LAist: Water Supply Alert Issued for SoCal

jrb

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:25:51 -0800

Zach, shoot me an e-mail. You have my address on record right? If not I don't mind posting my junk address. Let me know.

jrb

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:41:08 -0800

OK, called 311, got transfered to DWP's Water Conservation Hot line, where I left a detailed message and my phone #s. Didn't get to speak with a human being, but let's see what happens.

jrb

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:33:22 -0800

No I thought about running, but I live a half a block out side the downtown NC area, I'm actually in Echo Park NC area. I've thought about running as a stake holder since I work in the area. But to answer your question, no I don't know anyone currently on the NC. Street Use Office? Maybe I could get them on Villaraigosa's 311 number? I'll give it a try, and let you know what happens.

Zach Behrens

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:12:05 -0800

jrb, are you involved with your neighborhood council or have contacts with the Street Use office? I smell a post out of this

jrb

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:02:30 -0800

"Staffing is low and they have to witness it themselves." Geeze, they need to ride around and take pictures between 6 and 7 am. They'd close the city budget gap in fines alone. I pass at least five buildings that hose their sidewalks in just the 7 blocks I walk to work every morning.

Zach Behrens

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:44:15 -0800

It is illegal to hose down a sidewalk. Has been for awhile and only now is starting to get enforced. But it's really hard to enforce, according to one Street Use Inspector I spoke to last year. Staffing is low and they have to witness it themselves.

jrb

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:37:20 -0800

Living in downtown L.A. I've noticed that a lot of water gets wasted hosing down the sidewalks. Some buildings have their staff hosing the sidewalk every morning. Seems to me that maybe a broom every two days and a hose down the third day would be enough. I've also noticed that there's usually no water rolling down the storm gutter when a building is using one of those high pressure sprayer machines. Perhaps that should be a requirement.

panasonicyouth

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:31:07 -0800

Well, shit.