Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

The fountain at the Capitol Park Rose Garden sits empty, Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. State water regulators are considering fines up to $500 to enforce emergency restrictions on urban water use like irrigating lawns and car washing due to the state's severe drought, because conservation efforts so far aren't producing enough results.

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The fountain at the Capitol Park Rose Garden sits empty, Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. State water regulators are considering fines up to $500 to enforce emergency restrictions on urban water use like irrigating lawns and car washing due to the state's severe drought, because conservation efforts so far aren't producing enough results.