Amid a record-breaking drought and calls to drastically reduce water use across California, Los Angeles residents saved a staggering 6 billion gallons during the hottest months of the summer, officials announced Monday.
From June through September, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers used 6 billion gallons of water less than during the same period last year.
The usage is the overall lowest among the city’s nearly 4 million residents during those summer months since record keeping at the agency began in the early 1970s, said Marty Adams, the LAWDP’s general manager.
Read more at the Los Angeles Times.