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"As the drought continues throughout California, San Joaquin County residents were recently told they can only water their lawns on certain days of the week.Watch report:\u00A0New water restrictions, tougher penalties issued in San Joaquin Co.It\u2019s part of the new mandatory restrictions the board of supervisors passed as it declared a water emergency.\u201CWe needed to provide some additional conservation measures that were not provided previously,\u201D said Board Director Bob Elliott.Previously, residents were advised not to water between the hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.The new, additional restrictions limit watering to three days a week. Residents with even-number addresses will be allowed to water on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and odd-number addresses can water on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.Draining and filling pools will need the public works director's approval, and vehicle washing requires using a bucket and has a three-minute hose rinse limit.\u201CThey don't really have a choice because of the water shortage in California,\" said Lincoln Village resident Mike Bernardini. \"People have to understand they have to do what they have to do.\"The restrictions are in effect in San Joaquin County in districts handled by the county government -- including Lincoln Village, an area northwest of Stockton.The new ordinance will allow tougher penalties, including installing a flow-restrictive device or disconnecting a violator\u2019s water all together.The fines for wasting water will be as much as $1,000."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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