Posted on 11/14/2014 11:16:20 AM PST by BenLurkin
Despite calls for Angelenos to slash their water use during the statewide drought, the Los Angeles mayoral mansion consumes about five times the water of an average home, according to a report.
Getty House, the official residence of Mayor Eric Garcetti, uses about 2,100 gallons of water per day, according to data cited by the L.A. Weekly.
While the number is about 3 percent less than the amount used by Garcetti’s predecessor, former mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, it could raise questions about Garcetti’s call for Angelenos to cut their own water use by 20 percent by 2016.
Garcetti has taken steps to make the lawn outside the Hancock Park mansion more drought-friendly, including replacing turf and upgrading the irrigation system.
But with an estimated water use rate of about 5.4 times greater than the roughly 390 gallons used by the average L.A. household, Getty House still uses more water than some comparable homes in upscale neighborhoods such as Pacific Palisades, the L.A. Weekly reported.
In a statement cited by L.A. Weekly, Garcetti spokesman Jeff Millman, said that “most of” Getty House “is dedicated space for public events” – about 50 events per year – “with a smaller portion of the house for the family’s private use.”
Under a directive issued by Garcetti last month, city departments have been ordered to sharply cut water use by reducing watering and replacing lawns or other water-intensive landscaping at city facilities, street medians and sidewalk parkways.
The Mayor’s office is also offering Angelenos a $100 rebate to buy their own rain barrels to collect rainwater that falls on the roofs of houses to be used for watering plants and irrigating gardens or lawns.
so what? they are asking for the public to cut back everywhere - so cut back on the public's alleged usage in your house.
How many people throughout the day are at the Governor’s Mansion? The average residence has 3 maybe 4 people and are not home most of the day. I’m not defending Jerry Brown, just the building and it’s purpose.
What the he11 is in their drinking water in California? ;-)
Like it or not, these official residences are indeed places of business, they will NEVER be on par with other comparably sized residential homes, no matter how much they may try to cut back, its just not a realistic expectation.
Kool Aide
it’s a mansion. it’s gonna use more water than a condo.
“390 gallons used by the average L.A. household”
That’s nearly 12,000 gallons a month for the average household. That is a LOT of water. My family rarely uses a third of that. I wonder if they are lumping industrial users and the many gold courses in with residential usage.
Suck it up, peasants. Conservation is for the little people.
Drought doesn’t matter. You’re confusing elite rights with peasant rights. The rules that apply to us peasants do not apply to the elites.
Lol. Like minds and such...
What is revealing about this comparison, is that it is now a big deal to send out bills comparing your use with your neighbor’s use in this manner.
Just like this mansion doesn’t compare to your average residence, one neighborhood residence will be out there that doesn’t compare with the other neighbor’s homes.
Thus this comparison nonsense is nothing more than an annoying insult to those who receive it.
I called up city hall and told them where they could file my copy. They stopped sending it.
My family only uses about 5,000 gallons in a month.
Apples and oranges. The average LA resident has a much smaller house and lawn and certainly doesn’t have the number of staff it takes to run that place, nor does the average LA resident have as many events with hundreds of guests.
Uh-oh; I'm thinking this violates the EPA's "Federal Water Regulations". Sort of a "All your water are belong to us" kind of thing - if I understand it correctly. And "We the Proles" are no longer allowed to collect water on our own properties. Cali included.
I use about 45 gallons a day and keep some small fruit trees alive in half whiskey barrels.
Barbra Streisand was paying about $21,000.00 dollars a year in water usage 10 years ago.
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