For most of us in the Bay Area, the journey our water takes to reach us is hidden from view. It travels long distances, sometimes more than a hundred miles! That can leave us disconnected from the source. We go about our days oblivious to how precarious our water resources might be. Today we’re going to answer what seems like a really simple question: where does our water come from? Because where your city gets its water has a lot to do with how you’re experiencing the drought right now. 

Additional Reading

• Bay Area: Do You Know Where Your Water Comes From?
• Russian River Drought: Sonoma and Mendocino Residents Save the Little Water They Have
• San Jose Relies On Water From the Sierra Nevada. Climate Change Is Challenging That System
• Gripped By Drought, Marin Considers Desalination, Water Pipeline Over the Richmond Bridge

Reported by Ezra David Romero. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Buchelli, and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Kevin Stark, Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Jenny Prichett.

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