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California governor orders mandatory water curbs for drought

Gov. Jerry Brown ordered Californias first mandatory water restrictions as the drought gripping the state enters a fourth year.

By Michael B. Marois, Bloomberg | Updated on April 02, 2015
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown, center, answers a question concerning the executive order he signed that imposes mandatory water restrictions at Echo Summit, Calif. on April 1, 2015. Brown stands with Mark Cowin, left, Director of the California Department of Water Resources and Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program for the DWR. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

(Bloomberg) — Governor Jerry Brown ordered California’s first mandatory water restrictions as the drought gripping the state enters a fourth year.

Brown issued an executive order seeking a mandatory 25% reduction in use and a requirement that new homes feature water-efficient irrigation if the builder plans to use potable water for landscaping. He also called for 50 million square feet of lawns to be replaced with drought-tolerant landscaping and required campuses, golf courses and cemeteries to cut back on water.

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