For anyone looking for the actual rules now, they are here: Web Link

They recommend limiting watering days to three per week (instead of two) and seem to have removed the 15-minute time limit for lawns, too.

I'll still use less than I did before the drought. I got into some good habits the past 4 years.

I agree with Councilman Rosenberg. By lifting restrictions ever so slightly, we are sending the wrong message. I will continue to keep the bucket in my shower and use the excess water for my outdoor plants. I retained water-restricting habits throughout the years from the first drought I can recall in the 1970s and then again in the 90s. I have not suffered one bit. If you take a look at some of the local reservoirs, you will see that they are still pretty low. The winter rains did not make up the difference.

I think we should focus public attention NOT on how much rain we received this year, but instead on the depth of the snow pack and the level of ground water reserves. Until those 2 metrics come back to anything "normal", we're still in a drought! The illusion that "the emergency is over" will only forestall the long-term changes we need to consider. For example, we need to build grey water systems in new developments, continue to explore desalination, restrict lawns for public parks only, and other long-term drought-tolerant strategies. We've had a taste of the "new normal", so let's not take our eye off the ball.

Maybe it is time to see the explosive growth without improved infrastructure as an emergency. We need more reservoirs! Water provides much much more than a beautiful garden. We will be a desert soon. Nothing destroys more than "progress". It is a disastrous shame to see all the irresponsible mass density pollute with little long term planning.