Mandatory water rationing nears

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa warned Monday that he is prepared to call for mandatory cuts in water usage after the first of the year unless Los Angeles residents begin to sharply cut back.
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"We made a call for cuts early in the year, and while there hasn't been a reduction there hasn't been an increase in water use," Villaraigosa said.

"But if we need to go to a mandatory program after the first of the year, we will. I think people understand that with the fires that surrounded us these last few months, with the fact we had the hottest year on record and the fact the snowpack in the Sierras is down dramatically, that we will have to understand the need to conserve."