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Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought

FILE - Kayakers navigate a narrow section of water near boat docks sitting on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, in Folsom, Calif., Saturday, May 22, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday, May 23, 2022, to impose mandatory, statewide restrictions on water use if people don't start using less on their own as the drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson,File) FILE— Signs alert visitors to the severe drought in Mendocino, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday, May 23, 2022, to impose mandatory, statewide restrictions on water use if people don't start using less on their own as the drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File) FILE - Water flies from a sprinkler on a lawn in Sacramento, Calif., on July 8, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday, May 23, 2022, to impose mandatory, statewide restrictions on water use if people don't start using less on their own as the drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) FILE - In this May 22, 2021, file photo, water drips from a faucet near boat docks sitting on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake in Folsom, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday, May 23, 2022, to impose mandatory, statewide restrictions on water use if people don't start using less on their own as the drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson, File) FILE - In this July 8, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and sign interpreter Julia Townsend stand at the edge of a diminished Lopez Lake near Arroyo Grande, Calif. Newsom threatened Monday, May 23, 2022, to impose mandatory, statewide restrictions on water use if people don't start using less on their own as the drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach. (David Middlecamp/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo via AP, File)
Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought