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Water regulations are planned for Costa Mesa

Posted by: Maven on December 3, 2009 at 7:48 am

From the Daily Pilot:

“Costa Mesa city staff is working on an ordinance that will require multi-family residences and businesses to conserve water.

The ordinance will require new landscaping installations or rehabilitation projects of 2,500 square feet or greater to be water wise, which includes picking drought-tolerant plants and installing irrigation systems that use less water, said Minoo Ashabi, Costa Mesa senior planner.

Assembly Bill 1881 was adopted by the state in 2006 to encourage water conservation, and now all California cities must abide the new requirement beginning Jan. 1.

“This is intended to encourage drought-tolerant plants in the most conservative way for water conservation,” she said. … “

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December 3, 2009 · Filed Under Drought Tolerant Landscaping

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