Gavin Newsom asks residents to cut water use

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1. Southern CA has made many changes over the past few years...

"You have invested through your water bills and your water-smart practices, and those efforts are paying off in tangible ways," Croucher said. "The key this summer is to stay water-smart."

"Croucher is asking residents to continue water-use efficiency practices, including turning off the faucet while brushing teeth, fixing irrigation system leaks and using hoses with automatic shut-off nozzles. County ratepayers have conserved more than 1 million acre-feet of water over the past three decades, and per-capita water use across the region has decreased nearly 50% since the early 1990s, according to the Water Authority."

"Nearly 30 years ago, drought impacted the county for 13 straight months, with 31% supply cutbacks from the Water Authority's wholesale provider, the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District. Since that time, San Diego County's water supply has been diversified, with a locally controlled supply from the Carlsbad desalination plant, and a conservation-and-transfer agreement that provides water from the Colorado River. According to the Water Authority, those two resources offer protection against droughts and other emergencies by ensuring sufficient water supplies through 2045, even during successive dry years."

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/jun/21/san-diego-county-water-region-drought-safe-summer/