Tuesday 4 October 2022 09:09 PM Kevin Hart, Scott Disick and The Game are slapped with 'water flow restrictors' ... trends now
Los Angeles has begun installing water flow restricting devices in the homes of A-list celebrities who have brazenly flouted the city's water restriction mandates as the region battles with a historic drought.
Celebrities such as Kourtney Kardashian's ex-boyfriend Scott Disick, comedian Kevin Hart, and rapper The Game have had the devices installed in their luxury homes, while others like Kim Kardashian, Madonna, and Sylvester Stallone have been forced to curb their water usage to avoid being stuck with weakened water flow.
The device being used - a small metal disk with a pin-sized hole at its center, which is inserted into a home's waterline hook-up pipe and stunts water-flow - was devised by the Las Virgenes water district for the express purpose of holding celebrities accountable to water restrictions which they can afford to ignore.
'We have taken a very firm position on being equal,' Las Virgenes water district spokesperson Mike McNutt told The Guardian. 'It doesn't matter who you are, how much money you make, how well-known you are: all of you are being treated the same.'
The Las Virgenes covers celebrity heavy communities like Calabasas and Hidden Hills, and despite a mandate to reduce water usage by 50 percent - violations of which are punishable by fines - numerous celebrities' lawns have remained flowering and green, even as the rest of the California countryside turns brown.
California's drought is in its third year as Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in 2021. The state is facing the worst drought since the 1800s as temperatures continue to rise and precipitation lessens, according to Newsom.
Scott Disick's house in California, where a water restricting device was installed after he continually flouted water restriction mandates
Comedian Kevin Hart had a water flow restricting device installed on his mansion when he repeatedly violated water restrictions
The estate belonging to rapper The Game, where a water restriction device was installed
The small simple device which renders watering lawns impossible, and keeps homeowners from showering and washing dishes at the same time
Violators of the water ban are given the opportunity to limit their usage before the device is installed - a quick, ten minute process - and are offered a letter of intent to sign.
Public records showed Disick refused to sign the letter of intent at his estate in Hidden Hills, and in July a restrictor was placed on the property for two weeks.
Madonna barely avoided a restrictor in July when a home said to be owned by her sent documentation to the district that a leak said to be causing excessive water usage had been patched up.
Kourtney Kardashian faced backlash earlier this year when he lawn was seen to be a bright green during the water restriction mandate. A device was not installed on her property, but its lawn has since turned brown.
Kardashians sister, the famous Kim, is among other celebrities whose lawns have remained a
