The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, June 7, directed heads of county agencies to step up efforts to promote water conservation amid the worsening drought.In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board embraced Supervisor Kevin Jeffries’ call for county government to “set an example for the community of water conservation wherever possible.”Under the directive, Executive Office staff will work with agencies’ administrators who oversee county-owned facilities and properties to “evaluate and implement efforts to reduce exterior water usage on non-functional landscaping.”“These efforts should protect trees wherever possible and consider long-term damage to landscaping in the process of evaluating options in the short-term,” Jeffries said in a statement post
