In an encouraging note for California’s farms and cities, the State Water Project has doubled the amount of water it expects to deliver this year. The Department of Water Resources announced Wednesday that the State Water Project will increase its allocation to an estimated 30 percent of what’s been requested by the project’s customers. A month ago, the allocation was pegged at 15 percent. “Today’s increase, although good news, does not mean the drought is ending,” said Mark Cowin, director of the Department of Water Resources, in a prepared statement. “After more than four dry years, we still have a critical water shortage. We need a lot more wet weather this winter to take the edge off (the) drought.” A 30 percent allocation would be the highest since 2013. Last year’s allocation came in at 20 percent.
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