Aug 9, 2008 7:45 am US/Pacific
L.A. Approves Higher Fines For Outdoor Water Use
LOS ANGELES
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Residential DWP customers who violate the rules will be fined $100,
which is double the old fine of $50 for a first-time offense.
AP
Angelenos will be subject to higher fines for violating the city's outdoor water usage law under an ordinance unanimously approved without discussion Friday by the Los Angeles City Council.
Residents are prohibited from watering their lawns between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. -- before, the ban was in force between 10 a.m and 5 p.m. As before, watering is limited to 15 minutes a day.
Residents are also prohibited from using a hose to wash off paved surfaces and must wash their cars with a hose with an automatic shut-off nozzle.
Residential DWP customers who violate the rules will be fined $100, which is double the old fine of $50 for a first-time offense.
The fine for businesses that violate the rules quadrupled to $200 from $50.
Repeat residential offenders can be fined up to $300 and commercial customers up to $600.
The water restrictions and fines are part of the $1 billion, 20-year water conservation plan announced in May by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Department of Water and Power General Manager David Nahai.
The plan also prohibits restaurants from serving water unless customers ask for it, and requires hotels and motels to give guests the option of re-using towels and linens.
The proposal now heads to Villaraigosa and will go into effect 30 days after he signs it.
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