L.A. households now limited to only 89 gallons of water daily

By Shepard Ambellas | Intellihub.com

What happens when it all runs out?

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LOS ANGELES — We all use water, but have you ever paid attention to how much do you or your household uses daily?

Well if you haven’t paid much attention, don’t worry, there is still no need to as the government will now track it all for you. Isn’t that nice of them?

So how does it work?

It’s pretty much like any other communist regulation.

It’s all based on your drought number, it’s a number that will essentially regulate the amount of water households are allowed to use daily, keeping everyone within the current rationed amount. That’s what it’s coming down pipe per se as water police will soon rule most city folks lives, especially in California which is currently in beta testing phases.

In fact, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported:

Your local water company, special district or city assigns you and your household a number in gallons — a daily water allocation. Usually, one number applies to maximum indoor water use, i.e. showers, kitchen and bathroom faucets, dishwashers, clothes washers, etc., and an extra allocation is assigned for outdoor use such as lawn irrigation.

Using census records, aerial photography and satellite imagery, an agency can determine a property’s efficient water usage.

At the Irvine Ranch Water District, number of residents, amount of landscaping and even medical needs are factored into a household’s water allocation or water budget. 

“We want you to stay within that budget. That way we know you are using water in an efficient way,” according to an instructional video on the Orange County water agency’s website.

Moreover, certain areas of California are already operational with similar policies and water police are reported to be issuing fines up to $500 a day for violators. And to make matters worse, right now residents of L.A. are only being alloted 89 gallons of water per day per household, which is down from 100 earlier this year.

Other Sources:

81% of California in severe drought, Water Police on patrol — Intellihub.com

About the author:

Shepard Ambellas is the founder and editor-in-chief of Intellihub News and the maker of SHADE the Motion Picture. You can also find him on Twitter and Facebook. Shepard also appears on the Travel Channel series America Declassified.

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