Santa Clarita Council Restricts Water Usage
The Santa Clarita City Council adopted an emergency ordinance Tuesday that restricts water usage, but stops far short of rationing programs imposed elsewhere in the state.
The ordinance, intended to reduce water use by 25%, makes such practices as hosing off sidewalks and driveways illegal, but does not set reduction goals for each household and business. Other provisions of the ordinance limit the watering of landscaping to every other day .
City officials said rationing is unnecessary for the time being because local wells contain ample water to supply the region, despite cutbacks in state water supplies imposed this week.
A public hearing on the ordinance is scheduled held March 13.
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