Whoever wrote this article clearly has no idea what they are talking about (“Water mandate goes too far”).

Without restricted days for watering you have no way of enforcing the mandate, and if you haven’t noticed the state’s reservoirs are reaching a critical level. Trust, sure I trust, but you might consider a quote from our late great President Ronald Reagan: “Trust but verify.”

I, like you, have been practicing conservation of our natural recourses a long time before it became trendy; however, there are those that just don’t think that the rules apply to them.

If you don’t believe me, the next time you are out in your car, count the number of people with cellphones pressed to their ear. Here is a little added information for you.

The reason we are forced into this is because the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), which we get much of our water from, is restricted from pumping the muchneeded water from Northern California to our farmland and communities in the southern part of the state when we most need it. This is thanks to a wellorganized effort by a relatively small environmental contingent who have decided for you that preserving the habitat of the Sacramento Delta smelt is more important than you, our communities, our farmland or the economic health of our state.

This state has bigger problems than yours; try being part of the solution. Mark May Simi Valley