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Fire seasons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2019/06/27/wildfires-all-seasons\">warns the Agriculture Department\u003c/a>, are becoming longer and harder to control leading to intense “fire years.”[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Randy Erwin, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees union\"]‘Firefighters who do not get the raise will undoubtedly feel undervalued and many will certainly quit.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And firefighters are also tasked with carrying out the administration’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/01/18/secretary-vilsack-announces-new-10-year-strategy-confront-wildfire\">10-year plan for reducing the risk of wildfires\u003c/a>, which would involve increasing work on 50 million additional acres of land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But continued low wages, benefits and staffing have depleted morale among the ranks and despite congressional and Biden administration action, eyes are on the agencies and Congress to deliver solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal wildland firefighters are spread across the Agriculture and Interior departments and within agencies that fall under them, such as the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This unique workforce is the first line of defense for public lands and also has the capability to travel across state lines and country borders to fight fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to May staffing data provided by the Forest Service to NPR, six out of nine regions have staffing levels below last year’s hiring peak, which around July was 11,480 employees. The biggest vacancies are in the Pacific Northwest, which is 24% below, and California, which is 15% below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A wide variety of factors contribute to the shortages, including noncompetitive pay and lack of affordable housing, according to the Forest Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Data obtained by NPR on California’s May spring fire hire rates shows the state, which makes up its own region, has 1,637 vacancies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Already in Oregon, there is a 20% vacancy rate in these positions and Western states are actually trying to borrow firefighters from each other,” said Sen. 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But while staffing shortages have continued, higher cost of living and pay elsewhere has also increased — putting at risk the federal response to wildfires and preventing them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In nearly every hearing Moore has appeared in since\u003ca href=\"https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/releases/agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack-announces-randy-moore-new-forest-service-chief\"> taking his post last summer\u003c/a>, he has received questions from senators and representatives regarding staffing capacity and wages. Meanwhile, federal firefighting groups have even taken to social media calling for applicants to open positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moore told lawmakers on Thursday that as of June, the department has hired 10,184 firefighters. 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Katie Porter, D-Calif., who has previously questioned Moore on staffing levels, told NPR that her office is hearing of regions that are understaffed as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reality is we are dealing with a workforce that was built for the era of before we had this year-round extreme weather and fire season,” Porter said. “It’s bad for our firefighters, it’s bad for our natural resources and it’s bad for all of us as taxpayers. It is expensive to have to bring in last-minute resources to hire contractors, to hire from a local fire department. The worse the staffing situation, the more the price goes up for taxpayers and we need to be prepared for what’s ahead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Firefighters called for an increase in pay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last summer, Biden announced the increase of the minimum federal wage for wildland firefighters to $15 an hour, about $31,000 a year. Prior to that, entry-level firefighters were making about $13 an hour. Firefighters who leave the federal government often find higher-paying jobs with state or private outfits. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pays entry-level firefighters about $55,000 a year, not including overtime and hazard pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the $2 increase was applauded by worker advocates, agency leaders and employees, many agree that it is still not enough. Firefighters are forced to rely on overtime pay, which can total over 1,000 hours in a summer, a risky bet in a job that could lead to injuries or extended time off. Managers have suggested to some firefighters that they start a GoFundMe or referred them to charities to offset lost income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The $15 was not enough before they even did it,” said a federal wildland firefighter of 15 years who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation. “That’s just the federal minimum wage. 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So it doesn’t seem appropriate to be paying wildland firefighters, who are doing super-dangerous work with unique and abnormal schedules, it doesn’t make sense that they’re paid the lowest that you could pay anybody. Especially with how necessary the work is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then in November, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/15/1055841358/biden-signs-1t-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-into-law\">Biden signed into law the bipartisan infrastructure bill\u003c/a>. The\u003ca href=\"https://www.fs.usda.gov/inside-fs/delivering-mission/excel/wildland-firefighter-pay-classification-infrastructure-law#:~:text=There%20is%20%24600%2C000%2C000%20available%20in%20the%20law%20for%20salaries%20and%20expenses%20(%24480%2C000%2C000%20for%20USDA%20FS%20and%20%24120%2C000%2C000%20for%20DOI)\"> bill included $600 million for the Agriculture and Interior Departments\u003c/a> to increase their firefighter wages. 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Can you describe what that looked like?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>ERICK HERNANDEZ: \u003c/strong>The favorable weather was due to the stable wind conditions. The winds didn’t pick up, which allowed us to be able to continue our operations with mop-up [extinguishing or removing burning material along the control line] and also put out hot spots. Obviously, being out in the rain and very steep terrain, and having high temperatures, makes it challenging. However, the temperatures weren’t as high as expected that week. So, yeah, that made it a lot easier for our crews to continue with the operation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did the rainfall on Saturday affect the cleanup work that’s happening? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It helps us out with putting out hot spots. Having more water on the burn scar definitely solidifies the containment. So it definitely assisted. 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We just concluded our third rehire academy last week. So it has allowed us to staff up more engines so we’re able to be ready and deploy resources whenever they’re needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How many firefighters graduate out of every rehire academy? \u003c/strong>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"california-wildfires\"]So in the first rehire academy that we had over a month ago, there were 105 graduates. The second round, we had over 60. In the third round that just concluded, I believe we had a little bit over 40. So we started our rehire academy sooner than previous years and we’ve increased the number of recruits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are you all adopting any different kinds of strategies this year than you have in the past?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every year, our Cal Fire Napa County training bureau hosts a volunteer academy. We had 13 graduates who went through the five-month process. They graduated in mid-May and can respond to situations including medical, wildlife and traffic collisions both in and out of Napa County. We’re also creating more events to help the public receive information on safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What has your unit been doing to educate and inform residents on how to prepare?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We offer a free consulting program for community members and offer a one-on-one walkthrough of homes for proper defensible space. Additional recommendations they benefit from are learning about the safety of structures and fuel mitigation techniques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Social media is also a good avenue to push information. What we started doing at the end of last year has been sending out our messaging in both English and Spanish so we can reach out to more people. We are seeing more engagement with it, too. 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But they’re concentrated around the San Joaquin River and its tributaries, where state officials expect “significant, very deep cuts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Ryan Jacobsen, CEO, Fresno County Farm Bureau\"]‘This is not only a historic cutback, but we hope it’s not what is now the baseline for the future.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"10\">Water board staff called the cutbacks “unprecedented,” although similar curtailments were imposed in the watershed last year,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/drought-2021/2021/08/california-water-shortage-delta-pumping/\" data-reader-unique-id=\"11\">just much later in the year, in August\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"12\">California’s water rights system operates on the basis of seniority — those with the oldest claims are typically the last to be cut back. 