The Golden State is hoping to cut down on water use by 35% as it heads into its third straight year of drought.
Desperate times call for desperate measures as Southern California faces the driest conditions in 1,200 years.
Starting this week, 6 million people across Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties are limited to watering outdoor plants once a week. That's unheard of around here, especially with sweltering summer days on the horizon. Outdoor water use may be banned entirely if conditions don't improve by September.
"Since 800 A.D., we've never experienced in the west coast of the United States, consecutive years, dry years, like we have experienced," Newsom said.Bone dry conditions have become the norm in the intermountain west and parts of the plains. Parched conditions increase risks for wildfires, rolling blackouts, agricultural strains and poses issues for overall human health and safety.
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