FOX 5 San Diego
SAN DIEGO — After the driest first three months of a year in state history, California’s governor sounded the alarm last month, urging residents to use less water.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order asked Californians to tighten their belts and called on local water agencies to aggressively conserve water. But the order came with a caveat: “locally-appropriate actions” — as in, each part of the state can make decisions based on the unique conditions in their region.
If you glance at a map of California from the U.S. Drought Monitor, you’ll notice something unique at the southern border. In a sea of dark orange and red, indicating “severe” or “extreme” conditions, there’s a lighter patch of “moderate drought” encompassing most of San Diego County.
