BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — Monday, at a meeting with representatives from water agencies, Governor Newsom said every water agency across California needs to take more aggressive actions to reduce water use and get the message out about the drought emergency, or water restrictions will become mandatory. Last Tuesday the Governor toured a water recycling plant in Carson and was asked why he hasn't made water restrictions mandatory up to this point.
"We have a diversity of need, diversity of consumption, diversity of resources, hydrology is unique and distinctive, different parts of the state," Governor Gavin Newsom, said. "When we go into a new drought, we want to provide flexibility at the local level. That's exactly what we have done."
The California Water Service has been getting the word out about saving water through their campaign, "Conserve My Water" on social media, on the radio, at movie theaters, digital streaming and more.
"We have been following Governor Newsom's announcement and we are and has been a priority this year, we are going to be ramping up our outreach efforts to our customers here in the coming weeks," Yvonne Kingman, Director of Corporate Communications, for California Water Service, said.
Kingman, says to save water, have leaks repaired within 5 days, don't hose down paved areas, use a shutoff nozzle on your hose when washing your car and keep showers to five minutes or less.
"Make sure with these irrigation days, that you also don't water between 8AM or 6PM. When you water at night and when the Sun is not at it's highest it helps reduce the amount of water lost to evaporation."
The California water service is trying themselves to conserve water.
"We are replacing, repairing and upgrading infrastructure, to minimize water loss. We are identifying and repairing leaks through a water lock auditing program," Kingman, said. "We also have 30 year water supply and facilities master plans for all of our service areas."
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