Berkeley Hills homeowner fined for using too much water
A Berkeley Hills homeowner with a job related to environmental sustainability has been fined for using too much water during California’s current severe drought. The East Bay Municipal Utility District voted in April to mandate a 10% water use reduction from 2020 and instate “excessive use” penalties for households using more than 1,646 gallons of water per day — the strictest policy around water conservation in the Bay Area. The Berkeley homeowner’s name was included in a list of hundreds of violators across the East Bay that was released by the district Tuesday in response to a public records request by Berkeleyside.
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