CNN: Calif. Officials Are Hoping People Will Replace Grass with Fake Turf, as the Climate Crisis Is Getting Worse

CABRERA California is dealing ░░░░░░░░ an unprecedented drought and ░░░░░░░░ is getting worse Today ░░░░░░░░ water restrictions are kicking ░░░░░░░░ for millions of people ░░░░░░░░ southern California CNN s ░░░░░░░░ Elam joins us with ░░░░░░░░ how dire the situation ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts ELAM voice ░░░░░░░░ With no rainfall and ░░░░░░░░ high temperatures exacerbating the ░░░░░░░░ dry conditions the southwest ░░░░░░░░ drought is intensifying 11 ░░░░░░░░ California is now in ░░░░░░░░ drought the worst designation ░░░░░░░░ to the U S ░░░░░░░░ monitor Add to that ░░░░░░░░ Mead the nation s ░░░░░░░░ reservoir which keeps draining ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented lows from human ░░░░░░░░ to old boats The ░░░░░░░░ fall is revealing secrets ░░░░░░░░ hidden under water UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ There s probably two ░░░░░░░░ engines under the mud ░░░░░░░░ voice over for the ░░░░░░░░ time Lake Mead which ░░░░░░░░ water to millions of ░░░░░░░░ in the west has ░░░░░░░░ to a level that ░░░░░░░░ force the federal government ░░░░░░░░ institute a second tier ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented water restrictions following ░░░░░░░░ first round of cuts ░░░░░░░░ January Officials now say ░░░░░░░░ s likely to drop ░░░░░░░░ 12 feet by this ░░░░░░░░ By September 2023 the ░░░░░░░░ expects the lake will ░░░░░░░░ be 19 full For ░░░░░░░░ southwest that could mean ░░░░░░░░ most severe level of ░░░░░░░░ cuts AARON We re ░░░░░░░░ about a foot a ░░░░░░░░ right now because of ░░░░░░░░ agricultural demands downstream ELAM ░░░░░░░░ over California is one ░░░░░░░░ those states that relies ░░░░░░░░ water from Lake Mead ░░░░░░░░ two largest reservoirs Shasta ░░░░░░░░ and Lake Oroville are ░░░░░░░░ critically low levels at ░░░░░░░░ half of their historical ░░░░░░░░ NEWSOM We are doing ░░░░░░░░ we had signaled was ░░░░░░░░ to happen ELAM voice ░░░░░░░░ For months Gov Gavin ░░░░░░░░ has called on residents ░░░░░░░░ businesses to voluntarily cut ░░░░░░░░ water usage by 15 ░░░░░░░░ in March urban water ░░░░░░░░ rose by 19 from ░░░░░░░░ same month in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ Newsom to pressure the ░░░░░░░░ s largest urban water ░░░░░░░░ to beef up their ░░░░░░░░ conservation efforts or potentially ░░░░░░░░ a significant reduction in ░░░░░░░░ use statewide this summer ░░░░░░░░ response municipalities and agencies ░░░░░░░░ taking action The state ░░░░░░░░ Resources Control Board voted ░░░░░░░░ ban watering any ornamental ░░░░░░░░ at commercial sites In ░░░░░░░░ Angeles outdoor watering is ░░░░░░░░ allowed two days a ░░░░░░░░ In the Bay Area ░░░░░░░░ least two water districts ░░░░░░░░ enforcing excessive water usage ░░░░░░░░ fines The East Bay ░░░░░░░░ Utility District is also ░░░░░░░░ to release the names ░░░░░░░░ customers who excessively violate ░░░░░░░░ mandatory restrictions All this ░░░░░░░░ it s not even ░░░░░░░░ yet Clip ends ELAM ░░░░░░░░ these agencies and municipalities ░░░░░░░░ targeting the outdoor watering ░░░░░░░░ they say most residential ░░░░░░░░ are actually using 50 ░░░░░░░░ their water to irrigate ░░░░░░░░ But there are things ░░░░░░░░ can do like this ░░░░░░░░ this fake turf and ░░░░░░░░ this bark here and ░░░░░░░░ is what they re ░░░░░░░░ many people decide to ░░░░░░░░ during this drought is ░░░░░░░░ move away from grass ░░░░░░░░ as we know it ░░░░░░░░ getting drier and drier ░░░░░░░░ as the climate crisis ░░░░░░░░ getting worse CABRERA Wow ░░░░░░░░ s important to share ░░░░░░░░ that Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Stephanie.”