Candidate for LA City Council, District 5 March 3, 2009 Primary Election
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Drought in LA At the beginning of June '08, Gov. Schwarzenegger proclaimed a statewide drought - after two years of below average rainfall, low snowmelt runoff and the largest court-ordered restrictions on water transfers in state history, according to a June 5, 2008 Los Angeles Times report. The City of Los Angeles put in effect the Prohibited Water Use Ordinance, which states that residence cannot: use water on hard surfaces such as sidewalks, walkways, driveways or parking areas (with the exception of water brooms), water their lawns between 10am-5 pm through September, allow excess water from sprinklers to flood gutters, use water to clean, fill or maintain decorative fountains unless the water is part of a recirculation system, serve water to customers in eating establishments, unless requested, or allow leaks to go unattended. LADWP has reinstated something called the "Drought Buster" program (first initiated during the severe drought of the early 1990s). These Busters will go around looking for prohibited uses of water, trying to enforce the practice of conservation. The LADWP offers rebates and incentives to residents and business owners to help conserve water. For details about these offers, visit Rebates and Programs. Recently, Los Angeles City Council passed a rate increase for the DWP. With this approved rate increase, the average customer will pay about $1 per month, beginning July 1, 2008. It is critical that LADWP spend the newly generated revenue wisely this summer season. |
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