Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday expanded his regional drought state of emergency to apply to 50 California counties, or roughly 42% of the state's population.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Californians to voluntarily cut back on household water consumption by 15% compared with last year ascontinue to rise across the state and the Western United States.
“We’re hopeful that people will take that mindset they brought into the last drought and extend that forward with a 15% voluntary reduction, not only on residences but industrial commercial operations and agricultural operations,” Newsom said at a news conference in San Luis Obispo County. The governor’s regional emergency order instead provides a path for the State Water Resources Control Board to mandate potentially unpopular water restrictions. The declaration also makes it easier for counties to coordinate water supply with the state and reduces some environmental regulations.
California is in the midst of a particularly dry year, due to below average precipitation and low snowpack in the Sierras Nevada.
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