‘Dire situation’: Silicon Valley cracks down on water use as California drought worsens

Santa Clara county issues restrictions in an already historic crisis, amid fears trouble could deepen over summer

Santa Clara county, the home of Silicon Valley, issued mandatory water restrictions this week during a severe drought that has already reached historic levels.

The move was championed by analysts and researchers who have pushed for more conservation efforts across California amid concerns that the state will fall deeper into a drought disaster through the hot, dry summer and autumn.