A Tale of Four Droughts
Brown orders California's first mandatory water restrictions: 'It's a different world' - LA TimesApril 1, 2015
Gov. Jerry Brown, standing on a patch of brown grass in the
Sierra Nevada that is usually covered with several feet of snow at this time of
year, on Wednesday announced the first mandatory water restrictions in
California history.
Sierra Nevada that is usually covered with several feet of snow at this time of
year, on Wednesday announced the first mandatory water restrictions in
California history.
"It's a different world," he said. "We have
to act differently."
to act differently."
Brown was on hand Wednesday as state officials took stock of
historically abysmal levels of snowpack in the Sierra Nevada amid the state's
grinding drought. It was the first time that a governor attended the measuring
event, which has taken place at Lake Tahoe since 1942.
historically abysmal levels of snowpack in the Sierra Nevada amid the state's
grinding drought. It was the first time that a governor attended the measuring
event, which has taken place at Lake Tahoe since 1942.
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