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They showed unbelievable solidarity and resolve as they exercised their right to strike in an attempt to improve their and their co-workers’ lives,” White said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chevron representatives say the striking employees will return to work in the coming weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>USW Local 5 and Chevron have yet to release details of the contract, but it looks like union members may not have gained much from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11908916/a-strike-at-chevrons-richmond-refinery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">walkout\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the strike, Chevron offered to give the Richmond workers a $2,500 bonus on top of what was agreed to between the national union and a group of oil companies in February, in what’s known as a “\u003ca href=\"https://m.usw.org/news/media-center/releases/2022/usw-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-marathon-to-set-four-year-pattern-for-oil-sector-bargaining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pattern\u003c/a>.” The contract the local workers approved Saturday included a $1,500 bonus, according to White.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Richmond City Councilmember Claudia Jimenez\"]‘It should not have taken workers striking to get the benefits they were asking for. Chevron fought the workers every step of the way.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the two-months-long strike began to wear on his members, who’d missed out on several paychecks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On March 19 the local union chapter announced their 500 members would walk off the job after the two sides could not agree on a variety of sticking points that included worker safety improvements, pay and benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following evening Chevron escorted the USW Local 5 workers from the facility. Hours after that, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11908722/they-own-the-oil-but-the-people-are-ours-workers-strike-at-chevrons-richmond-refinery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the pickets went up\u003c/a>. Community members, activists and some members of the Richmond City Council, who’ve long criticized the refinery over its environmental record, joined the striking workers on the picket lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11903874\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11903874\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53159_013_Richmond_ChevronRefinery_01132022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Steam rises from Chevron's oil refinery in Richmond, California.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53159_013_Richmond_ChevronRefinery_01132022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53159_013_Richmond_ChevronRefinery_01132022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53159_013_Richmond_ChevronRefinery_01132022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53159_013_Richmond_ChevronRefinery_01132022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53159_013_Richmond_ChevronRefinery_01132022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chevron’s Richmond refinery viewed from Point Richmond in January 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since then, refinery managers and contract workers have been running the plant themselves. The two sides talked at the negotiating table only a few times during the strike, trading and rejecting several offers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on Thursday afternoon they reached a tentative contract that’s now been ratified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond City Councilmember Claudia Jimenez said it shouldn’t have taken so long, or been such a hard fight, to reach a deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am glad that the workers got a contract,” Jimenez said. “However, it should not have taken workers striking to get the benefits they were asking for. Chevron fought the workers every step of the way.”[aside postID=\"news_11908852,news_11908916,news_11908722\" label=\"Related Posts\"]Chevron’s decision to have managers and non-USW Local 5 workers operate the refinery led to concerns among activists and some elected officials that having inexperienced employees run the facility would lead to an accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the strike began, there have been nine flaring operations at the refinery, according to the Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Programs. That typically happens when there’s a malfunction at the facility, and the facility needs to send gases to its flares to relieve pressure, a process the industry and regulators say is needed for safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flaring operations often involve flames and smoke coming from the refinery’s stacks, and releases of toxic chemicals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m glad the United Steelworkers have reached an agreement with Chevron to bring back experienced workers and improve safety at the refinery,” said Contra Costa Supervisor John Gioia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chevron officials \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11912101/chevron-calls-to-police-during-strike-prompt-pushback-strain-on-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called police to respond to picketers\u003c/a> dozens of times during the strike. 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Beef scored the worst, despite being very nutritious, partly because of the large amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced while transporting the feed necessary to raise cows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salmon was one of the most nutrient-rich seafoods, coming in second after small fish. Wild-caught shrimp and farmed crustaceans scored nearly as badly as beef, due to high emissions from long-distance transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Conroy, executive director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, recognizes the importance of promoting the nutritional value that seafood can provide while taking action to reduce environmental impacts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don't think about the carbon footprint of the food that we're eating,” said Conroy. “Once that variable starts to get factored in, I think it'll only be another plus for the seafood industry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conroy is frustrated by the onslaught of challenges the industry faces, including volatile ocean conditions and changes in where fish populations can be found due to climate change. But he is optimistic about sustainable fishing practices, especially when it comes to purse seiners and other low-carbon capture methods for nutritionally rich species.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That fishery operates close to shore, close to ports,” said Conroy of harvesting species from the open ocean just off the coast. “Whether it be squid, anchovies or sardine, it’s among the greenest of all the commercial fleets out there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This doesn’t necessarily mean everyone has to chow down on sardines. This study is just one piece of the puzzle: Plans for a sustainable food system must account for what people actually eat in terms of culture and accessibility. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The study also gave each food an environmental impact score based on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions created during their production. The more transportation required between production steps, the higher the greenhouse gas emissions. The researchers found that mussels, oysters and small fish scored as well as vegetables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Small fish like sardines, herring and anchovy are about as low in environmental impact, in terms of greenhouse gas emissions at least, as roots, or seeds or nuts,” said Koehn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These small fish are captured using a type of net called a purse seine. Small purse seiner boats venture only about 10 miles away from shore and scoop entire schools of anchovy or other small fish into their nets using low-horsepower motors. When it comes to fishing, this method is one of the most fuel efficient.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lobster, on the other hand, scored poorly. Trapping crustaceans requires a lot of motoring back and forth to set and check traps, burning up fuel in the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the nutrient and emission scores were compared for all the foods in the study, carrots scored best overall. Beef scored the worst, despite being very nutritious, partly because of the large amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced while transporting the feed necessary to raise cows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salmon was one of the most nutrient-rich seafoods, coming in second after small fish. Wild-caught shrimp and farmed crustaceans scored nearly as badly as beef, due to high emissions from long-distance transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Conroy, executive director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, recognizes the importance of promoting the nutritional value that seafood can provide while taking action to reduce environmental impacts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don't think about the carbon footprint of the food that we're eating,” said Conroy. “Once that variable starts to get factored in, I think it'll only be another plus for the seafood industry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conroy is frustrated by the onslaught of challenges the industry faces, including volatile ocean conditions and changes in where fish populations can be found due to climate change. But he is optimistic about sustainable fishing practices, especially when it comes to purse seiners and other low-carbon capture methods for nutritionally rich species.