Matthew 24:7 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
For the first time, the governor of California has ordered mandatory water restrictions on all residents, businesses and farms.
All cities and towns are required to immediately cut their water consumption by 25 percent.
State officials say the cut of 25% will save 1.5 million acre-feet of water over nine months.
“This historic drought demands unprecedented action,” Brown said at a press conference. “We have to pull together and save water in every way we can.”
The state suffered its lowest snowpack ever over the winter. Experts say that over 11 trillion gallons of water will be needed for California to recover from this drought emergency.
“It is such an unprecedented lack of snow, it is way, way below records,” said Frank Gehrke, chief of snow surveys for the California Department of Water Resources.
