Weve asked he thinks 10 is enough Going Forward. With snow pack nearly gone. In key reservoirs, depleted. Our supply is going to be adequate if customers continue to conserve at levels theyre doing now. As for San Francisco p. U. C if there is no improvement in next month, its customers may see that 10 volume teary request ramped up. If we dont see a response, we put everybody on notice that june 15th we may be coming back to ask for further reductions the governor did did not respond. Referring us back to the statements brown made in january. These are the lots of water, not so much water, down there. Laura anthony, abc7 news. If youre looking for ways to save water, youll find conservation tips on our web site, abc7 news. Com dry conditions are feeding fires in San Diego County tonight. Crews were getting a handle on one in the city of san marcos, then, flaring up forcing thousands of people to evacuate homes. A twostory home went up in flames today. The fire broke out this afternoon
The story youll see only on abc7 news tonight. There are questions over whether the bay area is doing its part to save water as this severe California Drought drags on. Governor brown wants us to slash usage by 20 . San Francisco Public Utilities Commission customers have only cut 5 . Were live with more. Hi, carrow lib. One reason they may not have cut their usage is that foremost part havent been asked to. Its a surprising lack of intensity in a situation otherwise described as dire. Today, i am declaring a drought emergency in the state of california. January 17th, the governor asking everyone in the state to cut back their water usage by 20 . Two largest districts responded, asking their combined 4 million customers to reduce their consumption by 10 . We made a cause to ask our customers to reduce by 0 allen levin is with the san Francisco Public Utilities Commission providing water to 26 other agencies so far, its 2. 6 million customers are not doing their part. Year to date since
A good evening to you on this thursday night. We begin out west where the wildfires are raging and families on the move. People pulling together the to beat back the wall of flames. One man armed with a garden hose refusing to let his house burn. A girl in pink cowboy boots. Her home in cinders. Firefighters battles the blaze. A full moon filling the sky as houses are burning below. This is the map. Multiple fires including a big one in san marcos. Thats where cecilia vega is on the frontline tonight. Reporter there is a fire raging behind me on this hillside over here. Flames reaching up to 30 feet tall. Firefighter are on the ground standing guard. This is what their protecting. A house out here. In the last three days during this california fires we have seen more than 10,000 acres torched. Reporter a school under siege. Flames coming within feet of Cal State University san marcos. Firefighters struggling to keep the blaze at bay on a hillside. While two University Workers picked up
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