Bel Air mansion uses 11.8 million gallons of water a year (Los Angeles: 2015, house)

[Cinema Cat]

We're supposed to be in a drought, and here's some uber-rich dude using 11.8 gallons of water a year, probably mostly for his or her lawn. Annual water bill at $90,000: The ‘Wet’ Prince Of Bel Air: 1 Home Uses 12 Million Gallons Of Water Per Year « CBS Los Angeles

[Des-Lab]

The rules don't apply to the wealthy, the politically well connected, or celebrities/athletes. Thus the attempt at "drought shaming" really is a non starter. That's only for 'regular' people.

[Dunbar42]

Riding my bike through Brentwood last week one of the mansions was throwing off a ton of runoff into the street. You would think they'd have some shame. It has been better this year though. I'm noticing a lot less runoff on the streets in those wealthy areas.

[sourdough]

Originally Posted by Des-Lab

The rules don't apply to the wealthy, the politically well connected, or celebrities/athletes. Thus the attempt at "drought shaming" really is a non starter. That's only for 'regular' people.

Oprah's 40 acre Promised land estate in Montecito,Ca. reportedly had a $125,000 water bill last year. Google it for more info.

[Kaphawoman]

Is the the same guy from the Qatar royal family who was speeding his Ferrari through residential streets and running stop signs? I think at this amount of water they need to slap him/her with fines large enough to hurt. Or start rationing. Once this house has reached a certain amount per day, just cut off the supply.

[Kaphawoman]

Is this the same guy from the Qatari royal family who was speeding with residential streets and running stop signs with his Ferrari? I think at this amount of excess they need to be slapped with fines large enough to hurt. Or start rationing. Once that house uses a certain amount on a given day, cut it off for until morning.

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by Dunbar42

Riding my bike through Brentwood last week one of the mansions was throwing off a ton of runoff into the street. You would think they'd have some shame. It has been better this year though. I'm noticing a lot less runoff on the streets in those wealthy areas.

I'd bet it was North Brentwood.

[John_marts]

Originally Posted by Kaphawoman

Is this the same guy from the Qatari royal family who was speeding with residential streets and running stop signs with his Ferrari? I think at this amount of excess they need to be slapped with fines large enough to hurt. Or start rationing. Once that house uses a certain amount on a given day, cut it off for until morning.

I saw that video and as a huge car enthusiast was so angry. 1. to drive that ridiculous on a public street is terrible and 2. To treat a million dollar Ferrari like its a beater civic ( he clipped the mirror and the engine was smoking at the end) is a disgrace to the car community.

But yea, whoever feels like they need to use 12 million gallons of water a year is a greedy POS.

[Kaphawoman]

Originally Posted by John_marts

I saw that video and as a huge car enthusiast was so angry. 1. to drive that ridiculous on a public street is terrible and 2. To treat a million dollar Ferrari like its a beater civic ( he clipped the mirror and the engine was smoking at the end) is a disgrace to the car community.

But yea, whoever feels like they need to use 12 million gallons of water a year is a greedy POS.

Perhaps he regularly drives million dollar cars into the pool, and it needs to be drained everytime.

[JustMike77]

It's just like Al Gore and Leo DiCaprio flying around on private jets and telling us to drive a Prius to save the ozone. There's US and there's THEM.