Posted on 05/09/2016 1:15:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Gov. Jerry Brown is ordering California to permanently follow some conservation measures taken during the state's drought.
Brown's order on Monday came as water officials consider whether to ease a 20 percent conservation order for cities and towns. The order does not set a mandatory percentage for saving water.
The latest call for changes came after El Nino storms left a healthy snowpack and brimming water reservoirs in Northern California.
Brown's executive order requires cities and towns to continue monthly reporting of water use. In addition, bans on overwatering lawns will become lasting.
Brown's executive order also requires better drought planning from cities and farmers.
The state is also required to prepare emergency water restrictions for 2017 in case the five-year drought persists.
Officials say Californians have saved a year's worth of water for 6.5 million residents since Brown imposed the conservation mandate.
California last year marked its driest four-year stretch in history.
The winter El Nino storms brought near-normal snow and rainfall to Northern California, filling major reservoirs. The storms largely missed Southern California, however, and overall nearly 90 percent of the state remains in drought.
The easing drought has prompted many water districts to say they want to set their own conservation targets. Others say the state should completely drop the drought emergency.
Officials, however, say the bruising drought has not ended, and nobody knows how much rain and snow will fall next winter.
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Jerry “Moonbeam Castro” Brown ping
Deport all the illegals and there would be plenty of water for the US citizens.
If there was a drought, them why build more homes that consume the H20? If CA really wanted to be water conservation leader, stop all new dwelling permits, indefinitely.
Can’t build nuclear desalination plants like Israel though. That would end the crisis. We must never solve crises. We must only exploit them.
As a California let be the first say: screw the governor. My law is going to stay green.
The state of California will never give up the control over local water systems they took during the drought.
Government never gives up any power they have managed to steal.
The state of California will never give up the control over local water systems they took during the drought.
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In general they are using this as an excuse to control people. Most water is used by agriculture and industry. Making people suffer dirty hair and clogged toilets isn’t going to help.
"It will only be for a year, to get us over the emergency", they say.
The taxes seem to always become permanent.
Everyone with a brain knew these water measures would become the new normal.
Thank you for mentioning this.
Stop the Browndoggle train to nowhere & put the money in water storage.
Most rural areas like the one I live in have been teaching about and conserving water since I was a kid-now the cities are having to and those people are howling because they can’t have a lush Florida lawn in semi-arid Texas any more-too bad-live with it like the rest of us do...
Cities like LA waste even more water than cities in Texas do-agricultural land should have 1st dibs on the most water-not cities-unless people in Cali are going to give up eating veggies and fruit...
Nonsense. This isn't simply about drinking water.
Hey Jerry!
Does that include rebuilding the dams torn down to protect some bogus fish?
Ruling like a King with his phone and his pen...
If only California had a huge water supply that they could tap into.
If only there existed a technology to take undrinkable water and turn into fresh clean water.
If only there was a will to actually address the problem.
If only....
The nonsense is not deporting illegals. They’re a drain on the water, the health system, the infrastructure, the tax dollars, the education system, the police force, the prisons, the housing, the American lives, etc.
Waterboard Jerry Brown!!!
“Deport all the illegals and there would be plenty of water for the US citizens.”
My thoughts exactly.
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