A survey found that 7 in 10 California voters take the state’s water scarcity problem seriously.<\/p>\n
A UC Berkeley Institute for Government Studies (IGS) survey of more than 9,000 voters found that 71% of voters said the state’s drought was “extremely serious” and 23% said “the drought is rather serious.” answered. These voters also agreed on the need for water conservation in the state.<\/p>\n
However, only 9% of respondents said that the state’s water scarcity had a real negative impact on themselves and their families. In addition, 32% of voters said they were \u201cslightly affected\u201d and 57% said \u201cvery slightly affected\u201d or \u201cnot at all\u201d.<\/p>\n
The survey results showed a marked change from the survey results in 2015, when California experienced a severe drought. In the survey conducted at the time, more than half of voters (58%) said they had been affected to some extent by water shortages, and 76% said that the drought problem was extremely serious.<\/p>\n
In other words, during the drought in 2015, the residents experienced much more realistic damage and difficulties due to the drought.<\/p>\n
In the case of the 2015 drought, the newspaper analyzed that residents were actually more affected by the drought, as Governor Jerry Brown issued a forced water conservation order for the first time in 167 years in the state’s history.<\/p>\n
At the time, Governor Brown declared a state of emergency following the drought and issued an executive order, including requiring the State Water Resources Commission to establish a plan to force all municipalities to reduce their water use by 25% or more.<\/p>\n
He also offered temporary rebates to consumers who buy water and energy-efficient appliances, and mandated significant reductions in water consumption on university campuses, golf courses and cemeteries.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Governor Gavin Newsom is giving residents more autonomy to save water compared to former Governor Brown, by appealing to residents to \u201cvoluntarily reduce their water use by 15 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"