Diamond Valley Lake reservoir can provide relief for drought-stricken Southern California [View all]

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"In 1991, Southern California went through a pretty terrible drought," said Kightlinger. "We had to ration water and we decided we are never going to go through another drought like that and be unprepared."

"We got prepared. We invested over the last two decades, now the whole state has to do that. You're seeing parts of the state running dry," said Kightlinger

"We're saying we want to work with the rest of the state on cooperative programs so that maybe we can help people out in Northern California," said Kightlinger.

But even though we're doing OK in Southern California, the Metropolitan Water District plans to ask consumers to conserve about 20 percent of their water next week. They say every little bit will help.

This is MWD.