Water pours out of a hose after a worker washes the sidewalk in front of a business in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. on Friday, July 18, 2014. The California State Water Resources Control Board passed an emergency measure that sets fines of as much as $500 a day on residential and business property owners if they overwater lawns to the point that runoff flows onto streets or sidewalks. Photographer: Kevork Djansezian/Bloomberg via Getty Images(Kevork Djansezian/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
PALO ALTO (KCBS)— Palo Alto officials are targeting water-wasting activities like washing down sidewalks and irrigating to the point of saturation. City council approved the new series of restrictions late Monday night.
The city has already reduced its water use by 17 percent from February through June compared with the same time last year.
READ MORE: San José School District Secures Vaccine for Entire Workforce“In a sentence I think we could say that Palo Alto has done well, but well does not keep you from doing even better,” said Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Vice Chair Brian Schmidt.
