New Water Restrictions in Effect for Millions Across Southern California

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New Water Restrictions in Effect for Millions Across Southern California
By: Dana Griffin - 7-San Diego News 06-01-22
Re: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loc...ornia/2961325/

As the state runs dry, everyone is being asked to make small changes that could make a huge difference.

This summer, some will be taking shorter showers and lawns will turn yellow as Southern Californians try to conserve water during the drought.

While it mostly affects the Los Angeles area, all Californians are being asked to save water.

Last month -- when the state water board approved rules that went into effect on Wednesday -- Governor Gavin Newsom said in part, “These conservation measures are increasingly important as we enter the summer months. I’m asking all Californians to step up because every single drop counts.”

San Diego County’s 24 water districts set their own regulations to save up to 20% of water. In Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Water District is calling for a 35% reduction in water use.

The Vallecitos Water District in San Marcos serves 105,000 customers.

Homeowners are allowed to water their lawn three days a week but only before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m., to avoid losing water to evaporation. Restaurants can only serve water upon request. And hotels give you the option to not have your towels and linens washed every day.

To help the state reach its goal, the district’s water conservation supervisor Chris Robbins suggests people knock a minute off their shower time, wash only full loads of laundry and dishes and turn running water off when washing your hands and brushing your teeth.

“Everybody has to give a little and do their part,” Robbins said.

Check with your local water district to see what new rules are in place. If you are defiant after a warning, you could be fined.

The most recent drought started in December 2011 and lasted until March 2019.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Personal note: HC I'm sure you're one of those being impacted by the low rainfall and resulting burnt grass and huge forest fires. Lake Meade is drying up faster and faster of late. When I was living in Colorado I'd go past Lake Meade a few times and see the water
lines on the walls dropping quite abit. The Navajo indians working at the plants would
show us the rainfall was very little and moreso each year. The power-plants need
coolant and its getting lower and lower pretty quick.

1st Photo link: https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/...7/original.jpg
You can see the water droppage in this photo - pretty extreme.

2nd photo shows a sunken boat exposed from the water hundred's of
feet below the original waterline. Show a former sunken boat sitting on the
cracked earth hundreds of feet - from what is now the shoreline at Lake Mead National Recreation - Area, photographed on May 9, 2022, near Boulder City.

3rd photo show just much lower the water level has dropped since 1935.
https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/...6/original.jpg
An aerial view of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, seen on January 11, 2022, as the water was reaching one of its lowest levels since the dam was first constructed in 1935 #
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This is also a factor of all the fires of late in California and the western states.
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This also explains why so many forest fires are burning like they are in recent
news reports. Climate changes for sure - what's the fix? or is there one?
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