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Water restrictions gain traction: Regulations would limit water usage, but councilwoman questions how they will be enforced

Posted by: Maven on July 2, 2009 at 6:51 am

From the Glendale News-Press:

In response to the growing statewide water crisis, the City Council on Tuesday authorized changes to the city’s water conservation ordinance — paving the way for regulations limiting outdoor watering to three times a week in August.

The new regulations take effect Aug. 1, at which point utility officials are expected to ask for and get their three-day-a-week watering restrictions to reduce usage citywide by 10%. Watering would be restricted to Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for no more than 10 minutes a day. Watering irrigation would also be banned between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Glendale Water & Power pushed for the water restrictions to help it stay within a reduced allotment that went into effect Wednesday from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which supplies up to 70% of Glendale’s water.

Glendale joins cities across the region in enacting or preparing for water restrictions. In June, the Crescenta Valley Water District, another Metropolitan client, increased its water rationing, limiting outdoor watering to only two days a week.

In order for the city’s conservation efforts to produce the necessary reduction and keep the utility from incurring heavy penalties from Metropolitan, officials stress that all residents must comply with the regulations. “We have to have 100% compliance,” said Peter Kavounas, assistant general manager for water services. “I think people will respond. I think we will get there.”

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July 2, 2009 · Filed Under Conservation, Southern California

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