A new Field Poll shows almost two-thirds of Californians surveyed support Governor Jerry Brown's urban water reduction plan. Ed Joyce reports from Sacramento.
The Field Poll says nearly 89-percent of people surveyed believe the current water shortage in California is serious, with 66-percent saying the drought is ‘extremely serious.’
But 44-percent of homeowners said it would be difficult for them to cut household water use.
About 70 percent said it would be a serious problem for them if their local water district raised household water bills by 15 or 25 percent.
But the poll shows upper-income homeowners were less sensitive to the same size rate increases.
The Field Poll says the current findings represent a "higher level of concern" compared to a similar poll last year.
The findings come from a telephone survey between late-April and mid-May.
