California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a new executive order calling on local water suppliers to activate their drought contingency plans as California faces its third consecutive year of serious drought.Specifically, the executive order calls on local water suppliers to move to Level 2 of their Water Shortage Contingency Plans, which require locally appropriate actions for conserving water across all sectors and actions for water supply augmentation. Newsom’s executive order also directs the State Water Resources Control Board to consider a ban on watering of decorative grass at businesses and institutions.Danielle Blacet-Hyden, deputy executive director of the California Municipal Utilities Association, released
