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| California governor orders water restrictions amid historic drought | California governor orders water restrictions amid historic drought |
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| The governor of California has ordered unprecedented and mandatory water restrictions in the state as officials are set to announce historically low levels of snowpack in the state’s mountain range. | The governor of California has ordered unprecedented and mandatory water restrictions in the state as officials are set to announce historically low levels of snowpack in the state’s mountain range. |
| Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday ordered the State Water Resources Control Board to reduce statewide water use by 25%. The action – the first time ever state officials have imposed mandatory water restrictions – is expected to save 1.5m acre-feet of water by the year’s end. | Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday ordered the State Water Resources Control Board to reduce statewide water use by 25%. The action – the first time ever state officials have imposed mandatory water restrictions – is expected to save 1.5m acre-feet of water by the year’s end. |
| Related: California drought goes from bad to worse as state grapples with heat wave | Related: California drought goes from bad to worse as state grapples with heat wave |
| Experts say a massive response is needed to confront California’s punishing dry spell, now languishing into a fourth year and exacerbated by scorching temperatures. | Experts say a massive response is needed to confront California’s punishing dry spell, now languishing into a fourth year and exacerbated by scorching temperatures. |
| Saying “a distinct possibility exists that the current drought will stretch into a fifth straight year in 2016 and beyond,” Brown’s order requires city and town water suppliers to reduce per capita usage. | |
| The Associated Press reported Brown’s order will require campuses, golf courses, cemeteries and other large landscapes to significantly cut water use; order local governments to replace 50 million square feet of lawns on throughout the state with drought-tolerant landscaping; and create a temporary rebate program for consumers who replace old water-sucking appliances with more efficient ones. | |
| “It’s a different world,” Jerry Brown said. “We have to act differently.” | “It’s a different world,” Jerry Brown said. “We have to act differently.” |
| Brown made the announcement while standing on a patch of brown grass in the Sierra Nevada, which would have historically been covered in snow. | Brown made the announcement while standing on a patch of brown grass in the Sierra Nevada, which would have historically been covered in snow. |
| “This historic drought demands unprecedented action,” Brown said in a statement. “Therefore, I’m issuing an executive order mandating substantial water reductions across our state. As Californians, we must pull together and save water in every way possible.” | “This historic drought demands unprecedented action,” Brown said in a statement. “Therefore, I’m issuing an executive order mandating substantial water reductions across our state. As Californians, we must pull together and save water in every way possible.” |
| The 1 April snowpack survey is an important indicator of the amount of water the state will have in its reservoirs as the state’s wet historically wet season winds down. | The 1 April snowpack survey is an important indicator of the amount of water the state will have in its reservoirs as the state’s wet historically wet season winds down. |
| The Associated Press contributed to this report |