California Gov. Jerry Brown has made some of the state's temporary water restrictions permanent. The executive order, in response to the state's drought, permanently bans wasteful practices like hosing sidewalks and washing cars with hoses that don't have shut-off nozzles. "Californians stepped up during this drought and saved more water than ever before," Brown said in a statement. "But now we know that drought is becoming a regular occurrence and water conservation must be a part of our everyday life." Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the State Water Resources Control Board, told reporters, "This is not a time to start using water like it's 1999; we need to keep conserving all we can, whenever we can." The State Water Board still needs to formally finalize the regulations, which it is expected to be completed by next week.
Nearly 90 percent of the state "remains in moderate drought or worse," despite extra water and snowfall in Northern California this winter, The Associated Press reports. "Southern California overall is heading deeper into, not out of, the fifth year of drought, the government's U.S. Drought Monitor said last week." The state approved unprecedented water restrictions in May 2015, after voluntary conservation efforts didn't cut it.
I think this is a good thing, with their large populations and limited water supply, this should help issues- Kenley Turner
ReplyDeleteI think it was good for the governor to create laws that help the state through this drought and I hope it helps. -CLaudia Anthony
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