The State Water Resources Control Board has voted to ban watering of decorative lawns at commercial, industrial and institutional sites.
Wade Crowfoot, California's Natural Resources secretary, said water agency leaders pushed for local control on restrictions, but the results, so far, have been disappointing.
"We're going to spend the next 60 days working closely with them to help them activate these emergency drought plans that they've created to improve water conservation," Crowfoot said in an appearance on our newsroom's public affairs show AirTalk, which airs on the radio at 89.3 FM."And then really come summertime, we're going to reassess."
According to a release from the state, these"Level 2 water shortage contingency plans are meant to address up to a 20% shortage of water supplies." In addition to implementing Level 2 actions, the regulation requires urban water suppliers to fast-track supply and demand assessments to plan for potential extended dry conditions.Increasing patrolling to identify water wasteIncreasing communication about the importance of water conservationThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is limiting outdoor watering to one day a week — or requiring similar reductions — starting June 1st.
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