryness.

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Feb 11 2019 11:23 am
  • california drought

Wet winter greatly reduces drought conditions in California—and more is on the way

The Associated Press

Another storm system is expected to bring more rain Tuesday night through Friday, and frigid temperatures all week.

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