Burbank to Ban Sprinkler Use for Two Weeks, More Cities May Follow
The city notified its residents that sprinkler use would be banned for two weeks, starting on Sept. 6. More cities are likely to follow to make room for emergency repairs to a pipeline that brings in water from the Colorado River., Southern California looks to take more drastic steps to reduce water use.
"What we really have to think about is that water is now becoming our liquid gold," Jeannine Edwards, Burbank Water and Power's assistant general manager of sustainability, marketing and strategy, said."We have to think a little more closely about how we want to use it."
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