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San Diego assigns 11 water cops to check waste

Posted by: Maven on June 28, 2009 at 5:04 pm

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

As San Diego water cop Julie Olson drove through the College Area one recent morning, she noticed damp curbs and small puddles along Campanile Drive and Montezuma Road. After poking around the neighborhood, Olson concluded that an apartment complex and some homes seemed to be overwatering their yards.

She issued notices to the property owners, reminding them that letting irrigation water run down the streets is illegal as the region – and state – remains locked in drought. “I do plan to make another trip out (here) and make sure I had some effect,” Olson said. “Because this is so new to all of us, we want to learn what works.”

San Diego’s mandatory water restrictions took effect June 1, and the city is on pace to open 725 investigations into water waste by month’s end. That’s about nine times more than what the city averaged before June.

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June 28, 2009 · Filed Under San Diego

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