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LA Moves to Ration Water

Statewide water shortage means LA may impose first water limits since 1991

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(Newser) – Los Angeles is taking steps toward rationing water for the first time since 1991, reports Reuters. The LA Department of Water and Power has approved a plan to charge a penalty rate for water use over a set monthly limit that will take effect in May unless it is vetoed by the City Council. Recent storms have done little to alleviate the statewide water shortages caused by a drought now in its third year.

An unidentified gardener waters a driveway in Los Angeles.
An unidentified gardener waters a driveway in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Water from the Sierra Nevada range flows along the California Aqueduct. State water managers say recent storms have done little to alleviate shortages caused by the state's three-year-old drought.
Water from the Sierra Nevada range flows along the California Aqueduct. State water managers say recent storms have done little to alleviate shortages caused by the state's three-year-old drought.   (©Omar Omar)
Run-off water drains into a street gutter from a Los Angeles home late last year, in violation of city regulations governing water use for landscaping and gardens.
Run-off water drains into a street gutter from a Los Angeles home late last year, in violation of city regulations governing water use for landscaping and gardens.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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