The sticks to punish those who dont. We begin with abc 7 News Reporter tonight. Reporter Governor Brown made history announcing the first ever mandatory water restrictions in california. Make no mistake this executive order has the force of law. The water board has enforcement power. That enforcement power will go down to water districts and individuals and companies will be required to comply. Reporter the mandatory water restrictions call on water agencies to start charging more for excessive water use. Requires new homes to have water efficient drip irrigation. Requires golf courses, cemeteries and other large spaces to use less water. All of that because of the snow pack which accounts for 30 of the states water supply has dipped to 19 below normal to date. If californians dont cut usage by 25 it means water districts would begin charging extra. Double or triple the rate or do you have a graduation that increases for someone whos really wasting water. 25 will be measured against wa
What we do know is and i asked this gentleman over here have you ever stood on this meadow on this day there wasnt snow. He said no. You might ask him about that. So its a different world. We have to act differently. The executive order calls for farreaching Water Conservation. It requires golf courses and other large landscaped spaces to reduce water consumption. 50 million square feet of lawns statewide will be replaced with drought tolerant landscaping. The state will create a Rebate Program to replace old appliances with Energy Efficient new ones and local agencies must have new pricing models to discourage excessive water use by making people pay more for using more. Drastic steps. As the governor enacts these new mandatory water restrictions one bay area town is already doing its part to conserve. Carolyn tyler is live in benicia to explain. Carolyn. Reporter yes this is the second year for benicias mandatory water restrictions. It starts from now until october 15th. City officia
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