Celebrities Among List of People Accused of Exceeding California Water Budget Amid Severe Drought
Kevin Hart, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Dwyane Wade and Wade’s wife Gabrielle Union were among the A-list celebrities accused of violating California’s strict water usage guidelines amid an ongoing drought.
The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, which services San Fernando Valley’s affluent cities, including Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Westlake Village and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, issued over 2,000 residents with “notices of exceedance” last May and June according to documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
Based on records obtained from the water supplier, customers surpassed 150 % of their monthly water budget at least four times since the district issued the rules to combat the drought. The records showed that Hart’s 26-acre Calabasas property was approx. 519 percent or 117,000 gallons over budget. Wade and Union were showed to have exceeded their water budget by 1,400 percent, or 90,000 gallons, in June at their home in Hidden Hills and 489,000 gallons in May.
Mike McNutt, a spokesperson for Las Virgenes, criticized the celebrities for being negligent about their influence, telling the news outlet, “People listen to you, people look at you, people value what you do.” He added, “We need you to step up to the plate, to be examples, and to be leaders so that other people will follow.”
Wade and Union released a statement in response to the situation, alleging the over use was caused by an issue with their pool and that they were “doing everything we can to rectify the situation and will continue to go to extensive lengths to resolve the issue.”
The statement added, “We have replaced all parts of our pool system that (have) to do with water flow and leakage in addition to converting to synthetic grass and drought tolerant plants to reduce our water usage. We will continue to work with the city and the water distribution company to make sure this isn’t an issue moving forward.”
Almost 97 percent of L.A. is in a “severe drought” according to Drought.gov. This year it is projected to be the 4th driest year in the last 128 years.
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