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Mayor Villaraigosa to decide early next year if mandatory water restrictions are necessary

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 12, 2007 at 7:08 am

From the Los Angeles Times:

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Tuesday that he will decide early next year whether to impose mandatory curbs on water usage in Los Angeles. “I will reassess that at the beginning of the year,” Villaraigosa said. “We’re going to have to do substantially better in conserving and reducing our water use.”

In the past, city Department of Water and Power officials have said that they would not make that decision until February or March, after reviewing weather conditions.

In early June, the mayor issued a plea for residents to rein in their water use by 10%, pointing to a record dry year and a small snowpack in the eastern Sierra Nevada, source of 50% or more of the city’s water. Despite Villaraigosa’s request, overall water use in the city stayed virtually unchanged from June through October, The Times reported Monday.

Long Beach has achieved significant water conservation since implementing mandatory restrictions in September.

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December 12, 2007 · Filed Under Conservation

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