The
Calaveras County Water District is proud to announce that its customers are
taking the drought seriously, as evidenced by a 22.2 percent reduction in water
use in August 2014 when compared to August 2013. In June and July, CCWD
customers reduced their water use by 12.8 and 20.8 percent, respectively, when
compared to last year.
These
reductions are quite an accomplishment, and the District applauds its customers
for exceeding a goal set by Governor Edmund G. Brown in January of this year
when he declared a drought emergency and called for a 20 percent voluntary
reduction in water use among Californians.
In response to state restrictions on
diverting water from rivers and streams, the CCWD Board of
Directors enacted mandatory Stage III Water
Conservation measures on June 11, 2014, which include:
·
Reducing
outdoor watering to three days per week for each household.
·
Prohibiting
any outdoor watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
·
Prohibiting
using water to clean hardscape (e.g. patios, driveways and sidewalks)
·
Prohibiting
the filling new or existing pools and hot tubs.
·
Reducing
irrigation used on commercial landscape, schools and parks by 35 percent.
·
Restricting
irrigation of golf courses to greens and tee boxes if raw water is the sole
source.
·
Wasting
water (allowing it to run off your property or onto the sidewalks and streets)
is prohibited.
Stage
III Mandatory Conservation measures will stay in place until the state lifts
mandatory restrictions on water diversions and residential water use.
For
more information on Stage III Conservation and water conservation tips, go to
www.ccwd.org. To watch a video about Stage III Conservation, go to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMVZX16VGnM.