If John Cox plays up California’s new water law, he stands a good chance of winning.
Not many homeowners want a dirt yard and empty pool.
It was reported yesterday that home values in Southern California are dropping.
I don’t know the cause for dropping home values, but this is something every homeowner
Should watch very closely.
This could be worse than the forced bussing of our children to violent neighborhoods in 1978 that
Led to White Flight out of Los Angeles.
People that were quick to sell their homes made out okay, but those that didn’t act fast enough saw their equity disappear or became upside down.
Drought or no drought: Jerry Brown sets permanent water conservation rules for Californians
June 1, 2018
Although he declared an end to California’s historic five-year drought last year, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed two new laws that will require cities and water districts across the state to set permanent water conservation rules, even in non-drought years.
“In preparation for the next drought and our changing environment, we must use our precious resources wisely,” Brown said in a statement. “We have efficiency goals for energy and cars – and now we have them for water.”
Brown signed two bills, SB 606 by Sen. Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) and AB 1668 by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), that require cities, water districts and large agricultural water districts to set strict annual water budgets, potentially facing fines of $1,000 per day if they don’t meet them, and $10,000 a day during drought emergencies.
Under the bills, each urban water provider will be required to come up with a target for water use by 2022. Fines for agencies failing to meet their goals can begin in 2027.
The targets must be approved by the State Water Resources Control Board between now and then, and will vary by city and county.
Standards will be based on a formula that is made up of three main factors: an allowance of 55 gallons per person per day for indoor water use — dropping to 50 gallons by 2030; a yet-to-be determined amount for residential outdoor use that will vary depending on regional climates; and a standard for water loss due to leak rates in water system pipes.
The new laws make it likely that water agencies will need to offer more rebates for home owners and business owners who replace lawns with drought-tolerant plants and who purchase water efficient appliances. The agencies could also limit the hours and days of lawn watering, even when droughts are not occurring.
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I don’t know the cause for dropping home values, but this is something every homeowner
Should watch very closely.””’
So Calif traditionally has had very nice landscaping on their homes & commercial buildings.
That landscaping needs water.
The nicer the home, the nicer the landscaping.
IF all that landscaping cannot be maintained, the value of the property goes down. Some of those homes have many thousands of $$$$ of landscaping.
Also-—IF there is no water—and no landscaping-—what will all the illegals who do yard work have for work???
Just askin’.