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That fishery operates close to shore, close to ports,” said Conroy of harvesting species from the open ocean just off the coast. “Whether it be squid, anchovies or sardine, it’s among the greenest of all the commercial fleets out there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This doesn’t necessarily mean everyone has to chow down on sardines. This study is just one piece of the puzzle: Plans for a sustainable food system must account for what people actually eat in terms of culture and accessibility. As climate change drives natural disasters such as droughts that disrupt food production worldwide, prioritizing systems that produce the most nutritious and least environmentally harmful foods will only become more essential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got to have a lower-carbon diet, individually and as a population,” said Dave Love, senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. “We can engage all the other elements: the energy sector, the building sector, transportation — but if we don't work with food, we're not going to get to our climate targets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the global food system is forced to adjust to new climate realities, recognizing that not all seafood is equal in nutritional value or environmental impact can help policymakers, food producers and consumers make better decisions for a more nutritious and sustainable future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The pungent odor of motor oil and grease wafts through the air at JR Automotive in San Francisco as Jesus Rojas lifts the hood of a 2014 Honda Civic to inspect its engine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gasoline-powered vehicles like this one have hundreds of moving parts and other components that keep mechanics like Rojas busy. Rojas, 42, has spent much of his life refining the specialized skills needed to inspect and repair them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as California switches to electric vehicles in its battle against climate change and air pollution, these skills will be needed less and less over the next decade. By 2040, the state projects that nearly 32,000 auto mechanic jobs will be lost in California, since electric vehicles need far less maintenance and repair than conventional combustion engines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm not against electric vehicles,\" said Rojas, who immigrated to the Bay Area from Mexico as a teenager and opened his own shop 11 years ago. “I’ve always loved cars and I’ll work on them until I can’t anymore. So we have to adjust. We have to get out of our comfort zones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an effort to transform to a carbon-neutral, climate-friendly state, California’s proposal to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/04/california-electric-cars-rule-zero-emissions/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">phase out all new gas-powered cars by 2035\u003c/a> will drive a wide-ranging transition of the workforce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the economy, an estimated 64,700 jobs will be lost because of the mandate, according to the California Air Resources Board’s calculations. On the other hand, an estimated 24,900 jobs would be gained in other sectors, so the estimated net loss is 39,800 jobs, a minimal amount across the state’s entire economy, by 2040.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But no single workforce in the state would be hurt more than auto mechanics: California has about \u003ca href=\"https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes493023.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">60,910 auto service technicians and mechanics\u003c/a>, and more than half of those jobs would be lost over the next two decades if the mandate goes into effect, the air board calculates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The transition would be phased in over a decade: Beginning with 2026 models, 35% of new cars and light-duty trucks sold in California would be zero-emission, reaching 51% in 2028, 68% in 2030 and 100% in 2035. The board will hold a hearing on June 9 before voting on the proposal in August.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alex Dirige, 67, an immigrant from Guam who has worked as a mechanic in San Francisco for more than 30 years, worries that the transition to electric cars will threaten the livelihoods of marginalized groups like undocumented immigrants and cause many auto repair workers to leave the industry altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trade provides a steady and reliable income in California for many workers with no college degree. On average, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes493023.htm#st\">mechanics across the state earn about $26 an hour\u003c/a> or $54,190 a year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many mechanics who have started working see that there’s not a long-term future in the auto repair business, with hybrids and electric cars coming out,” Dirige said. “The electric vehicle repair market is just about nonexistent. A lot of them would love to be in the field but they might choose to go into other types of employment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who loses and who gains jobs\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California is already suffering the ill effects of climate change — which damages its economy, not just its public health and its environment. About 40% of the state's greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation, the largest of any sector, so state leaders say reducing reliance on gasoline and moving toward electric cars is crucial to averting even more disastrous effects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some industries gain jobs while others lose them as the state shifts to zero-emission vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The retail trade sector, which includes gas station workers and automobile and parts dealers, would lose 38,669 jobs by 2040 or about 2% of the retail workforce. Most of the losses would be at gasoline stations. As the electric vehicle fleet grows, air board officials project gas stations could provide charging to offset the losses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Alex Dirige, auto mechanic, San Francisco\"]'The electric vehicle repair market is just about nonexistent.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the loss in the retail sector is due to less expendable income. Electric cars now cost more to purchase, although prices will drop and maintenance will cost far less, saving about $3,200 for the life of a 2026 car and $7,500 for a 2035 car, according to the air board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another 20,831 jobs in state and local government would be eliminated because of the decrease in gas tax revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the transition to electric cars also will create thousands of jobs. Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric and other power industry companies would benefit most, with the creation of about 5,600 jobs by 2040 as car owners spend more on electricity to power their vehicles. Insurance carriers will benefit from about 1,700 new jobs, while the construction industry is expected to gain about 3,600.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since few vehicles are manufactured in California, the state is unlikely to see a surge in manufacturing in response to the mandate. Of the 44 major auto assembly plants in the U.S., \u003ca href=\"https://theicct.org/publication/power-play-evaluating-the-u-s-position-in-the-global-electric-vehicle-transition/#:~:text=Seven%20of%20the%2044%20major,companies%20Rivian%20and%20Lucid%20Motors.\">most are located in the Midwest and the South\u003c/a>, according to a 2021 report from the International Council on Clean Transportation, a nonprofit research organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A 'slow-moving' change\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mechanics who work on internal combustion engines would still have plenty of work: The rule would not ban sales of used cars, and it wouldn’t force the state’s residents to stop driving the roughly 29 million gas-powered cars that are already on the road. Californians also could keep importing new or used vehicles from out of state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means Californians will still own a lot of gas-powered cars past 2035, softening the blow for car mechanics and industries dependent on fossil fuels, said \u003ca href=\"https://haas.berkeley.edu/energy-institute/about/people/james-sallee/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Sallee\u003c/a>, an economist and research associate at the Energy Institute at University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sallee said the changes wouldn’t occur fast enough to trigger a sharp economic slowdown within the auto repair industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s when there’s quick and rapid changes that we think the most harm is done to workers because they can’t relocate freely and quickly,” Sallee said. “So it’s important people have in perspective that it is a slow-moving process, not a dramatic and super-fast shift away from demand for gasoline stations or oil changes. It’s going to be something that takes place over a longer time period.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Electric cars have fewer fluids, such as engine oil, and fewer moving parts than a conventional car. Brake systems also last longer because of regenerative braking, which converts energy from the brake pads into electricity to recharge the battery, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_maintenance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Department of Energy\u003c/a>. They also don’t have mufflers, radiators and exhaust systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"James Sallee, economist, UC Berkeley Energy Institute\"]'It is a slow-moving process, not a dramatic and super-fast shift away from demand for gasoline stations or oil changes.’[/pullquote]But auto mechanics warned that while most operating and maintenance costs are lower for electric vehicles, some parts can be more expensive to replace. Rojas also said electric car owners could experience problems down the line they haven’t yet thought about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Electric vehicles tend to weigh more than conventional cars, which means they need special tires that can support a heavier load. Those can cost between $200 and $300 per tire, compared to the $50 to $150 average for a gas-powered car, Rojas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, other services like replacing a windshield on a car like a Tesla, which has sensors and computerized features, could cost anywhere from $1,100 to $2,000, he said, compared to $200 to $500 for the windshield of a conventional car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because the car is still under warranty from the dealership, nothing right now comes out of pocket,” said Rojas. “But as soon as the vehicle becomes older, they’re going to become more expensive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While zero-emission vehicle sales have been steadily increasing in recent years, Californians continue to primarily drive gas-powered cars. Electric cars in 2021 \u003ca href=\"https://tableau.cnra.ca.gov/t/CNRA_CEC/views/DMVDataPortal_15986380698710/STOCK_Dashboard?