Drought - Governors Call for Action - What does this mean? (San Diego: 2014, rental)

[happyinca]

I don't have the answer to my own question yet. Link below is from the Water Authority's web site. Since we plan for drought and have already cut back 20% as a region, I am not sure that we will be affected. If I find useful information I will try and post it for those that want to know about water and everyone should get educated about this stuff. I don't see the Drought ending anytime soon.

Governor

[bigdaddy5]

I'm predicting stiffer fines for folks who leave their sprinklers on and having excessive water runoff from their yards to the street. Don't wash your cars on your driveways anymore, take it to the local carwash.

I heard the fines are in the hundreds of dollars.

[happyinca]

Originally Posted by bigdaddy5

I'm predicting stiffer fines for folks who leave their sprinklers on and having excessive water runoff from their yards to the street. Don't wash your cars on your driveways anymore, take it to the local carwash.

I heard the fines are in the hundreds of dollars.

I have not heard of "Water Cops" in our County yet. Honestly I would volunteer. I hate seeing water wasted.

[Axxlrod]

I got a "friendly reminder" from the carlsbad water dept last week. It was a postcard type paper hung around my front door knob.

I guess my days for sprinklers are Mon/Wed/Sat and I got the notice on a Friday. I guess my sprinklers were on that morning. My gardner handles the sprinkler timer, so I changed it.

Even though reducing residential water use won't make a dent in the drought, I'll still do my part...

- reduce sprinkler use
- reduce shower time
- only run full loads of dishes/laundry
- sweep the concrete instead of using hose
- wash our cars at the local car wash, instead of in my driveway

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Does anyone know if the military housing complexes use reclaimed water? I was cruising KM on my bike and was amazed almost an entire neighborhood was lush green vegetation and lawns. There are some HOAs still ignoring it too.

[CatWarmer]

We have theoretical sprinkling restrictions every summer in our Chicagoland suburb even though we get water from Lake Michigan (it's part of the agreement to get the water). We're only supposed to water lawns between 6-10am and 6-10pm, on even/odd days matching your house number. We observe the rules but it's widely ignored in our suburb.

Now we're moving to San Diego to a house with a front lawn and a little grass in the back, and a built in irrigation system. We already only run full dishwashers and laundry, so that's not an issue. Plus we're used to dirty cars all winter until the spring thaw when we wash off the road dirt (at a car wash) so not much change there either.

I guess this means shouldn't use our two person whirlpool bath too often...

[Pedro2000]

Originally Posted by CatWarmer

We have theoretical sprinkling restrictions every summer in our Chicagoland suburb even though we get water from Lake Michigan (it's part of the agreement to get the water). We're only supposed to water lawns between 6-10am and 6-10pm, on even/odd days matching your house number. We observe the rules but it's widely ignored in our suburb.

Now we're moving to San Diego to a house with a front lawn and a little grass in the back, and a built in irrigation system. We already only run full dishwashers and laundry, so that's not an issue. Plus we're used to dirty cars all winter until the spring thaw when we wash off the road dirt (at a car wash) so not much change there either.

I guess this means shouldn't use our two person whirlpool bath too often...

If the drought gets worse and worse, you will have a far different experience in SD. There are many HOAs who rat people out over tiny infractions already, I can imagine many places will have certain individuals stalking their neighbors water usage. SD isn't Chicago when it comes to water.

[RainbowHope]

We live in a rental home, and we water as little as possible. Unfortunately, it is part of the lease that we have to maintain the lawn, but if we have restrictions that make it so we can't do that anymore, I will gladly ask for the lease to be modified to reflect that.

[expatCA]

What does it mean? Higher costs no matter what. Oh, and less water as well.

Supply, demand and ... money.

[happyinca]

Originally Posted by RainbowHope

We live in a rental home, and we water as little as possible. Unfortunately, it is part of the lease that we have to maintain the lawn, but if we have restrictions that make it so we can't do that anymore, I will gladly ask for the lease to be modified to reflect that.

Here is an article about a law signed last summer where you can't be fined for not watering a lawn. It refers to HOA's but it might include landlords. Worth looking into. So many people still have no clue about the drought/water shortages. It makes no sense for us to try and look tropical when we get so little rain. That is why this law was enacted. HOA's were fining people for not watering enough.

Gov. Brown: HOA’s can’t fine residents who don’t water their lawns | FOX5 San Diego