Eastern Municipal Water District has been perhaps the boldest of the Inland water agencies when it comes to taking a serious look at the drought and other water supply problems. The district's board members put major developments on hold for six months until they could figure out the water supply situation and see what kind of water-efficient methods they could require in the developments.

Peter Odencrans, a district spokesman, said they wanted to give residents in their district — from Moreno Valley to Hemet and Temecula — some time before the program starts.

Odencrans said one of the district's conservation specialists will spend a couple of hours a few times a week to check areas to runoff waste.

"We're trying not to be so heavy handed," he said. "We want them to know this is coming, get ready, we're trying to work with you and give you advance warning."

Unlike Long Beach, where you may recall from a blog report earlier this month, neighbors report on neighbors wasting water.