“Though Gov. Jerry Brown had urged a voluntary 20% reduction in water use, figures released last month indicated a drop of only 5% statewide for the year. But the State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday updated the monthly survey from water districts to show that consumption had increased 1% in May compared with a year ago. Based on the initial figures, the board last week proposed banning watering lawns, washing cars or sidewalks and running fountains, with violators facing fines up to $500 a day. On Tuesday evening, the board adopted those measures. Police will have the authority to ticket water-wasters.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/15/california-water-use-drought/12682299/
(Visited 33 times, 1 visits today)
Related posts:
China blasts U.S. surveillance program exposed by Edward Snowden
ESM Permanent Bailout Fund Prepares for Prime Time
Rising Hops Prices Make Craft Brewers Jumpy
TSA and Border Patrol stole his life savings but never charged him with a crime
Trump admin. singles out Germany for 'exploiting' US, signals currency war
Reality Check: RNC Pulling Out All Stops To Keep Ron Paul's Name Out Of Nomination
The ‘Cheapest’ Country in the World
Can Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon fix health care?
Russia to vote on banning U.S. adoptions
A new, dangerous job in Mogadishu: tax collector
Oklahoma lawmaker wants death row organ donations
Kim Jong Un woos defectors: Come home. We won’t kill you … promise
More child sex charges for Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Deputy
Households lost from quantitative easing; gov'ts, big business won [2013]
Want to play the market? Count the Fed leak weeks