Call DWP To Report Water Waste
The Los Angeles City Council voted today to approve Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's new crackdown on excessive water usage, doubling fines for residents and quadrupling them for businesses.The "drought busters" plan is to punish residents who water their lawns between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., car owners who wash their cars without "shut-off devices" on their hoses and restaurants that serve water without being asked.
The "drought busters" will be assigned to issue warnings to first-time violators and fines to those who are caught two or more times. The DWP also operates a hotline if you want to drop a dime on someone in your neighborhood that's a chronic waster, 1-800-DIAL-DWP.
It's worth noting that at this time the fines are in the proposal stage. The proposal is expected to reach the full council later this month
If you don't want your friends and neighbors turning you in to the busters here is a list of the CURRENT things you cannot do.
• Use water on hard surfaces such as sidewalks, walkways, driveways or parking areas
• Water lawns between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Allow excess water from sprinklers to flood gutters.
• Use water to clean, fill or maintain decorative fountains unless the water is part of a recirculation system.
• Serve water to customers in eating establishments, unless requested.
• Allow leaks to go unattended.
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Roxanne Kotzman is a Daily News Photo Department veteran of nine years. When she and longtime friend Stacy Long
discovered their love all of all things environmentally responsible, they launched Happy Monkey Planet and jumped head-first into the vibrant eco-community.
Wow, so much to learn! But initially the idea is a pretty simple one: Let's change the world through information, education and action.
Rox & Stacy are a lot like you: ecologically minded but sometimes just plain overwhelmed when charged with the task of making a far-reaching difference in the environment. They have jobs, families, homes, lives and pets.
But what if doing better was a simple as a light-bulb change, a reusable canvas grocery bag, recycling that soda can or a cold-water wash?
These eco-chicks just hope to have a little fun, learn a little more, share a lot of information and maybe make the planet a happier, greener, cleaner place.
So what do we do if the culprit is the city itself??