Water officials say California is facing a severe drought — maybe the worst the state has ever seen. The Sierra snowpack is down, and January was unusually dry as California enters its third year of lower than normal rainfall. Officials are drawing up plans to require water rationing, possibly as early as this spring. We talk with a panel of experts about the threat.
High and Dry: The California Drought
Guests:
Peter Gleick, president of The Pacific Institute
Jeff Mount, professor of geology and director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis
Wendy Martin, statewide drought coordinator for the California Department of Water Resources
Paul Kelley, Sonoma County Water Agency supervisor and chairman of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
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