Water use across the L.A. region has been creeping back up, despite the dire warnings from Nevada and Colorado. I know that almost all ICI type properties have reduced outdoor water to where it should be. Six years ago the hardest group to convince was the estate owners, and that is still the case. One homeowner in San Marino told me "I don't need to use less water because I bring jobs to the area." Reality seems to have left the building. Beverly Hills continues to be a conundrum- the city administration has been insisting since 2013 they have cut way back and are doing great. They are not even doing so-so, as my videos on youtube clearly show. The fines for runoff (fugitive water) in Albuquerque top out at $2,000- per month. That's one reason the GPCD is now at 120.  Re Daniel's comment, yes, that is true, but urban outdoor use has to drop also, more than the initial 25%, or in 5 years Lake Mead will stop working, severely impacting all of the lower basin.  [per the head of Nevada water].

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Water use across the L.A. region has been creeping back up, despite the dire warnings from Nevada and Colorado. I know that almost all ICI type properties have reduced outdoor water to where it should be. Six years ago the hardest group to convince was the estate owners, and that is still the case. One homeowner in San Marino told me "I don't need to use less water because I bring jobs to the area." Reality seems to have left the building. Beverly Hills continues to be a conundrum- the city administration has been insisting since 2013 they have cut way back and are doing great. They are not even doing so-so, as my videos on youtube clearly show. The fines for runoff (fugitive water) in Albuquerque top out at $2,000- per month. That's one reason the GPCD is now at 120.  Re Daniel's comment, yes, that is true, but urban outdoor use has to drop also, more than the initial 25%, or in 5 years Lake Mead will stop working, severely impacting all of the lower basin.  [per the head of Nevada water].