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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,646 posts) Thu Jul 8, 2021, 07:40 PM Jul 2021

Gavin Newsom asks residents to cut water use

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) asked Golden State residents and businesses Thursday to voluntarily use less water as the state and other parts of the West continue to suffer a major drought and record-setting high temperatures.

Newsom said he would sign an executive order to encourage residents, "industrial commercial operations and agricultural operations" to voluntarily reduce water consumption by 15 percent.

The governor, who is facing a recall election in September, emphasized that it was a voluntary request, adding that California was "not here as a nanny state." He said he wanted people to be mindful of water usage in everyday tasks like showering and watering the lawn.

Scientists have tied the ongoing drought in the West to climate change, stating that it has exacerbated record high temperatures felt in the Pacific Northwest last week.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/california-governor-asks-residents-to-cut-water-use/ar-AALWgEB

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Gavin Newsom asks residents to cut water use (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 OP

Southern CA has made many changes over the past few years... BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #1

How much of it is shipped out of state in bottles by Coke, Nestle and others? Ford_Prefect Jul 2021 #2

And then sold back to us at the supermarket. IcyPeas Jul 2021 #3

I've been cutting my water usage for some time now n/t ailsagirl Jul 2021 #4

BigmanPigman

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1. Southern CA has made many changes over the past few years...

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Thu Jul 8, 2021, 07:57 PM

Jul 2021

"You have invested through your water bills and your water-smart practices, and those efforts are paying off in tangible ways," Croucher said. "The key this summer is to stay water-smart."

"Croucher is asking residents to continue water-use efficiency practices, including turning off the faucet while brushing teeth, fixing irrigation system leaks and using hoses with automatic shut-off nozzles. County ratepayers have conserved more than 1 million acre-feet of water over the past three decades, and per-capita water use across the region has decreased nearly 50% since the early 1990s, according to the Water Authority."

"Nearly 30 years ago, drought impacted the county for 13 straight months, with 31% supply cutbacks from the Water Authority's wholesale provider, the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District. Since that time, San Diego County's water supply has been diversified, with a locally controlled supply from the Carlsbad desalination plant, and a conservation-and-transfer agreement that provides water from the Colorado River. According to the Water Authority, those two resources offer protection against droughts and other emergencies by ensuring sufficient water supplies through 2045, even during successive dry years."

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/jun/21/san-diego-county-water-region-drought-safe-summer/