Who are the celebrities in California that have been accused of violating drought restrictions?
New reporting shows that some celebrities have been notified for defying the state’s water conservation rules in light of severe draught facing the state.
Over the last two decades the towns and cities across California have had to develop systems to regulate water consumption - even at the residential level. As the Golden State grapples with a once in two century level drought, some residents don’t seem to see the importance in taking precautions to conserve water.
The Los Angeles Times obtained records from Las Virgenes Municipal Water District which in June took major steps, upgrading their conservation warning system to Level 3.
At Level 3 outdoor watering is limited to once a week and for no longer than eight minutes. The district sent fines to 2,000 residents, with various celebs receiving a “notice of excess” with information on their overuse. The article does not mention whether or not those who receive a notice are fined based on their overuse.
Kardashians, Kevin Hart, and others were notified for overwatering
Two of the Kardashian sisters -- Kim and Kourtney -- made it on the list for overwatering their laws, for consuming more than 350,000 gallons of water over their allocation. Kourtney’s Calabasas property covering 1.86-acres used 101,100 more gallons than their allotted amount.
Other celebrities included comedian Kevin Hart who records showed had overshot their water allotments in June by 519% or 117,000 gallons.
The Kardashians and Hart did not provide a comment over their legal issues but one celebrity did own up to their mistake.
NBA player Dwayne Wade was notified of overuse well above the others. Wade’s property used almost half a million gallons of water in June, an overuse rate of 1,400%.
The basketball player and his wife, told the Los Angels Times that the drainage and runoff issues related to their pool. In the comment to the paper, the couple said that all the defective parts had been replaced and that they converted their lawn “to synthetic grass” and planted “drought tolerant plants to reduce [...] water usage.”