San Francisco, other Bay Area cities will see water supply cuts under new plan

Dozens of California communities dependent on the cool, clear water of the High Sierra, from Central Valley farm towns to San Francisco, will see cuts to their water supplies under a plan approved Wednesday by state water regulators.

The reductions, which could force households in the Bay Area to curb water use by 20 percent or more, are the product of a decade-long effort to restore the health of the state’s struggling rivers and fish.