COSTA MESA, Calif.—Amid California’s ongoing drought, Mesa Water District, a water supplier serving roughly 110,000 residents, is requiring its customers to reduce outdoor watering to four days a week, fix plumbing issues within 72-hours, and not water any non-recreational or decorative grass.
Mesa Water District is among many urban water suppliers in California that are under a state mandate to limit water use, effective June 10.
“We encourage everyone to use water wisely,” Celeste Carrillo, a spokeswoman for Mesa Water District, told The Epoch Times. “But for the most part, Californians are efficient water users.”
The Mesa Water District in Costa Mesa, Calif., on June 1, 2021. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
In addition, the water district’s customers are also prohibited from watering or irrigating lawns, landscapes, and other vegetated areas with potable water between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m….