Water Conservation Laws Go into Effect Today

dumb_sprinkler.jpeg Hello, June. Today means two basic new water rules. Firstly, no using sprinklers on days other than Monday and Thursdays. Easy enough, right? Well, if you're the tattling type and catch a neighbor breaking the new law, you can contact the LA Department of Water & Power's drought buster unit at (800) DIAL-DWP or via e-mail at waterconservationteam@ladwp.com. Also, new rates begin today trying to get people to reduce use by 15%. If not, you could be charged more. It's based on tiers, not what your average use has been over the last year so in theory, you're current habits may already be 15% under what they're looking for. Confused? Here's their Fact Sheet (.pdf) and their FAQ sheet (.pdf).

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Off to a great start, DWP. I logged in for my Tier 1 allotment and was presented with: "Your account does not contain any water meter or there is a problem retrieving your tier one water allotment amount, please try again later."

@solomon...the servers were overloaded for most of the day.

Also, if you live in a duplex, condo or apartment and don't have an individual water meter, you won't have tier usage.

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