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Los Angeles residents reducing water and power use; Strict watering restrictions and energy efficiency programs at the DWP have resulted in decreases, city officials say

Posted by: Maven on August 27, 2009 at 6:38 am

From the Los Angeles Times:

“Heeding calls to conserve water and power, Los Angeles residents have significantly reduced water use and installed enough energy-efficient appliances and compact fluorescent light bulbs to save an amount of power equal to that used by 53,000 homes, city officials said Wednesday.

“Angelenos didn’t just meet the challenge, they exceeded it,” Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said at a Wednesday morning news conference.

With strict watering restrictions that limit landscape irrigation to Mondays and Thursdays, the amount of water used by city residents in July declined by 17% compared with the same month the year before, Villaraigosa said. …”

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August 27, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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