L.A. is conserving water at record levels, but it’s not enough as drought worsens
Seriina Covarrubias with her dogs, Sage and Dusty, at her home in Altadena. “Action that we take now — and continue to take even after this drought ends — will be important for the future.” The city’s nearly 4 million residents used about 10% less water in August than the same month the prior year, despite this past August being hotter by an average of 3 to 5 degrees, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power reported this week. “We have a lot of water, even on these very dry years, that we’re wasting that we could remediate and capture in the San Fernando Valley,” he said. We want people to continue to be efficient, but to get to a point where there’s some more normal conditions.” Like Garcetti, Upadhyay said water recycling projects will be the key to achieving that goal, including an initiative known as Pure Water Southern California, which will eventually produce up to 150 million gallons daily and significantly supplement supplies. “There is much to be seen still as the water year develops and supply conditions develop,” said Sabrina Tsui, manager of resource development and watershed management at the DWP.
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