Lawn watering in Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks just got simpler after drought declared over.
Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks have relaxed their water irrigation restrictions in response to Gov.
The Thousand Oaks City Council last week lifted Level One water restrictions, returning the city to its more flexible permanent water conservation measures.
Read more: The Simi Valley council in July adopted the Water Supply Shortage Resolution, which restricted irrigation to three days a week in the spring and summer and two days a week in the fall and winter.
It is essentially a voluntary conservation program, in which customers are requested to conserve and use water efficiently, Fuchiwaki wrote.
Under permanent water conservation regulations, adopted by the council in 2009, residents cannot irrigate between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and in general cannot irrigate more than 15 minutes a day.
There are other restrictions as well.
In addition to those measures, the governor’s prohibition against watering during, and 48 hours after, measurable rain remain in effect, as it also does in Simi Valley.
Homeowners who have let their lawns die or go brown in response to the drought will need time to reestablish landscaping, Spurgin wrote.
Accordingly, while city code compliance staff will respond to complaints immediately, property owners be given until Nov. 30 to comply, Spurgin said.