California drought could wither many Los Angeles lawns
Amid the historic drought now entering its third painful summer … the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, has demanded [millions of homes] cut irrigation by 35 percent as of June 1. If things don’t improve by September, authorities say, outdoor water use could be banned entirely. … Since the restriction warnings began, customers have bombarded the Las Virgenes water office — one of 26 public water agencies which operate under the Metropolitan Water District — with angry phone calls.
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