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Water Outing
Restaurants in California are not supposed to serve water unless asked. Will that make much of a difference?
The answer is no, but what about car washing, sprinklers, etc.?
To pressure citizens to not waste water, California Launches “Drought Shaming” Website.
California is launching a website that lets residents tattle on water wasters, from neighbors with leaky sprinklers to waiters who serve water without asking.
California has multiple restrictions on water use, including banning washing cars with hoses that don’t shut off and restricting lawn-watering within two days of rainfall. But enforcement varies widely across the parched state.
Residents can send details and photos of water waste at www.savewater.ca.gov. Complaints are then sent to local government agencies based on the address of the offense.
Tipsters wary of being outed as the neighborhood snitch can remain anonymous. The site went online Thursday as the latest conservation initiative.
Massive Fire Jumps 20,000 Acres Overnight
MarketWatch reports Massive California Fire Jumped 20,000 Acres Overnight.
A wildfire that has been raging in northern California since last Wednesday jumped 20,000 acres overnight, and has now charred 47,000 acres and is threatening 6,300 homes. Fire officials say the massive blaze, called the Rocky Fire, in the Lower Lake area north of San Francisco is only 5% contained. Already it has destroyed 24 homes and 26 outbuildings.
California Fires Map
Google Maps and CAL Fire created this California Fires Map.
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