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mackerel

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7. Lodi has had that for years.

Reply to pinto (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2014, 12:19 AM

Sep 2014

There are a group of volunteers that drive around and issue out tickets to offenders. So here's the trick for those that live on the Westside, they hire landscaping companies to install timed sprinklers that go off at 3 am for 15 minutes every other morning. No patrol cars and no tickets. If there's run off nobody sees it.

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My city has gone to a 3 day a week water restriction on all landscape water use. 25 min/wk max. [View all] pinto Aug 2014 OP

Your city is being very smart about water usage. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #1

You might want to enlightenment Aug 2014 #2

While almost every city in CA has enacted water restrictions, almond growers in the central valley tularetom Aug 2014 #3

Yeah, I get that. Other the minimizing residential and municipal use what are our choices for ag? pinto Aug 2014 #4

How about the golf courses. Any restrictions on them? eom Cleita Aug 2014 #5

20% decrease in usage. Recycled water when possible. Less green space, more mulch. pinto Aug 2014 #6

Lodi has had that for years. mackerel Sep 2014 #7