Water Regulations Apply To Citizens But Do NOT Apply To Government!

Los Angeles: Residents can’t waste water, but the government can

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Ben Bullard

There’s a drought on in Southern California, and Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown has already restricted citizens’ water usage with an emergency measure that authorizes $500 per-day fines for anyone caught “wasting” water. Cities, counties and water utilities also have their own restrictions in place.

That’s part of the reason why this short, silent video caught the attention of the Los Angeles Times.

If you don’t quite get the message at first, read the name on the side of the building.

“As officials crack down on homeowners who waste water, more drought-conscious Californians are using social media to broadcast video of what appear to be government agencies breaking their own water-use rules: sprinklers running at city parks in the middle of the day, public workers hosing grass until it becomes a muddy mess,” the Times reported Monday.

“Everybody has to follow the same rules. But there are special cases on some of those rules both with the state ordinance and with ours,” Penny Falcon, water conservation policy manager for the L.A. Department of Water and Power, told the paper.

So … does “everybody” mean “people,” and “special cases” mean “government?” We’re confused.