California is now the first state in the nation to enact tough new water-efficiency standards. The controversial rules are targeted at water districts to cut per capita water usage, but in order to meet the goals, those cuts will trickle down to the customers they serve.Stand by for stinky Californians driving dirty cars - showering and washing clothes in the same day won’t be legal, and what about dirty dishes? It’s the grunge predicted in the Matt Damon film Elysium.
In 2022, the new indoor water standard will be 55 gallons per person, per day. by 2030, it will fall to 50 gallons.
An 8-minute shower uses about 17 gallons of water, a load of laundry up to 40, and a bathtub can hold 80 to 100 gallons of water.
The law is so they don’t have to dam up a few more Sierra valleys to store rain/snow runoff. It’s a travesty people won’t take lying down.
