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For: Real America News Updated 26 Apr 2022, 04: 35 pm EDT
The counties of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino took emergency measures in response to the regional droughtl, imposing unprecedented restrictions that will limit outdoor watering to one day per week for approximately 6,,000 of people.
Officials with the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California said that the restriction will apply to its member agencies that rely heavily on supplies of the State Water Project , but asked all residents and businesses to reduce water use by 30% to combat drought conditions. different from anything we have experienced before”.
The water agencies MWD members who do not enforce the requirement among their customers will face fines of up to $2,000 dollars per acre-foot of water delivered in excess of monthly allotment limits.
The state has already severely restricted supplies from the State Water Project, cutting deliveries 5% of the requested allocations.
1/3 of our region – parts of LA, Ventura & San Bernardino counties – faces an emergency because of reliance on severely limited NorCal supplies. We’re requiring these areas to cut back outdoor watering to 1 day a week, but need all #SoCal residents + businesses to save up to 30%.— MWD of SoCal (@mwdh2o) April 26, 452187570
Although the MWD definition of State Water Project dependent areas is still in flux, outdoor irrigation restriction is expected to primarily affect northwestern Los Angeles County areas. Angeles and parts of the San Gabriel Valley.
Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered the MWD and other water providers statewide to step up conservation efforts by advancing contingency plans for water shortages.
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