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Drought-hit California cities to get little water from state

FILE - Elaine Moore's family home sits in Madera County, Calif., where many wells have gone dry this year in Chowchilla, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022. Cities and farms that rely on state water supplies will get 5% of what they requested in the new year, state water officials announced Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File) FILE - A sign about saving water is posted on browning grass outside the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, July 11, 2022. Cities and farms that rely on state water supplies will get 5% of what they requested in the new year, state water officials announced Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) FILE - Water flies from a sprinkler watering a lawn in Sacramento, Calif., on May 10, 2022. Cities and farms that rely on state water supplies will get 5% of what they requested in the new year, state water officials announced Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) ***HOLD for Story running Wed. Nov. 30, 2022 *** FILE - Houseboats sit in the drought lowered waters of Oroville Lake, near Oroville, Calif., Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Cities and farms that rely on state water supplies will get 5% of what they requested in the new year, state water officials announced Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) ***HOLD for Story running Wed. Nov. 30, 2022 *** FILE - A family walks over cracked mud near Lake Oroville's shore as water levels remain low due to continuing drought conditions Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. Cities and farms that rely on state water supplies will get 5% of what they requested in the new year, state water officials announced Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)