NY Times - Gov. Jerry Brown ordered mandatory water use reductions for the first time in California’s history on Wednesday, saying the state’s four-year drought had reached near-crisis proportions after a winter that brought record-low snowfalls.
Mr. Brown, in an executive order, directed the State Water Resources Control Board to impose a 25 percent reduction on the state’s 400 local water supply agencies over the coming year. The agencies will be responsible for coming up with restrictions to cut back on water use and for monitoring compliance. State officials said the order would impose varying degrees of cutbacks on water use across the board — affecting homeowners and farmers, as well as the maintenance of cemeteries and golf courses.
While the specifics of how will this be accomplished is being left to the water agencies, it is certain that Californians across the state will have to cut back on watering lawns, cleaning cars and even taking showers.
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