Vehicles cross the Enterprise Bridge at Lake Oroville, with water levels in the biggest state reservoirs well below average. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
2 Timothy 3:1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
Important Takeaways:
- Newsom urged Californians to cut water use by 15%. In February they saved less than 1%
- Figures released this week by the State Water Resources Control Board showed that even during a third year of drought, Californians have been slow to step up conservation efforts.
- Newsom last week issued an order for urban water suppliers to implement more aggressive conservation measures, requiring them to activate “Level 2” of their local drought contingency plans to prepare for shortages. The governor also directed the state water board to consider a ban on watering “nonfunctional” grass at businesses and other properties.
- The Colorado River, which supplies water to seven states and Mexico, has shrunk dramatically during two decades of dryness intensified by unprecedented warmth, and its reservoirs are continuing to decline.
- California’s water managers have cut deliveries through the State Water Project to 5% of full allocations, and have called for residents to conserve.
Read the original article by clicking here.
