Water Conservation

In order to help promote water conservation, the City of Culver City has recently updated its water conservation ordinance. The revised ordinance went into effect on December 9th, 2009 and includes the following permanent restrictions:

• No watering between 9am and 5pm (except by hand)
• Watering limited to 15 minutes/day (except for high-efficiency systems)
• No excessive water flow or runoff (for example, no sprinklers that spray onto the street or result in significant water flow into the street gutter)
• No washing down hard or paved surfaces (except for safety and sanitary purposes using low-water use methods like low-flow water brooms)
• No washing of vehicles except with a bucket, shut off nozzle, or at a car wash
• Must fix leaks within 7 days
• Car washes and fountains must use re-circulating water
• Restaurants must use water conserving nozzles and only offer water upon request
• Hotels must allow patrons to reject daily linen and towel laundering
• No installation of single pass cooling systems or non-re-circulating commercial laundry systems

Additionally, the ordinance includes additional water restrictions when the City Council declares one of three water shortage levels. Click here for a copy of the full ordinance and here for a brochure on water conservation and the new ordinance. If you have questions about the ordinance, call (310) 253-5618. To report a violation, call (310) 253-5555 or go to http://user.govoutreach.com/culvercity/.