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The city's Energy and the Environment Committee met this morning and passed a water waste crackdown plan, making way for a full city council approval, which will likely occur in September. "The 'drought busters' plan crafted by the Department of Water and Power seeks to punish residents who water their lawns between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., car owners who wash their cars without 'shut-off devices' on their hoses and restaurants that serve water without being asked," reports David Zahniser at the LA Times.
Stricter Water Waste Plan Gets Initial OK
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Any ideas why the 110 off/on ramps will be shut down for 1 year starting tomorrow from the hours of
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My question is this only aimed at Residents? Or is there going to be regulations of how businesses misuse water too?
On my commuter, I constantly see businesses spraying down sidewalks with hoses, There is even a park near my house where the grounds keeper spays down the sidewalk 3 times a week.
I'm sure that businesses on Wilshire in Beverly Hills have enough money to hire a guy to sweep the sidewalk.
@thegodofthor, feel free to snap some photos and e-mail them to me! zach@laist.com
Zach, does your friend still want a tour of downtown?
Shoot me an e-mail.
Is there a website or something to report water use abuse? There are a couple of houses on my way to work where the sprinklers try to water the neighbor across the street but fail miserably.