In the wake of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's drought emergency declaration, water agencies and city leaders from Chino to Fontana banded together Thursday to call for increased water conservation.
Their message? Save now before it's too late.
"If next winter is dry, then we have the possibility of very serious water rationing," said Richard Atwater, CEO and general manager of the Chino-based Inland Empire Utilities Agency.
As part of a "Water Supply Alert" issued this week, officials are urging residents to take several steps to cut back on landscape irrigation by only watering in the early morning, using a broom instead of a hose to clean sidewalks and reducing the cycle for automatic watering systems to five minutes.
Read the story: SBSun.com | Posted 6/13/2008
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