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FA r A s a ll Californians know, the severity of the drought put uls in a skate of emergency last year and Governor Brown asked for a voluntary 20 percent reduction in water use statewide. This year looks even more dire. The close of our official rainy season, which provides California with 90 percent of its water, was marked with record high temperatures and record low rainfall, Reservoirs are low. Landscapes are parched. And the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which usually supplies 30 percent of the state's water as it melts through early summer, is at its second - lowest level on record. It's no surprise, then, that Governor Brown issued an Executive Order on April 1, 2015 that called for the first -ever statewide mandatory water reduction to slash water use by 25 percent (compared to 2013 levels) and Increase enforcement to prevent wasteful water use. As a result, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted an expanded emergency regulation and has imposed a new round of water conservation rules, including sharp restrictions on landscape watering as well as orders to restaurants not to serve water to customers unless asked. What does this mean to Santa Ana residents? Santa Aria has already reduced its water consumption by 13% since 2013, which means we still need to achieve an additional 12% In water savings this year. On the next page are the new restrictions and requirements for Santa Ana residents and businesses to comply with state regulations and local ordinances. Continued on nextpooe. EASIEST WAYS TO REDUCE WATER Washing only full loads of dishes and laundry saves 50 gallons of water a week. If every family in the Southland did this, we'd save over 200 million gallons of water every week wanking together. That's over 10 billion gallons of water a year! Outdoors, check your sprinklers for leaks, water in the morning or in the evening when it's cooler. Or better yet, change your thirsty lawn into a yard with California Friendly plants that use a lot less water. I n SANTA ANA WATER QUALITY REPORT EXHIBIT 5 75C -56