California drought: State approves sweeping restrictions on water use

[KamaAina]

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-drought-State-approves-sweeping-6139559.php

California officials approved new water restrictions Tuesday, limiting households to just two days of outdoor watering in some parts of the state while requiring restaurants to serve water only upon request and hotels to get guest approval before washing the linens.

The rules mark unprecedented territory for the state, which has historically let local water agencies, with their unique supplies and demands, manage how their customers use water. But with California poised for a fourth year of drought and conservation lagging, the State Water Resources Control Board demanded statewide action.

The agency’s regulations add to restrictions put in place last year that rein in outdoor water use, for example, barring people from hosing down driveways. The new rules, though, tread deeper into homes, businesses and the lives of most Californians, and are indicative of the worsening water situation....

The mandates, which carry fines of up to $500, take effect after a procedural review by state legal advisers, expected by late April or early May and will run for 270 days. Water board officials, though, said they plan to consider making at least some of the rules permanent.

h/t arcane1 , who commented, "Meet the new normal."

[upaloopa]

1. I am buying a new house in CA in a new development.

There will be no grass to water and only drought tolerant landscaping.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

2. Only Americans (I think) water lawns in the summer, do Canadians?

Other than golf courses, most people with a brain dont water lawns in the summer.

I am one of the brainless, I have watered lawns my entire life, not anymore.

[Travis_0004]

6. Canada is a bit further north than California.

Because the summer is not as hot there is little need to water their lawn.

I see nothing wrong with watering your lawn depending on where you live. The great lakes region has plenty of water.

[4139]

3. Another article, makes good points like there is only 1 water cop for LA County

http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2015/03/16/california-considers-sweeping-water-restrictions-rations/24875207/

[KamaAina]

4. Is he named Jake?

[4139]

5. Jake Gittes? How did you know!?

[Jamaal510]

7. If I remember correctly,

just a few years ago when the amount of rainfall was higher and when people were conserving water, they still found a way to jack up prices.

[SoapBox]

8. And yet, I'll bet, that the Brentwood, Beverly Hills crowd

will just keep on flooding those lawns...

All while we try to cut back on laundry and dish washing.