To: Governor Gavin Newsom
California water conservation for all
We urge you to require mining, oil, and gas companies, as well as big industry and agriculture, to take steps that will reduce the water they use, just as ordinary individuals are properly being required to reduce their water use.
Why is this important?
We in California are obviously suffering from a severe drought, and everyone in the state needs to do something significant. As agriculture, industry, and mining--including oil and gas drilling--use by far the most water, they need to do the most. Reduced showers, lawn irrigation and the like can only alleviate a small part of the water shortage. Governor Brown needs to require actual reduction of water use by those who use the most water and can reduce their use without undue hardship, by using watering fields at times least likely to result in evaporation and installing drip systems on an expedited basis.