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Californians, in general, are urged to conserve water now. Why? Because by 2015, water officials statewide predict Riverside County could be unable to provide drinking water to 360,000 people.

Residents can help the situation by watering lawns less, installing efficient irrigation systems and replacing grass with more drought-resistant plants.

Locally, we’ve all seen the streams of water flow through city streets due to overwatering of lawns, or inefficient sprinkler systems.

Local water districts can help property owners, including businesses, design landscaping that conserves water. Most districts offer tips, demonstrations and other information to help property owners transform their landscapes.

One tip is to install sprinkler systems a few feet inward so water doesn’t land on the sidewalk and run into the streets. Rock, or desert plants, make an attractive display along the perimeter of a yard and help stop the runoff.

But because this is the desert, complete yards of desert landscaping makes sense. Residents should reconsider lawns all together. Developers should give strong consideration to installing only desert landscaping in all new developments.

Ongoing drought conditions and lower-than-normal snowpack have water officials around the state searching for ways to help their customers conserve Landscaping Rock. But property owners shouldn’t wait for a mandate. Conserving water is the right thing to do now.

Water districts around the state are preparing for the shortage by planning mandatory conservation programs. This is a smart move because simply asking people to conserve may not be enough to meet the growing demands our population puts on the water supply.

Here in the valley, Coachella Valley Water District officials are considering a tiered billing system that would help conserve water within a year.

Based on other districts around the state, the CVWD could keep a base rate for the majority of its customers, but charge higher rates for customers who exceed normal use, according to a tier system. Landscaping Rock It’s been successful in other districts around the state and deserves consideration in the Coachella Valley.

Meanwhile, we encourage residents to avoid overwatering lawns and consider making other changes in landscaping to conserve water - the desert’s most precious resource.

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Maryville and Alcoa residents are now under mandatory water conservation rules because of the drought, officials said today.

Prior to today鈥檚 measure, residential customers had only been asked to voluntarily conserve water by stopping the irrigation of lawns, plants, and trees on their property as well as washing their cars, officials said.

According to Maryville City Manager Greg McClain, the water level of the Little River has dropped to 40 cubic feet per second, forcing authorities to ban watering lawns or gardens as well as prohibiting car washing and filling swimming pools. Residents with automatic sprinkler system also are being asked to completely turn off their timers.

Irrigation will stop at Maryville public facilities, schools, business and industries, according to a city press release.

The measure 鈥渁lso calls for voluntary cutbacks of water usage at car wash facilities, nurseries, landscaping businesses, and stores that sell plants, shrubs, and other vegetation,鈥?the release said.

Failing to comply may cost customers $50 per citation plus court costs.

In Alcoa, the ban applies both to residential and commercial customers, said Alcoa Engineering and Public Works Director Kenny Wiggins.

The conservation measures will last 鈥渦ntil we get some rain,鈥?Wiggins said.

Although Maryville and Alcoa operate separate water treatment plants, both cities draw their water from the Little River, he said.

Alcoa has about 10,000 metered customers and pumps between nine and 10 million gallons of water per day, he said.

鈥淚 think both cities will take a soft-handed approached at first,鈥?Wiggins said. 鈥淚f a homeowner is found to be watering a lawn the first call may be a warning. Maybe they don鈥檛 read the paper or watch the TV.

鈥淏ut if there are a numerous violations they could be cited, with each day being an additional citation.鈥?/p>

More details as they develop online and in Saturday鈥檚 News Sentinel.

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