Community | June 04, 2009 | 4 comments

City of Los Angeles institutes mandatory water restrictions due to drought

source: http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2009/06/04/news_-_features/area/a1.txt

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In response to severe drought conditions that have affected California, the City of Los Angeles has implemented mandatory water conservation measures.

The measures which took effect Monday, June 1st, restrict landscape watering with automatic sprinklers to Mondays and Thursdays, before 9 a.m. and after 4 p.m., according to Councilman Bill Rosendahl’s office. Watering by hand with a flow-control nozzle is allowed on any day, before 9 a.m. and after 4 p.m. No watering whatsoever is allowed between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The Department of Water and Power has additionally implemented a shortage year rate schedule to provide customers with a financial incentive to conserve water. Under the shortage year rates, a customer’s Tier 1 water allotment will be reduced by 15 percent, and the billing rate for Tier 2 water consumption will increase.

A customer’s Tier 1 water allotment is calculated based on a number of factors, including lot size and temperature zone. Customers can check their Tier 1 allotment size at www.ladwp.com/ (My Account section) or by calling (800) DIAL-DWP (342-5397).

Customers already conserving 15 percent below their Tier 1 allotment will see no change in their bills, and customers who take new steps to reduce water consumption will see their bills decrease. Customers who exceed the reduced Tier 1 allotment will pay a higher rate for each additional gallon.

Other proposed conservation measures are that commercial laundry and car wash systems use re-circulated water, hotels give guests the option to re-use their towels without washing them daily and restaurants serve water to customers only upon request.
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4 comments // City of Los Angeles institutes mandatory water restrictions due to drought

  • masterzip
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      masterzip  

    • Unlucky for L.A. (a catch 22 situation)
      this obviously means higher prices for water.
      I live in Northern California, where we instituted a mandatory 15% cut in water useage for residents. Once the Bay Area residents were on board w/ this, made all the necessary sacrifices the local water company complained it is not making enough cash to support liabilities, and demanded and increase by 10% in our water bills. So now we receive less water and it is more expensive than ever. I would expect that L.A. will run into the same problem soon.

    • 2 years ago
  • JanforGore
  • spandadham
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      spandadham  

    • I've been saying all day that I was a little miffed that the guys were watering in Griffith Park yesterday when the ground was still wet from the rain and more was forecast for last night.

    • 2 years ago
  • JanforGore
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