California's voluntary conservation act of water is taking a downturn and Los Angeles is trying to fight back and implement their own restrictions on water use. Water savings in urban areas has been dropping since July and Malibu is one of the cities that is not willing to put their best efforts into conserving water, with their residents using about 254 gallons of water a day. The L.A. mayor has decided to implement ways to reduce water usage from 131 gallons a day to 104 gallons a day, this tactic will be enforced by January 2017. Santa Monica and L.A. county will force residents to pay a fine or take a water conservation course if they exceed their recommended water usage. While Los Angeles is trying to develop their own ideas to limit water usage, it is going to take more than this urban area to defeat the crisis. While L.A. and Santa Monica county have implemented water conservation programs to make residents become more aware of their excessive use of water, all residents in California must recognize that they need to do their part and not rely on the hopes that precipitation will increase and the drought will come to an end within a few years. The drought exists and consequences will continue to increase if we are not conscious of how much water we use on daily basis. www.latimes.com/opinion/livable-city/la-ol-california-water-conservation-20160912-snap-story.html
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