The city of Los Angeles has asked all residents to reduce water usage by 10%. Following a few common sense tips will help achieve the goal and lower the second tier from your DWP bill.

When brushing your teeth wet the brush and turn off the faucet.
Guys when shaving can fill up the sink with hot water and keep the faucet off until cleaning up.

• Make sure there are no leaks inside and outside the home. Check for leaks by walking the property and looking for wet spots. Turn off all the water inside and outside of your property, go to the water meter at the street lift up the cover and cap, look for the triangle if it's spinning there is water running somewhere on the property. Fix it immediately.
• Position your sprinklers so that water lands on your lawn or garden, not on concrete or other paved areas.
• Do not water on windy days or during the hottest part of the day, when evaporation is high. Instead, water in the early morning when it is dark or late evening. In the summer time 4 min. AM and 4 min. PM. In the winter 2 min. AM and 2 min. PM. Skip the day the gardener comes.
• Use automatic sprinkler timers or kitchen timer for reminder to turn off sprinklers. Make sure new satellite timers are adjusted correctly to avoid brown spots. There has been past problems in the valley with these controllers.

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