Climate Adaptation

LA to Restrict Lawn Watering as California Drought Tightens Grip

Folsom Lake during a drought in Folsom, California, on Feb. 21.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Los Angeles, the nation’s second-biggest city, will order its 4 million residents to water their lawns no more than two days a week from three, as a drought tightens its grip on California.

The proposed rule for customers of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power requires approval from the city council. It would go into effect June 1, according to an emailed statement Tuesday.