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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: theking on June 02, 2022, 06:05:23 PM
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'Climate change whiplash': California tightens water restrictions in midst of worst-ever drought
A lot of lawns will be dying this summer, as new restrictions on water use took effect on Wednesday for 6 million residents in Southern California.
In its third straight year of severe drought, California is currently experiencing its driest year on record, a pattern that scientists have said is linked to climate change. That has led to cutbacks in the amount of water being delivered to Southern California residents via the State Water
...“People need to take these restrictions seriously. There is not enough SWP water coming from Northern California this year to meet normal demands. So we must do everything we can to lower our use and stretch this limited supply,” Metropolitan general manager Adel Hagekhalil said in a statement. Hagekhalil warned that if customers don’t comply with these restrictions, even more stringent action will be required.
...And some, especially in wealthier neighborhoods, are simply flouting the rules, although officials insist there will be rigorous enforcement, with fines of up to $600 for violations.
Mirna Prado, whose husband is a gardener for houses in Beverly Hills and Bel Air, said some of her husband’s clients have instructed him to keep watering even when it’s prohibited. “Some say they are paying so much for landscaping, they don’t want to [follow the restrictions],” Prado told the newspaper. “They prefer to pay the fine.”