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Lois Beckett in Los Angeles

LA restricts water flow to wasteful celebrity mansions: ‘No matter how rich, we’ll treat you the same’

A 3-acre estate reportedly owned by Madonna narrowly avoided being fitted by a flow-restrictor.
A three-acre estate reportedly owned by Madonna narrowly avoided being fitted by a flow restrictor. Photograph: Zillow

Los Angeles is living through a historic drought, but that hasn’t stopped some of its most famous residents from keeping their mega mansion lawns and ornate gardens well watered. In response, local authorities have turned to a surprisingly simple trick for keeping the wealthiest in check.

That solution is a tiny metal disc known as a “flow restrictor”. The restrictor can be installed in minutes over the pipes of chronic wasters, dramatically slowing down a home’s water flow.

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