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3AshowVizHome=n&%3Aorigin=viz_share_link&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aembed=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made up about 3% of all cars\u003c/a> on the road but \u003ca href=\"https://www.veloz.org/california-first-u-s-state-to-hit-1-million-evs-sold/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">12.4% of auto sales\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some mechanics doubt that consumer behavior can change as quickly as the air board thinks it will. The proposal would require a massive overhaul of new charging stations and building codes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s nearly impossible to make all these changes by 2035,” Dirige said. “We don’t have the infrastructure to go to all electric vehicles. We barely have it now. And if you ask people, they’re afraid they’re going to end up with a car that is going to run out of electricity and they’ll be stuck somewhere.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Mechanics will need new skills or new jobs\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Rojas and his business partner, Raul Perez, employ two other mechanics, also Latino immigrants, who perform routine services such as oil changes and tune-ups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rojas said mechanics have to invest thousands of dollars of their own money to buy special equipment and tools. Some could use their existing tools and skills to service electric cars, since the cars would still require cosmetic repairs, tire rotations and battery inspections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But many won’t be able to afford retraining for a new career or learning new skills in complex areas like electrical engineering needed to repair hybrid and electric models.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the government is interested in helping us economically to get retrained, it could really help the people who might be struggling but want to learn,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11914955\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11914955\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/05/Nina-Riggio-for-CalMatters01-800x537.png\" alt=\"A man stands underneath a car fixing something. An orange-colored bucket can be seen in the foreground and the wheels of a car suspended in the air in the background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/05/Nina-Riggio-for-CalMatters01-800x537.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/05/Nina-Riggio-for-CalMatters01-1020x685.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/05/Nina-Riggio-for-CalMatters01-160x107.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/05/Nina-Riggio-for-CalMatters01.png 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walter Preza works on a car at JR Automotive in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Nina Riggio/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shane Gusman, a lobbyist for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said state leaders should help fund the retraining of workers who lose their jobs due to the state’s efforts to battle climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unions are not standing in the way of responsible policies to protect the climate and try to slow down climate change,” he said. “But all of us need to think about the impact on workers. We need to try to come up with policies that protect the workforce, which ultimately protects our economy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To reduce job losses from its zero-emission vehicle mandate, the air board in its report says “policy options could be considered for job retraining and transfer support, particularly for lower income individuals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Josh Becker, a Democrat from San Mateo, agreed. He said the “path of getting to zero needs to foster new well-paying, secure, middle-class jobs, and work to transition those from fossil fuel industries.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is true that it is easier to talk about the energy transition when it is not our own jobs that are threatened by it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, who chairs the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies, introduced \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AB 1966\u003c/a>, which would create a state fund to help retrain and transition workers from the fossil fuel industry to other nonpolluting sectors. He said the funds would also offer wage replacement and insurance, pension guarantees, health care options and peer counseling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill, however, would not help auto mechanics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We all know that change can be difficult for anyone,” he said. “We need to make the transition to a clean-energy economy in a way that doesn’t leave anyone behind.” [aside tag=\"electric-cars\" label=\"More Related Stories\"]The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research is also developing a \u003ca href=\"https://opr.ca.gov/economic-development/just-transition/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“just transition” road map\u003c/a> to guide state policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, Rojas said he’s focused on the day-to-day operations of his business. The shop is busy, servicing about 40 to 50 cars a week, and Rojas and his team are seeing more hybrid vehicles. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The pungent odor of motor oil and grease wafts through the air at JR Automotive in San Francisco as Jesus Rojas lifts the hood of a 2014 Honda Civic to inspect its engine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gasoline-powered vehicles like this one have hundreds of moving parts and other components that keep mechanics like Rojas busy. Rojas, 42, has spent much of his life refining the specialized skills needed to inspect and repair them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as California switches to electric vehicles in its battle against climate change and air pollution, these skills will be needed less and less over the next decade. By 2040, the state projects that nearly 32,000 auto mechanic jobs will be lost in California, since electric vehicles need far less maintenance and repair than conventional combustion engines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm not against electric vehicles,\" said Rojas, who immigrated to the Bay Area from Mexico as a teenager and opened his own shop 11 years ago. “I’ve always loved cars and I’ll work on them until I can’t anymore. So we have to adjust. We have to get out of our comfort zones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an effort to transform to a carbon-neutral, climate-friendly state, California’s proposal to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/04/california-electric-cars-rule-zero-emissions/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">phase out all new gas-powered cars by 2035\u003c/a> will drive a wide-ranging transition of the workforce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the economy, an estimated 64,700 jobs will be lost because of the mandate, according to the California Air Resources Board’s calculations. On the other hand, an estimated 24,900 jobs would be gained in other sectors, so the estimated net loss is 39,800 jobs, a minimal amount across the state’s entire economy, by 2040.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But no single workforce in the state would be hurt more than auto mechanics: California has about \u003ca href=\"https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes493023.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">60,910 auto service technicians and mechanics\u003c/a>, and more than half of those jobs would be lost over the next two decades if the mandate goes into effect, the air board calculates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The transition would be phased in over a decade: Beginning with 2026 models, 35% of new cars and light-duty trucks sold in California would be zero-emission, reaching 51% in 2028, 68% in 2030 and 100% in 2035. The board will hold a hearing on June 9 before voting on the proposal in August.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alex Dirige, 67, an immigrant from Guam who has worked as a mechanic in San Francisco for more than 30 years, worries that the transition to electric cars will threaten the livelihoods of marginalized groups like undocumented immigrants and cause many auto repair workers to leave the industry altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trade provides a steady and reliable income in California for many workers with no college degree. On average, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes493023.htm#st\">mechanics across the state earn about $26 an hour\u003c/a> or $54,190 a year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many mechanics who have started working see that there’s not a long-term future in the auto repair business, with hybrids and electric cars coming out,” Dirige said. “The electric vehicle repair market is just about nonexistent. A lot of them would love to be in the field but they might choose to go into other types of employment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who loses and who gains jobs\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California is already suffering the ill effects of climate change — which damages its economy, not just its public health and its environment. About 40% of the state's greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation, the largest of any sector, so state leaders say reducing reliance on gasoline and moving toward electric cars is crucial to averting even more disastrous effects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some industries gain jobs while others lose them as the state shifts to zero-emission vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The retail trade sector, which includes gas station workers and automobile and parts dealers, would lose 38,669 jobs by 2040 or about 2% of the retail workforce. Most of the losses would be at gasoline stations. As the electric vehicle fleet grows, air board officials project gas stations could provide charging to offset the losses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the loss in the retail sector is due to less expendable income. Electric cars now cost more to purchase, although prices will drop and maintenance will cost far less, saving about $3,200 for the life of a 2026 car and $7,500 for a 2035 car, according to the air board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another 20,831 jobs in state and local government would be eliminated because of the decrease in gas tax revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the transition to electric cars also will create thousands of jobs. Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric and other power industry companies would benefit most, with the creation of about 5,600 jobs by 2040 as car owners spend more on electricity to power their vehicles. Insurance carriers will benefit from about 1,700 new jobs, while the construction industry is expected to gain about 3,600.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since few vehicles are manufactured in California, the state is unlikely to see a surge in manufacturing in response to the mandate. Of the 44 major auto assembly plants in the U.S., \u003ca href=\"https://theicct.org/publication/power-play-evaluating-the-u-s-position-in-the-global-electric-vehicle-transition/#:~:text=Seven%20of%20the%2044%20major,companies%20Rivian%20and%20Lucid%20Motors.\">most are located in the Midwest and the South\u003c/a>, according to a 2021 report from the International Council on Clean Transportation, a nonprofit research organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A 'slow-moving' change\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mechanics who work on internal combustion engines would still have plenty of work: The rule would not ban sales of used cars, and it wouldn’t force the state’s residents to stop driving the roughly 29 million gas-powered cars that are already on the road. Californians also could keep importing new or used vehicles from out of state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means Californians will still own a lot of gas-powered cars past 2035, softening the blow for car mechanics and industries dependent on fossil fuels, said \u003ca href=\"https://haas.berkeley.edu/energy-institute/about/people/james-sallee/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Sallee\u003c/a>, an economist and research associate at the Energy Institute at University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sallee said the changes wouldn’t occur fast enough to trigger a sharp economic slowdown within the auto repair industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s when there’s quick and rapid changes that we think the most harm is done to workers because they can’t relocate freely and quickly,” Sallee said. “So it’s important people have in perspective that it is a slow-moving process, not a dramatic and super-fast shift away from demand for gasoline stations or oil changes. It’s going to be something that takes place over a longer time period.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Electric cars have fewer fluids, such as engine oil, and fewer moving parts than a conventional car. Brake systems also last longer because of regenerative braking, which converts energy from the brake pads into electricity to recharge the battery, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_maintenance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Department of Energy\u003c/a>. They also don’t have mufflers, radiators and exhaust systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Those can cost between $200 and $300 per tire, compared to the $50 to $150 average for a gas-powered car, Rojas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, other services like replacing a windshield on a car like a Tesla, which has sensors and computerized features, could cost anywhere from $1,100 to $2,000, he said, compared to $200 to $500 for the windshield of a conventional car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because the car is still under warranty from the dealership, nothing right now comes out of pocket,” said Rojas. “But as soon as the vehicle becomes older, they’re going to become more expensive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While zero-emission vehicle sales have been steadily increasing in recent years, Californians continue to primarily drive gas-powered cars. Electric cars in 2021 \u003ca href=\"https://tableau.cnra.ca.gov/t/CNRA_CEC/views/DMVDataPortal_15986380698710/STOCK_Dashboard?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3AshowVizHome=n&%3Aorigin=viz_share_link&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aembed=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made up about 3% of all cars\u003c/a> on the road but \u003ca href=\"https://www.veloz.org/california-first-u-s-state-to-hit-1-million-evs-sold/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">12.4% of auto sales\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some mechanics doubt that consumer behavior can change as quickly as the air board thinks it will. The proposal would require a massive overhaul of new charging stations and building codes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s nearly impossible to make all these changes by 2035,” Dirige said. “We don’t have the infrastructure to go to all electric vehicles. We barely have it now. And if you ask people, they’re afraid they’re going to end up with a car that is going to run out of electricity and they’ll be stuck somewhere.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Mechanics will need new skills or new jobs\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Rojas and his business partner, Raul Perez, employ two other mechanics, also Latino immigrants, who perform routine services such as oil changes and tune-ups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rojas said mechanics have to invest thousands of dollars of their own money to buy special equipment and tools. Some could use their existing tools and skills to service electric cars, since the cars would still require cosmetic repairs, tire rotations and battery inspections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But many won’t be able to afford retraining for a new career or learning new skills in complex areas like electrical engineering needed to repair hybrid and electric models.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the government is interested in helping us economically to get retrained, it could really help the people who might be struggling but want to learn,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11914955\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11914955\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/05/Nina-Riggio-for-CalMatters01-800x537.png\" alt=\"A man stands underneath a car fixing something. 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Cafes and restaurants now can only provide drinking water upon request.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is implementing the new conservation order a year after it asked customers to voluntarily conserve water. The mandate falls in line with \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/03/newsom-imposes-new-california-water-restrictions-leaves-details-to-locals/\">an executive order signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> last month requiring water agencies across the state to move to stage 2 — out of six stages — of their independent drought plans. That order was imposed after the state \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11908387/amid-ongoing-drought-californians-are-actually-using-more-water-are-mandatory-cutbacks-in-the-pipeline\">fell far short\u003c/a> of a 15% voluntary reduction in water use, as Newsom had asked for last July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11912460\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 596px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/East-Bay-MUD-service-area-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11912460 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/East-Bay-MUD-service-area-1.jpg\" alt=\"A map of the East Bay and its reservoirs.\" width=\"596\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/East-Bay-MUD-service-area-1.jpg 596w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/East-Bay-MUD-service-area-1-160x157.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The East Bay Municipal Utility District’s service area. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of EBMUD)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The board also said it will vote next month on imposing a new drought surcharge of about $0.10 a day on each customer’s bill to cover the costs of buying supplemental water supplies and other drought-related expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EMBUD’s move comes as California’s severe drought stretches into a third hot, dry summer, with reservoirs shrinking across the state and the Sierra snowpack — the source of almost a third of the state’s water supply — \u003ca href=\"https://cdec.water.ca.gov/snowapp/sweq.action\">at roughly 35% of its historical average\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, the gargantuan Metropolitan Water District of Southern California also took the unprecedented step of \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-water-shortages-california-colorado-river-71b47b27bcbf73658b10bf131817d6ec\">requiring about 6 million of its customers\u003c/a> in mostly urban areas of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties to reduce outdoor watering to just one day a week. Declaring a water shortage emergency, the board is requiring some of the cities and agencies it supplies with water to enforce the cutback starting June 1, or face hefty fines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t have enough water supplies right now to meet normal demand. The water is not there,” district spokesperson Rebecca Kimitch said. “This is unprecedented territory. We’ve never done anything like this before.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This post includes reporting from Bay City News and The Associated Press.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Despite a strong rainy start in October and December, the dry winter has compelled us to move into our next phase of action to ensure we have adequate supplies in case the drought continues next year,” EBMUD Board President Douglas Linney said in a statement. Linney, who was the sole dissenting vote on the board, had pushed for an even higher water-reduction goal, of 15%. The board narrowly rejected that target, amid concerns over lost water sales, but said it would revisit upping the goal in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EBMUD’s seven reservoirs are currently 71% full and not expected to fully replenish when snow melts off the Sierra Nevada into the Mokelumne River Watershed, the agency said, referring to the primary source of drinking water for its roughly 1.4 million customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The excessive-use penalty will only be charged to households that use more than 1,646 gallons per day, and the board said it will affect fewer than 2% of its customers. After one warning, households will be charged $2 for every 748 gallons they use above the penalty threshold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, outdoor watering is now limited to three times per week, while hosing down sidewalks and driveways is prohibited. Cafes and restaurants now can only provide drinking water upon request.