California calls for more local water conservation

FILE - A sign alerts visitors to the severe drought in Mendocino, Calif., on Aug. 4, 2021. Nearly all Californians may be asked to further cut back on their water use, state officials said Monday, March 28, 2022, as they warned "water scarcity" will shape the future of the nation's most populous state. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)