Seventy-five percent of Californians favor water restrictions imposed by local water providers
7/24/2014 6:36:10 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
California
Start Date: 7/8/2014
- End Date: 7/15/2014
Seventy-five percent of Californians favor water restrictions imposed by local water providers, according to a survey conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California. Eighty percent of those surveyed in Los Angeles support mandates, although water use did not drop much in response to Gov. Brown’s call for water conservation.
More than 50 percent of the survey participants feel that water supply is an enormous problem in their region, but hold differing views on the reason. Many think that climate change will bring more droughts to California, but most believe that natural weather patterns led to the three-year drought.
The survey took place between July 8 and 15 and involved 1,705 adults. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.), July 23, 2014
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