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is implementing the new conservation order a year after it asked customers to voluntarily conserve water. The mandate falls in line with \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/03/newsom-imposes-new-california-water-restrictions-leaves-details-to-locals/\">an executive order signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> last month requiring water agencies across the state to move to stage 2 — out of six stages — of their independent drought plans. That order was imposed after the state \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11908387/amid-ongoing-drought-californians-are-actually-using-more-water-are-mandatory-cutbacks-in-the-pipeline\">fell far short\u003c/a> of a 15% voluntary reduction in water use, as Newsom had asked for last July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11912460\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 596px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/East-Bay-MUD-service-area-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11912460 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/East-Bay-MUD-service-area-1.jpg\" alt=\"A map of the East Bay and its reservoirs.\" width=\"596\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/East-Bay-MUD-service-area-1.jpg 596w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/East-Bay-MUD-service-area-1-160x157.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The East Bay Municipal Utility District’s service area. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of EBMUD)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The board also said it will vote next month on imposing a new drought surcharge of about $0.10 a day on each customer’s bill to cover the costs of buying supplemental water supplies and other drought-related expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EMBUD’s move comes as California’s severe drought stretches into a third hot, dry summer, with reservoirs shrinking across the state and the Sierra snowpack — the source of almost a third of the state’s water supply — \u003ca href=\"https://cdec.water.ca.gov/snowapp/sweq.action\">at roughly 35% of its historical average\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, the gargantuan Metropolitan Water District of Southern California also took the unprecedented step of \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-water-shortages-california-colorado-river-71b47b27bcbf73658b10bf131817d6ec\">requiring about 6 million of its customers\u003c/a> in mostly urban areas of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties to reduce outdoor watering to just one day a week. Declaring a water shortage emergency, the board is requiring some of the cities and agencies it supplies with water to enforce the cutback starting June 1, or face hefty fines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t have enough water supplies right now to meet normal demand. The water is not there,” district spokesperson Rebecca Kimitch said. “This is unprecedented territory. We’ve never done anything like this before.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This post includes reporting from Bay City News and The Associated Press.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "Watering Lawns Once a Week and $2,000 Fines: Southern Californians Prepare for Water Restrictions As Drought Worsens",
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"content": "\u003cp>Unprecedented water restrictions are in store for about 6 million Southern Californians, a sign of deepening drought in counties that depend on water piped from the state’s parched reservoirs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Metropolitan Water District’s board voted unanimously today to require six major water providers and the dozens of cities and local districts they supply \u003ca href=\"https://mwdh2o.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10838150&GUID=3EAF5D95-F527-4B68-9168-D5E14E5C6A0D\">to impose one of two options\u003c/a>: limit residents to outdoor watering once a week or reduce total water use below a certain target.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The water providers must have plans to police their customers, and if they fail to impose the restrictions, they could face fines of $2,000 for every extra acre-foot of water that exceeds their monthly allocation limits, starting in June, according to Metropolitan.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Peter Kraut, member, Calabasas City Council\"]'I'm appalled that a change this drastic is happening in such a short period of time.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restrictions target parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties that rely heavily on water from drought-stricken Northern California rivers transported south via the State Water Project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At this time, a third of our region, 6 million Southern Californians in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino counties, face a very real and immediate water stress challenge,” said Metropolitan Water District General Manager Adel Hagekhalil. “Today these areas rely on extremely limited supplies from Northern California. And there is not enough supply available to meet the normal demands in these areas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cutting back outdoor watering to one day a week would be a big change \u003ca href=\"https://cawaterlibrary.net/hydrological-region/south-coast/\">for the arid, densely populated\u003c/a> areas, where many people irrigate their lawns and gardens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Southern Californians have heard for decades about the dangers of drought, but per-person residential water use has increased in the past two years, despite the severe drought. Experts say conservation wavers in the region because restrictions are largely voluntary — and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2021/06/california-water-shortage/\">their water never seems to run out\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is insane but not unexpected,” Peter Kraut, a councilmember from the San Fernando Valley city of Calabasas told the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mwdh2o.com/board/board-of-directors/#1010\">Metropolitan board\u003c/a>, which is composed of 38 city and local district officials. “I’m appalled that a change this drastic is happening in such a short period of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This plan will result not just in brown grass but in killing countless trees. The damage to our environment will take decades to repair,” Kraut added.[aside postID=\"science_1978994,forum_2010101888605,forum_2010101888486\" label=\"Related Posts\"]Today’s mandate is the first outdoor watering restriction imposed by the giant water-import agency, which supplies 19 million people in California. More stringent restrictions may come later, Metropolitan officials warned: The water providers must also prepare to ban all outdoor watering as early as September, if necessary, as California suffers one of its driest periods on record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.mwdh2o.com/newsroom-press-releases/metropolitan-declares-drought-emergency/\">six affected water suppliers\u003c/a> are Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District and Three Valleys Municipal Water District — all in Los Angeles County — and the Calleguas Municipal Water District in Ventura County and the Inland Empire Utilities Agency in San Bernardino County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 13 million other Southern Californians are unaffected by the order because they aren’t as dependent on water imported via the State Water Project. They receive imports from the Colorado River, which largely are sent to Orange, San Diego and Imperial counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Metropolitan has been working to increase the number of customers who can receive Colorado River water to reduce reliance on the hard-pressed state aqueduct. The Colorado River, however, also is facing extreme drought, and deliveries to California, Nevada and Arizona are being cut back under \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-12-15/drought-colorado-river-water-agreement\">an agreement signed by the states in December\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How much each agency must curtail customers’ water use under Metropolitan’s order depends on how much each relies on the state aqueduct compared to other sources, such as groundwater or recycled sewage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Water agencies are still figuring out the details. Some local water providers urged the board at today’s meeting to let them continue watering sports fields and parks more frequently so the turf doesn’t dry out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two of the six depend almost entirely on state aqueduct supplies — the \u003ca href=\"https://www.lvmwd.com/about-us\">Las Virgenes Municipal Water District\u003c/a>, which serves 75,000 residents west of Los Angeles, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.calleguas.com/about-calleguas-municipal-water-district/index.asp\">Calleguas Municipal Water District\u003c/a>, which supplies 19 agencies and cities in southeast Ventura County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some communities served by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ieua.org/about-us/\">Inland Empire Utilities Agency\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://upperdistrict.org/service-area/\">Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District\u003c/a> have other sources that may buffer the blow of the new mandate. Los Angeles DWP spokesperson Ellen Cheng did not respond to multiple inquiries about which parts of the city will be affected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the affected agencies, such as Las Virgenes in Calabasas and nearby western Los Angeles County cities, already have cracked down on residents by imposing new escalating rates and penalties, with mixed success. Others, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.ladwpnews.com/ladwp-calls-on-customers-to-step-up-water-conservation-as-rapid-snowmelt-contributes-to-dire-water-supply-outlook-for-los-angeles/\">Los Angeles DWP\u003c/a>, which has limited outdoor watering to three days a week since 2009, have not added any new restrictions during the current drought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, which