![Image of new DWR-funded water tank at fire station in Bootjack (Mariposa County).](/-/media/DWR-Images/Other/IMG_3063.jpg?mw=200&hash=47F13F5F6EEF0DAFA296F709C25BF9BA)
With temperatures rising and climate change increasing drought conditions in California, a project funded by DWR provided critical fire-fighting support to the Mariposa community by strengthening local water supply infrastructure as they battled one of the largest wildfires of 2022.