Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered salmon and other fish. The move came after Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended key environmental laws.

The funding will support water supply and flood protection projects to adapt to extreme weather caused by climate change.

The statewide mandate includes prohibitions over watering yards, washing cars without a shutoff nozzle, hosing down sidewalks or watering grass within 48 hours after rainfall. 

These chemicals are everywhere. They last forever. They’re expensive to get rid of. And many Californians don’t know they’re drinking them.