The board for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power passed an ordinance Wednesday setting up a mechanism to fine major water users who don’t cut back their consumption. The mechanism would provide for monthly fines of $1,000 to $40,000 for “unreasonable usage.” The board also added additional penalties for minor water violators that […]
Although Southern California has experienced several recent storms, including one just last week, such is simply a drop in the bucket when it comes to the state’s ongoing drought, experts say. In Northern California, the snowpack is 110 percent of what it usually is this time of year. Everywhere else, it is 75 percent. With […]
The revelation was as shocking as it was incomprehensible: Someone in Bel-Air used 11.8 million gallons of water in a single year. Appalled officials had no choice but to react when they found out last fall. Councilman Paul Koretz called the consumption “a slap in the face to neighbors” who had conserved during four years […]
Ever since a series of winter storms began dumping rain and snow in Northern California last year, officials have been looking for tangible signs that all those storms were making a dent in the state’s four-year drought. This week delivered some pretty powerful evidence. The latest storms over the weekend pushed California’s biggest reservoir past […]
DWP board OK’s plan to start fining major water users up to $40k
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Katherine Davis-YoungThe board for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power passed an ordinance Wednesday setting up a mechanism to fine major water users who don’t cut back their consumption. The mechanism would provide for monthly fines of $1,000 to $40,000 for “unreasonable usage.” The board also added additional penalties for minor water violators that […]
Recent Rainfall Just A Drop In The Bucket To Alleviating California’s Drought
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS (Los Angeles)Although Southern California has experienced several recent storms, including one just last week, such is simply a drop in the bucket when it comes to the state’s ongoing drought, experts say. In Northern California, the snowpack is 110 percent of what it usually is this time of year. Everywhere else, it is 75 percent. With […]
DWP Unveils a Plan to Punish Water Wasters–But it Could Take Some Time to Implement
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Matt StevensThe revelation was as shocking as it was incomprehensible: Someone in Bel-Air used 11.8 million gallons of water in a single year. Appalled officials had no choice but to react when they found out last fall. Councilman Paul Koretz called the consumption “a slap in the face to neighbors” who had conserved during four years […]
Latest Storms are Filling Reservoirs and Bringing Hopes of a ‘March Miracle’
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Joseph SernaEver since a series of winter storms began dumping rain and snow in Northern California last year, officials have been looking for tangible signs that all those storms were making a dent in the state’s four-year drought. This week delivered some pretty powerful evidence. The latest storms over the weekend pushed California’s biggest reservoir past […]