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City inspectors, armed with citation books, will cruise the streets ready to pounce if they find a sprinkler operating illegally. Neighbors will be encouraged to rat each other out for watering on the wrong day. Helicopters will hover above farms and golf courses, taking satellite coordinates of pumps operating in violation of water-shortage orders.
During its meeting Thursday, the governing board drew fire from environmentalists for approving a water-use permit that will allow a new golf course to draw 31 million gallons a month for irrigation.