serves 1 million people in 19 cities from South Pasadena to Azusa, will meet with its local retailers soon to determine what restrictions to put in place to meet the new order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are likely to recommend to our local retailers to implement mandatory water-use restrictions that may not be as low as one day a week. But whatever we think is necessary to reduce consumption so that those local supplies aren’t depleted,” said General Manager Tom Love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not happy that we have to do this. It is challenging. But it is a necessity,” Love said. “And whatever Met does in this regard just provides us the backup to do what we need to do within our service area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have never seen it this severe in my whole career,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though his administration \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/03/newsom-imposes-new-california-water-restrictions-leaves-details-to-locals/\">ordered water suppliers to step up their drought responses\u003c/a>, Gov. Gavin Newsom has largely left it to local water agencies to coax or mandate cuts in water use during \u003ca href=\"https://water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Water-Basics/Drought/Files/Publications-And-Reports/091521-Water-Year-2021-broch_v2.pdf\">some of the state’s driest years on record\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About \u003ca href=\"https://www.mwdh2o.com/planning-for-tomorrow/securing-our-imported-supplies/\">half of water flowing through Southern Californians’ taps comes from elsewhere\u003c/a>, piped from Northern California rivers, the Colorado River or the Owens Valley. Though the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mwdh2o.com/PDF_Who_We_Are/2020_AnnualReport.pdf\">Metropolitan Water District entered 2021 with record amounts in storage\u003c/a>, the last three years have seen the \u003ca href=\"https://mwdh2o.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10710318&GUID=FC0EB9F5-8464-464B-BBE8-A08B4A01FB08\">lowest total deliveries from Northern California reservoirs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Metropolitan’s decision to tighten water restrictions comes on the heels of the \u003ca href=\"https://drought.ca.gov/media/2022/04/CA-Drought-Update-04-18-22.pdf\">driest January, February and March on record\u003c/a>. State officials in March reduced deliveries from the state aqueduct \u003ca href=\"https://water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases/2021/March-21/SWP-Allocation-Update-March-23\">to just 5% of requested supplies\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>'Everything's still being watered'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since the last drought, Southern Californians have conserved, using nearly 16% less water per person per day in 2021 than in 2014. But residential use has increased per capita this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything’s still being watered. And what’s interesting is that there’s no idea of a shortage happening,” said Kareem Gongora, a San Bernardino County planning commissioner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You come to the [Inland Empire], you don’t feel like there’s a drought. Everything is pretty much practically green still, manicured lawns,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gongora, who lives in Fontana, recently moved to a new house. He said he intentionally chose one with a much smaller yard and lawn because of the risk of drought and the price of water. When it rains, he said, he turns his sprinklers off. When it doesn’t, he runs them twice a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We're new to our neighborhood,” he said. “I don't want to make a bad impression on my neighbors” by letting a yard dry out and die.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gongora said he remembered more restrictions and penalties during the last drought, and called Metropolitan’s new restrictions a step in the right direction. “I don't see anything happening at the pace that it should have,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Los Angeles County’s \u003ca href=\"https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/agoura-hills/index.html\">Agoura Hills\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.agourahillscity.org/department/city-council/city-councilmember-deborah-klein-lopez#:~:text=Deborah%20Klein%20Lopez%20is%20a,environmental%20justice%20and%20economic%20equality.\">Mayor Deborah Klein Lopez\u003c/a>'s sprinklers don’t work. She turned them off about two years ago, and let her lawn go brown. She said she has no intention of turning them back on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had new next-door neighbors move in and I was like, ‘I know my lawn is I ugly. I promise — I have two kids in college. It's on my list,’” she said. “But, a brown lawn is a little bit of a badge of honor right now, just because it shows that you're really keen to the severity of the situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking around the neighborhood, she said, another neighbor has a plastic lawn, and some have drought-tolerant gardens. But about a third water lush landscapes, even though their local water supplier, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lvmwd.com/your-water/water-supply-conditions\">Las Virgenes Municipal Water District\u003c/a>, has been trying to convince residents to cut back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each resident in the Las Virgenes water district’s affluent service area has water budgets for their indoor and outdoor use. In December, the district began mandating a 25% reduction in outdoor water use based on each resident’s square footage and whether they have pools and other factors, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcnutt-92b8085/\">Mike McNutt\u003c/a>, a spokesperson for Las Virgenes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of their dependence on dwindling imported supplies, “We consider ourselves, Las Virgenes, and I think, arguably, our neighbors Calleguas Municipal Water District, to be ground zero when it comes to the California drought right now,” he said. “We have to do things that are maybe more significant than others in order to save every drop of water to stretch that as long as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thus far, though, residents have largely failed to cut back — with about half regularly exceeding their water budgets, McNutt said. Water usage in January and February was 6% higher than in 2020, and 37% higher in March.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, Las Virgenes ordered customers to cut outdoor watering even further, down to 50% of their outdoor budget — sending out mass texts, emails and voicemails to alert residents. Those who use 150% more water than allotted face escalating penalties, starting with a warning and increasing to $10 for every extra unit of water for a fifth violation. After the third offense, the district may install a flow-restriction device to cut off irrigation supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, about 3,000 of the 22,000 Las Virgenes households, McNutt said, have repeatedly exceeded their water budgets by more than 150%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we're going to do is take the most egregious of those water wasters, and those are the people that we're going to install the flow-restriction devices on,” he said. “We're not interested in being punitive. What we're interested in is getting people's attention by saying this is serious, and this is real.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Las Virgenes board will consider enacting the one-day-a-week outdoor watering mandate beginning June 1, McNutt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each water agency must develop watering schedules and have plans to enforce them by June 1. Any penalties Metropolitan collects will go toward helping member agencies tackle the drought, said Brad Coffey, group manager of water resource management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be some exceptions to allow residents to hand-water trees and shrubs to keep them alive during the hot summer months, and to “allow drip or other high-efficiency irrigation systems to apply water at a weekly volume consistent with the one-day watering restriction imposed on less efficient irrigation systems.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course, it is not sufficient simply to have these restrictions on paper,” Metropolitan managers wrote in a letter to the board. “Member Agencies must be willing and able to impose meaningful penalties for non-compliance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A statewide turf replacement rebate program that began during the height of the last drought put more than $20.5 million toward tearing out Californians lawns, but it expired in June 2020. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Today’s mandate is the first outdoor watering restriction imposed by the giant water-import agency, which supplies 19 million people in California. More stringent restrictions may come later, Metropolitan officials warned: The water providers must also prepare to ban all outdoor watering as early as September, if necessary, as California suffers one of its driest periods on record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.mwdh2o.com/newsroom-press-releases/metropolitan-declares-drought-emergency/\">six affected water suppliers\u003c/a> are Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District and Three Valleys Municipal Water District — all in Los Angeles County — and the Calleguas Municipal Water District in Ventura County and the Inland Empire Utilities Agency in San Bernardino County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 13 million other Southern Californians are unaffected by the order because they aren’t as dependent on water imported via the State Water Project. They receive imports from the Colorado River, which largely are sent to Orange, San Diego and Imperial counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Metropolitan has been working to increase the number of customers who can receive Colorado River water to reduce reliance on the hard-pressed state aqueduct. The Colorado River, however, also is facing extreme drought, and deliveries to California, Nevada and Arizona are being cut back under \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-12-15/drought-colorado-river-water-agreement\">an agreement signed by the states in December\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How much each agency must curtail customers’ water use under Metropolitan’s order