Drought water use

Beverly Hills will have to cut water use to comply with Gov. Jerry Brown's drought order.

Beverly Hills will have to cut water use to comply with Gov. Jerry Brown’s drought order.

(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

April 3, 2015 7:54 PM PT

Los Angeles has a head start in curtailing water use but other cities are facing drastic cutbacks.

Water use

A gardener waters the front lawn of a home in Beverly Hills.

(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Water cut

A sign welcomes visitors to Newport Beach.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Water use

Newport Beach is one of the heaviest per-capita water using cities in the state.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Lush Beverly Hills

A landscaper waters the yard of a Beverly Hills home this week. Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order mandating that urban areas cut water use 25% by the end of February 2016. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Water use

Homes with swimming pool line the streets of this neighborhood in Palm Springs.

(Chris Carlson / Associated Press )

Water cutbacks

A bicyclist rides by a Long Beach home that features drought tolerant plants.

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Water cutbacks

A Long Beach homeowner works in his frontyard alongside drought tolerant plants.

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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