Water Watchers Coming

Technically they are called drought busters, but the purpose is to focus on excessive water usage. The DWP is tasked with patrolling the city. LAT:

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Monday that he would reactivate a program of "drought busters" to preach the message of water conservation.

Department of Water and Power employees will roam the nation's second-largest city and issue friendly advice to residents they see wasting water.

Excessive lawn watering and sidewalk spraying are expected to be top targets.

They have a large task in front of them.

The mayor will unveil details of the program, which centers on having five to 10 people patrolling the city, at a news conference today at DWP headquarters. Los Angeles covers about 469 square miles.

That is a heck of a lot of miles per person.

That said, publicizing the effort should help persuade folks to follow the rules, lest they risk a fine.