Even as the state and water agencies work to cut water use in Orange County as much as 35 percent, and several cities have put in place restrictions on filling pools and spas, construction in Orange County is booming.
Orange County homeowners have installed nearly 4,500 new swimming pools since 2010, figures from Utah-based research firm Construction Monitor show. In 2014 alone, Orange County homeowners installed 829 new pools, with installations this year on track for just under 900 new pools, which would be the second-busiest year since the economic downturn.
The city of Newport Beach adopted conservation measures in September that imposed a ban on filling pools and spas there by more than one foot per week.