Couple Sues Water District Over Rationing
A Calabasas couple sued the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, charging that water rationing rules unfairly discriminate against new residents of the western San Fernando Valley.
The suit filed by Robert Ross, an attorney, asked for an increased water allotment on the grounds that the rationing plan adopted by the district in January grants new residents only 70% as much water as the average customer in the hottest months.
The Las Virgenes district’s rationing plan--which applies to more than 17,000 customers in Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills and Westlake Village--limits residents to 73% of their 1990 use. During the last two months of last summer, the average single-family home used 10,000 cubic feet of water, said Michael Garrick, director of finance and administration for the district.
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