TUSTIN : City OKs 4-Phase Water-Saving Plan
The City Council has approved a four-phase water-conservation program that includes such measures as requiring trigger nozzles to wash cars and possible cutoff of water service to violators.
The council will consider mandatory cutbacks of 15% at its meeting April 1.
The plan has phases ranging from a voluntary stage in which the city recommends that residents use less water, to an emergency stage in which all outdoor watering of plants is prohibited and swimming pools and spas may not be filled.
Written notices will be issued to residents who waste water in the first stage. In later stages, violations will carry fines of $25 and up.
For the fifth violation, the city could install a flow-restricting device in the customer’s water line for at least 48 hours and charge the customer $65 to install and remove the device.
On the sixth violation, the city could discontinue water service for at least 24 hours and charge the customer $70 to restore service.
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