We've all witnessed water abuse: broken sprinklers flooding a sidewalk, sprinklers spraying on rainy days, hoses left running.With the state of California in its third year of drought, and with imported supplies of water in decline, cities and water agencies need your help in eliminating water waste.

Most cities have provided a means of reporting water waste. If you live in a city other than those named below, call your city's main telephone number or visit its website to learn how you may report instances of water waste you observe.

Before you call:

Be prepared to report the date and day of the week on which you observed the waste, the time of day, and the address or nearest intersection. Be sure to provide a detailed enough description to enable workers to locate the problem.

City of Los Angeles:

Telephone (800) 342-5397.

Or send an e-mail to waterconservationresponseunit@ladwp.com. (Updated 6/28/2013)

City of Burbank:

Fill out an online form here:

www.burbankwaterandpower.com/water/conservation/report-water-waste

City of Pasadena, as well as other areas that Pasadena supplies with water:

Call (626) 744-8888 or go to the following link and fill out an online form:

http://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/waterandpower/watershortage/waterwastereport.htm

City of Long Beach: Go to the following link to fill out an online form:

http://www.lbwater.org/forms/guestbook.html

City of Anaheim:

Call Anaheim Anytime at (714) 765-4311 and choose Option #1.

City of Irvine:

Call landscape management at (949) 724-7600.