California’s water crisis worsens under an unyielding drought

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The burden of this terrific drought that continues to hammer California, the largest tax revenue state of America, the most populace states in America, The shipping hub of America, the tech capital of America, & the agriculture juggernaut of America(which accounts for more than 50% of all of America’s fruits and vegetables), is a clear indication of just how bad things are.

If California is the mainstay for these things ,then this is a bad sign and a very bad omen for the entire nation. This means a food crisis is brewing.

This is very worrying. If things continue in such a way then the federal government will more financial problems than ever before. California remains under the divine gun and she is succumbing to these plagues which are ravaging her daily!

GOV. JERRY BROWN ORDERS MANDATORY WATER RESTRICTION IN CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Gov. Jerry Brown issued mandatory water restrictions for the first time in California history.

Brown’s executive order will require the state water board to implement reductions in cities and towns to cut water use by 25 percent.

“We’re in a historic drought and that demands unprecedented action,” Brown said at a news conference in the Sierra Nevada, where dry, brown grass surrounded a site that normally would be snow-covered at this time of year. “We have to pull together and save water in every way we can.”

The order will increase enforcement to make sure people follow water rules. It also pushes to replace lawns with drought-tolerant landscaping and creates a rebate program to reward people for purchasing energy-efficient appliances.

Also, the order will require school campuses, golf courses, cemeteries and other large landscapes to significantly cut water use and ban watering of grass on public street medians

The governor made the announcement as state officials conducted the winter’s final survey of the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which has been in decline all year.

Electronic measurements in March showing the statewide snow water equivalent at 19 percent of the historical average for that date. There was no snow at the site of the Wednesday snow survey.

Snow supplies about a third of the state’s water, and a higher snowpack translates to more water in California reservoirs to meet demand in summer and fall.

Officials say the snowpack is already far below the historic lows of 1977 and 2014, when it was 25 percent of normal on April 1 – the time when the snowpack is generally at its peak…..More Here

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