Second in a series. 

Re: “Herbertson Outlines City Water-Saving Concepts” 

Even after rolling waves of drought-centric pronouncements from Sacramento and elsewhere, there still is not desirable clarity on precisely how the four-year-old drought will affect the pocketbooks of Californians.

“Eventually, everybody is going to feel it in one sense or another,” says Public Works director Charles Herbertson.

“As things get tighter, there will be some kind of financial impact for people who are not able to or, for whatever reason, don’t reduce their water use.

“It depends on the final rate structure the Golden State Water Co. comes up with.”

Mr. Herbertson said there will be “some minor impacts” resulting from city-mandated restrictions th approved in April.

“For example, we are saying you cannot water more than two days a week,” the director said. “Hopefully people will adhere to that.

“We will start through an educational process first, giving them the benefit of the doubt.

“We will tell them, ‘By the way, did you know about the city’s ordinance? We expect you to follow it.’”

Mr. Herbertson believes “some residents will just stop watering their lawns. They will see their lawns die. Hopefully they may consider going to something other than turf that requires less water.”

(To be continued)