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City Will Remain in a “Stage 2 Water Shortage Level” Despite Recent Wet Winter

/in , , /by /Santa Monica Daily Pressby Scott Snowden

Council voted unanimously to continue the 20 percent reduction in water use per the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan last week despite an abnormally wet winter that pulled much of the state out of drought. The decision was part of the Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report that is due each year by July 1 to the California Department of Water Resources and also requires formal adoption by Santa Monica City Council.

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Ventura County’s City-by-City Guide to Water-Use Restrictions Amid California Drought

/in , , /by /VC Starby Cheri Carlson, Brian J. Varela, Wes Woods II, and Mike Harris

After California’s record dry start to the year, efforts to conserve water have created a patchwork of rules for residents that sometimes vary by city or even by neighborhood.

Emergency regulations took effect statewide, prohibiting water waste and requiring water providers to address a 20% water shortage.

Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California imposed stricter rules for several communities in Ventura, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.

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