FILE - Irrigation pipes sit along a dry irrigation canal on a field near Stockton, Calif. on May 18, 2015. The new law aims to expand the use of recycled water across California to conserve drinking water and strengthen drought resilience. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that aims to increase the use of recycled water throughout the state. 

Senate Bill 31 by Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, allows businesses, homes and government agencies to increase their use of recycled water for irrigation and other uses.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.