San Mateo Daily Journal
By Julia Lee
San Mateo County was added to the governor’s drought proclamation and officials here are urging water conservation efforts especially as parts of the Bay Area face extreme heat and wildfire season.
The governor asked Californians July 8 to voluntarily cut water use by 15% and added an additional nine counties including San Mateo County to the proclamation.
“Water is a precious essential resource. With San Mateo and Santa Clara counties now included in the governor’s emergency drought proclamation, we all must take steps to ensure we are conserving water and doing our utmost to further water resilience,” state Sen. Josh Becker, D-San Mateo, said in an email.
Becker held a town hall in May on water resilience featuring water experts. He shared water-saving tips found at California Department of Water Resources and SaveOurWater.com.