With Gov. Jerry Brown calling for stiff fines for the biggest wasters, Santa Clarita Valley water officials say they plan to use digital tools to battle the drought and improve conservation efforts.

Brown called for $10,000 fines for residents and businesses that waste the most water last month.

While Santa Clarita Valley water retailers say no fines have been issued, yet, that could change.

The Newhall County Water District is on the verge of launching a mobile app to allow resident to report excessive water use. Customers can take photos or videos of inefficient use and send it anonymously to the District with a specific location. The district will then follow up to help correct the issue.

In addition to the app, the NCWD recently launched is the Water Efficiency Target program, or WET. Each month, this data, and science-driven program provides residential customers with a customized water use target number.

In response to the water crisis, the Board approved lowering water use targets to help comply with the 28 percent reduction mandate. While the water use targets generally increase in summer months, the new calculation will lower outdoor irrigation numbers for most residential customers substantially.

The Santa Clarita Water Division will be rolling out a centralized hub with a hotline to report water wasters in the future.

Although the Valencia Water Company and the Santa Clarita Water Division do not have an app, the three districts have a similar program in place to report water waste through their website.

Keith Abercrombie, the general manager of the Valencia Water Company, has said that their goal is to save water and not collect fines.

To report water waste through the Newhall County Water District, the Valencia Water Company, or the Santa Clarita Water Division, go to their website.

With the California drought stretching into its fifth year, California cities have been trying to meet mandatory conservation targets during the drought.

The three districts in Santa Clarita have issued over hundreds of notices of violations.

The Newhall County Water District has a three-step process for its warnings. The first step is a letter stating the violations and the customer will be put on notice. The second step is another letter if the violations have not been corrected. The third step is a notice with a potential fine. The fine starts at $50 and will continue per day until the violation is corrected.

Like the NCWD, the Santa Clarita Water Division also has a three-step process for warnings. The first step is a door hanger with a follow-up. The second step is another notification with a follow-up, either in person or via phone call. The third step is a fine which, like the NCWD, is $50 per day until the customer fixes the problem.

Mauricio Guardado, the Head of SCV Water Committee and the Retail Manager for the Santa Clarita Water Division Castaic Lake Water Agency has said that once people are reminded of the violation, they comply.

The Valencia Water Company has a two-step process for warnings. The first step is a notice in the mail with a follow-up by phone or in person. The second step is another notice in the mail with a follow-up and a potential fine of up to $500.

Abercrombie said that people have been very responsive and have complied.