Saving water in new buildings

July 22, 2009 4:34 PM PT

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New buildings in Los Angeles will have to install the latest water-saving plumbing fixtures under an ordinance passed today by the City Council.

City officials say the measure should reduce water use by 20% in new construction.

For more details, see David Zahniser’s post on L.A. Now.

-- Bettina Boxall

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Bettina Boxall

Bettina Boxall covered water and the environment for the Los Angeles Times before retiring in 2021 after 34 years at the paper. She shared the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting with colleague Julie Cart for their five-part series on the causes and effects of escalating wildfire in the West.

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