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It might be raining today, but Southern California is still drier than we need to be. This is why Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has a "20-year water strategy" he is implementing in response to our water shortage. Today he is going to "call for restricting outdoor irrigation to two days a week, on Mondays and Thursdays only," reports abc7.com. He is also going to "ask the Department of Water and Power to double its number of water conservation teams and to add enforcement hours." You can be a good citizen by being a water narc; if you bust your neighbor watering his lawn on an off-day, or watering his sidewalk, you can give the DWP a call (1-800-DIAL DWP ) or an email and turn their water-wasting asses in.

California is still expected to have its worst drought in history, despite the rain we are seeing over this weekend. As always, DWP and LAist, remind you to turn off your sprinklers during this rainy time, as well as continue to conserve water as much as possible. If you want to learn more about California’s water conditions, please drop by Santa Monica today at 1pm where State Senator Fran Pavey is hosting a conference about Improving Water Conservation and Management in Southern California: Successes and Opportunities

One week after Gov. Schwarzenegger declared a statewide water drought, the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California has issued a water supply alert to the 18 million people in the six counties it serves, which includes Los Angeles County. The alert is the second of three steps to impose water rationing.