Will you join me in fighting the drought?
The history of Los Angeles is a history of water. From our city’s founding on the banks of the LA River to the engineering miracle of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, our relationship with water has been inseparable from our growth and success as a city.
With our city now facing a historic drought, the time has come to take action.
I recently issued an Executive Directive on Water Conservation to address this challenge. The directive calls for a 20% reduction in our city’s water use by 2017 and a 50% reduction in the DWP’s use of imported water by 2024. You can read the directive in full here.
With this directive, the city will lead by example. Just as critical, however, are the actions that you take. That’s why I’ve launched #DroughtHack to help spread the word on strategies Angelenos can use to conserve water. Some people take a bucket into the shower. Some people shower with someone else. Whatever it is you do to conserve, I want to hear about it. That’s how we will #DroughtHack as a city.
On November 6th, we’ll start a major push on social media to raise awareness around the need to conserve water. This effort will only be as strong as the Angelenos that get behind it.
I need you to sign up to help strengthen our city’s future.
For our city to thrive, our relationship with water must evolve. With #DroughtHack we’ll raise awareness in our city to do just that.
Thank you for your help in securing a sustainable future for Los Angeles.
Eric Garcetti
Mayor
PS: There are those who don’t believe that we can both grow this city and reduce water use. I offer history
as a rejoinder. We currently use the same amount of water in Los Angeles as we did 30 years ago despite one million more residents in the city. We know how to #DroughtHack. Let’s show the world how it’s done.
