The state’s two major water supply managers has announced widely different early-year estimates of how much water their systems will provide this year. 

While the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation estimates that most cities and farms will receive anywhere from between 65 percent and 100 percent of requested water amounts, the California Department of Water Resources estimate came in at just 15 percent. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.