depends on how much each relies on the state aqueduct compared to other sources, such as groundwater or recycled sewage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Water agencies are still figuring out the details. Some local water providers urged the board at today’s meeting to let them continue watering sports fields and parks more frequently so the turf doesn’t dry out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two of the six depend almost entirely on state aqueduct supplies — the \u003ca href=\"https://www.lvmwd.com/about-us\">Las Virgenes Municipal Water District\u003c/a>, which serves 75,000 residents west of Los Angeles, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.calleguas.com/about-calleguas-municipal-water-district/index.asp\">Calleguas Municipal Water District\u003c/a>, which supplies 19 agencies and cities in southeast Ventura County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some communities served by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ieua.org/about-us/\">Inland Empire Utilities Agency\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://upperdistrict.org/service-area/\">Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District\u003c/a> have other sources that may buffer the blow of the new mandate. Los Angeles DWP spokesperson Ellen Cheng did not respond to multiple inquiries about which parts of the city will be affected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the affected agencies, such as Las Virgenes in Calabasas and nearby western Los Angeles County cities, already have cracked down on residents by imposing new escalating rates and penalties, with mixed success. Others, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.ladwpnews.com/ladwp-calls-on-customers-to-step-up-water-conservation-as-rapid-snowmelt-contributes-to-dire-water-supply-outlook-for-los-angeles/\">Los Angeles DWP\u003c/a>, which has limited outdoor watering to three days a week since 2009, have not added any new restrictions during the current drought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, which serves 1 million people in 19 cities from South Pasadena to Azusa, will meet with its local retailers soon to determine what restrictions to put in place to meet the new order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are likely to recommend to our local retailers to implement mandatory water-use restrictions that may not be as low as one day a week. But whatever we think is necessary to reduce consumption so that those local supplies aren’t depleted,” said General Manager Tom Love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not happy that we have to do this. It is challenging. But it is a necessity,” Love said. “And whatever Met does in this regard just provides us the backup to do what we need to do within our service area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have never seen it this severe in my whole career,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though his administration \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/03/newsom-imposes-new-california-water-restrictions-leaves-details-to-locals/\">ordered water suppliers to step up their drought responses\u003c/a>, Gov. Gavin Newsom has largely left it to local water agencies to coax or mandate cuts in water use during \u003ca href=\"https://water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Water-Basics/Drought/Files/Publications-And-Reports/091521-Water-Year-2021-broch_v2.pdf\">some of the state’s driest years on record\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About \u003ca href=\"https://www.mwdh2o.com/planning-for-tomorrow/securing-our-imported-supplies/\">half of water flowing through Southern Californians’ taps comes from elsewhere\u003c/a>, piped from Northern California rivers, the Colorado River or the Owens Valley. Though the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mwdh2o.com/PDF_Who_We_Are/2020_AnnualReport.pdf\">Metropolitan Water District entered 2021 with record amounts in storage\u003c/a>, the last three years have seen the \u003ca href=\"https://mwdh2o.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10710318&GUID=FC0EB9F5-8464-464B-BBE8-A08B4A01FB08\">lowest total deliveries from Northern California reservoirs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Metropolitan’s decision to tighten water restrictions comes on the heels of the \u003ca href=\"https://drought.ca.gov/media/2022/04/CA-Drought-Update-04-18-22.pdf\">driest January, February and March on record\u003c/a>. State officials in March reduced deliveries from the state aqueduct \u003ca href=\"https://water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases/2021/March-21/SWP-Allocation-Update-March-23\">to just 5% of requested supplies\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>'Everything's still being watered'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since the last drought, Southern Californians have conserved, using nearly 16% less water per person per day in 2021 than in 2014. But residential use has increased per capita this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything’s still being watered. And what’s interesting is that there’s no idea of a shortage happening,” said Kareem Gongora, a San Bernardino County planning commissioner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You come to the [Inland Empire], you don’t feel like there’s a drought. Everything is pretty much practically green still, manicured lawns,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gongora, who lives in Fontana, recently moved to a new house. He said he intentionally chose one with a much smaller yard and lawn because of the risk of drought and the price of water. When it rains, he said, he turns his sprinklers off. When it doesn’t, he runs them twice a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We're new to our neighborhood,” he said. “I don't want to make a bad impression on my neighbors” by letting a yard dry out and die.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gongora said he remembered more restrictions and penalties during the last drought, and called Metropolitan’s new restrictions a step in the right direction. “I don't see anything happening at the pace that it should have,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Los Angeles County’s \u003ca href=\"https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/agoura-hills/index.html\">Agoura Hills\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.agourahillscity.org/department/city-council/city-councilmember-deborah-klein-lopez#:~:text=Deborah%20Klein%20Lopez%20is%20a,environmental%20justice%20and%20economic%20equality.\">Mayor Deborah Klein Lopez\u003c/a>'s sprinklers don’t work. She turned them off about two years ago, and let her lawn go brown. She said she has no intention of turning them back on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had new next-door neighbors move in and I was like, ‘I know my lawn is I ugly. I promise — I have two kids in college. It's on my list,’” she said. “But, a brown lawn is a little bit of a badge of honor right now, just because it shows that you're really keen to the severity of the situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking around the neighborhood, she said, another neighbor has a plastic lawn, and some have drought-tolerant gardens. But about a third water lush landscapes, even though their local water supplier, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lvmwd.com/your-water/water-supply-conditions\">Las Virgenes Municipal Water District\u003c/a>, has been trying to convince residents to cut back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each resident in the Las Virgenes water district’s affluent service area has water budgets for their indoor and outdoor use. In December, the district began mandating a 25% reduction in outdoor water use based on each resident’s square footage and whether they have pools and other factors, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcnutt-92b8085/\">Mike McNutt\u003c/a>, a spokesperson for Las Virgenes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of their dependence on dwindling imported supplies, “We consider ourselves, Las Virgenes, and I think, arguably, our neighbors Calleguas Municipal Water District, to be ground zero when it comes to the California drought right now,” he said. “We have to do things that are maybe more significant than others in order to save every drop of water to stretch that as long as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thus far, though, residents have largely failed to cut back — with about half regularly exceeding their water budgets, McNutt said. Water usage in January and February was 6% higher than in 2020, and 37% higher in March.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, Las Virgenes ordered customers to cut outdoor watering even further, down to 50% of their outdoor budget — sending out mass texts, emails and voicemails to alert residents. Those who use 150% more water than allotted face escalating penalties, starting with a warning and increasing to $10 for every extra unit of water for a fifth violation. After the third offense, the district may install a flow-restriction device to cut off irrigation supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, about 3,000 of the 22,000 Las Virgenes households, McNutt said, have repeatedly exceeded their water budgets by more than 150%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we're going to do is take the most egregious of those water wasters, and those are the people that we're going to install the flow-restriction devices on,” he said. “We're not interested in being punitive. 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Any penalties Metropolitan collects will go toward helping member agencies tackle the drought, said Brad Coffey, group manager of water resource management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be some exceptions to allow residents to hand-water trees and shrubs to keep them alive during the hot summer months, and to “allow drip or other high-efficiency irrigation systems to apply water at a weekly volume consistent with the one-day watering restriction imposed on less efficient irrigation systems.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course, it is not sufficient simply to have these restrictions on paper,” Metropolitan managers wrote in a letter to the board. “Member Agencies must be willing and able to impose meaningful penalties for non-compliance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A statewide turf replacement rebate program that began during the height of the last drought put more than $20.5 million toward tearing out Californians lawns, but it expired in June 2020. 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