LOS ANGELES — Big headache or more of the same? That’s the question that jeansmakers and mall owners in California are asking as the entire state moves to comply with Gov. Jerry Brown’s historic executive order to cut water use by 25 percent amid a devastating drought. With no end to the four-year drought in sight, the apparel industry is trying to figure out how to adjust to the aqua austerity issued by the governor after measuring the lowest snowpack that supplies about 30 percent of California’s water needs. Details on what the restrictions entail will be clearer once the state’s Water Resources Control Board fleshes out just how local municipalities will go about meeting the mandatory reduction. A proposal is expected in the middle of the month, with adoption of that plan to come as early as May. One thing is for certain: The cost of doing business in the Golden State will likely go up. After surviving the Great Recession, record-high unemployment and a protracted labor dispute at the West Coast ports, manufacturers and property owners are bracing for potential rate hikes after the governor ordered local agencies to examine their current pricing for water users. What the new cost structures
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