Report: everyone else needs to save more water

Most California residents agree that the drought is a major issue facing the state, but there’s disagreement over whether everyone is doing enough to save water.

Sixty six percent of all adults in the state say the regional water supply is a problem, but the same percentage maintains that some people aren’t cutting their water use as much as other people, according to a report by the Public Policy Institute of California.

That opinion isn’t confined to isolated parts of the state but is the majority opinion in all regions and among all political parties, racial and ethnic groups and income groups, the report stated.

In the Inland Empire, 56 percent of those surveyed believe the drought is a major issue facing California.

Seventy six percent of all residents in the Central Valley agreed that the drought is a major issue, the highest percentage of any region.

“The ongoing drought is raising concerns about the long-term water supply,” said Mark Baldassare, president and chief executive officer of the non-partisan institute, in a statement. “Most Californians think their neighbors could be doing more to save water.”

Data in the report was taken from a survey of more than 1,700 adult California residents. The survey was conducted March 8 – March 17.