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Exerutiue Department ,Ztate of Ulrornia EXECUTIVE ORDER 5-29 -15 WHEREAS on January 17, 2014, 1 proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist throughout the State of California due to severe drought conditions; and WHEREAS on April 25, 2014, 1 proclaimed a Continued State of Emergency to exist throughout the State of California due to the ongoing drought; and WHEREAS California's water supplies continue to be severely depleted despite a limited amount of rain and snowfall this winter, with record low snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains, decreased water levels in most of California's reservoirs, reduced flows in the state's rivers and shrinking supplies in underground water basins; and WHEREAS the severe drought conditions continue to present urgent challenges including: drinking water shortages in communities across the state, diminished water for agricultural production; degraded habitat for many fish and wildlife species, Increased wildfire risk, and the threat of saltwater contamination to fresh water supplies in the Sacramento -San Joaquin Bay Delta; and WHEREAS a distinct possibility exists that the current drought will stretch into a fifth straight year in 2016 and beyond; and WHEREAS new expedited actions are needed to reduce the harmful impacts from water shortages and other Impacts of the drought; and WHEREAS the magnitude of the severe drought conditions continues to present threats beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of any single local government and require the combined forces of a mutual aid region or regions to combat; and WHEREAS under the provisions of section 8558(b) of the Government Code, I find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property continue to exist in California due to water shortage and drought conditions with which local authority is unable to cope; and WHEREAS under the provisions of section 8571 of the California Government Code, I find that strict compliance with various statutes and regulations specified in this order would prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the drought. NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Governor of the State of California, in accordance with the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the State of California, in particular Government Code sections 8567 and 8571 of the California Government Code, do hereby issue this Executive Order, effective immediately. Exhibit 3 25H -57