OXNARD : New MWD Cutbacks Stall Rationing Plan
The Oxnard City Council declared a water emergency Tuesday but postponed a water conservation plan to reduce consumption by 20% after learning that more severe cutbacks would be needed to meet the requirements of its main water supplier.
On Monday, the Metropolitan Water District, which supplies two-thirds of Oxnard’s water, imposed a 30% cutback on residential users, rendering the city’s proposed water-rationing plan obsolete even before it was scheduled to be adopted.
City officials said they would return Tuesday with a new plan for the council’s consideration.
In a related development, the council scraped a $100,000 rebate program for low-flow toilets from the proposed water-rationing plan after Councilman Michael Plisky complained that the city could not afford it.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
