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Metropolitan Water District starts conservation crackdown

Posted by: Maven on July 1, 2009 at 6:00 am

From the Ventura County Star:

Today is the day to take a good look at your lawn and figure out how much water it really needs. You might turn off the tap while brushing your teeth, too. And washing down your driveway should have stopped some time ago.

Starting today, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is forcing its water purveyors to cut back distribution by 15 percent or pay a hefty penalty. This means in Thousand Oaks, customers may be asked to limit watering their landscaping to three days a week. Repeat offenders could be fined. Already in Simi Valley, anyone watering their lawns during the daytime faces fines. In Agoura Hills, customers will have to pay for any water they use over their allotted amount. In Camarillo, they are drilling a new well in hopes of offsetting the 15 percent reduction.

“Everyone needs to step up,” said Eric Bergh, resources manager for Calleguas Municipal Water District, which supplies all or part of the water to most cities in eastern Ventura County with water from the state. “I think we are going to see a reduction in water use.”

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July 1, 2009 · Filed Under Conservation

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