California warns of water cuts as drought worsens in western US
TRT World says California Governor Gavin Newsom has warned of potential mandatory water restrictions as the most populous US state continues to fight a worsening drought –– now in its third year.
Newsom raised the possibility during a meeting on Monday with the state’s major urban water agencies, which service roughly two-thirds of the state’s nearly 40 million residents. He implored the firms to take more aggressive actions to conserve water and combat the drought, the governor’s office said in a statement.
Newsom had traditionally refrained from issuing state-wide orders to address the climate crisis, preferring more local responses to the sweeping water restrictions such action would entail.
The summer will be the test for whether the localised approach will endure with Newsom expecting “a significant reduction in water use statewide” or face state-wide mandatory restrictions.
“Every water agency across the state needs to take more aggressive actions to communicate about the drought emergency and implement conservation measures,” he said.
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