Summary
With regional and state water officials warning that water rationing is likely this summer, area cities are scrambling to implement water conservation rules.
Last night the El Monte City Council approved a plan that would place increasingly strict restrictions on water use if the city's water supply is cut by 10 to 50 percent.See the full content of this document
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Cities Prepare for Water Rationing
"We are now being asked to have ordinances that have teeth. The days of 'please conserve' are ending," said El Monte deputy city attorney Richard Padilla, who helped draft the ordinance.
The Metropolitan Water District has encouraged cities to approve rules that would permanently prohibit outdoor water...See the full content of this document
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