California eases water restrictions, but drought isn't over

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was careful not to declare the drought over, noting water shortages remain in the Klamath River basin along the California-Oregon line.

DUNNIGAN, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended some of the state’s water restrictions on Friday because a winter of relentless rain and snow has replenished the state’s reservoirs and eased fears of a shortage after three years of severe drought.

Newsom was careful not to declare the drought to be over, noting water shortages remain in the Klamath River basin along the California-Oregon line and in densely populated Southern California, which relies heavily on the struggling Colorado River system to

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