Former President Trump repeatedly claimed that Beverly Hills residents face strict indoor water use limits, such as only being able to use 40 gallons per day or brush their teeth once daily.
However, these claims are false. Beverly Hills does not impose any limits on indoor water use.
“They’re notifying people in Beverly Hills, you can only use 40 gallons of water. They don’t have water,” Trump said.
“And it’s true: in Beverly Hills, you pay a fortune in taxes, they say you can only brush your teeth once a day.”
“Rich people in Beverly Hills – we don’t feel so sorry for ’em, but I do, actually. They pay millions of dollars in taxes, they’re taking a shower, they’re told to hurry up, you’re only allowed a small amount of water when they take a shower. That’s why rich people from Beverly Hills, generally speaking, don’t smell so good,” he said on another occasion.
It only restricts outdoor watering to conserve water amid California’s drought.
A Beverly Hills spokesperson confirmed they do not limit indoor usage.
“We do not limit water usage indoors,” spokesperson Lauren Santillana said, “and continue to educate, along with many other cities across the state, best water practices.”
While California set a statewide goal of 42 gallons per person per day by 2030, this applies to water suppliers, not individual households, and suppliers have flexibility in how to meet it without dictating personal behaviors.
“Individual households aren’t required to meet these standards. … No one is required to meet it individually,” said Heather Cooley, director of research at The Pacific Institute.
Trump’s stories about supposed water restrictions in Beverly Hills are fictional.
