LOS ANGELES, United States —
Kim Kardashian and celebrity neighbors
including Sylvester Stallone have been handed warnings for repeatedly flouting
water restrictions at their homes in drought-hit California, the Los Angeles
Times reported Monday.
Strict water
limits — imposed as the western US endures its 23rd successive year of drought,
worsened by human-caused climate change — are in place across swathes of
southern
California, including the affluent neighborhoods of Calabasas and
Hidden Hills.
But more than
2,000 residents of the two glitzy enclaves north of Los Angeles, known for
their sprawling green lawns and giant swimming pools, are continuing to breach
the limits, often by eye-watering amounts.
Celebrity reality
stars Kim and Kourtney Kardashian were among repeat offenders in June, the
newspaper reported, citing notices obtained via a Public Records Act request.
A Hidden Hills
home and adjacent lot owned by a trust linked to Kim Kardashian exceeded their
water allowance by a combined 878,000 liters for the month, while her sister
Kourtney’s property in nearby Calabasas was around 380,000 liters in excess.
“Rocky” star
Stallone’s $18-million Hidden Hills property exceeded its June limits by
870,000 liters, or 533 percent, having been 790,000 liters over the limit the
previous month, it said.
Repeat offenders
are initially fined hundreds of dollars, but deep-pocketed homeowners who are
still not dissuaded can eventually have their supplies physically reduced to a
trickle.
Water authorities
in Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, covering Calabasas and Hidden Hills,
have already installed metal flow restrictor devices at around 20 properties’
main shutoff valves, the newspaper reported.
A representative
for the Kardashians did not immediately respond to AFP request for comment.
Stallone’s lawyer
told the Times that its report “could mischaracterize and misrepresent the
situation” at a property sustaining around 500 mature trees, saying his clients
had “proactively” installed a drip irrigation system and let certain lawns die.
Others named in
the newspaper’s investigation included comedian Kevin Hart and former NBA
basketball star Dwyane Wade.
Famous for its
rows of palm trees,
Los Angeles has also traditionally been known for its lush,
green lawns, often maintained with automatic sprinklers.
Residents are
increasingly replacing their thirsty lawns with plants native to this desert
region, and Las Virgenes spokesman Mike McNutt said he hoped celebrities could
set a positive example.
“People listen to
you, people look at you, people value what you do,” he said.
“We need you to step up
to the plate, to be examples and to be leaders so that other people will
follow.”
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