Just saw this article about local water utility installing flow restrictors on the meters of consumers who don't follow the rules during the drought:
The fight against drought in California has a new tool: The restrictor | CNN
The pretty, cloudless blue skies over perfectly manicured lawns represent an ugly reality for California's Las Virgenes Municipal Water District as it grapples with the historic megadrought ravaging the American West.
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