Water Conservation

Ten Percent voluntary Water Conservation Strongly Encouraged
 
Resolution 2009-78 was passed on June 15, 2009 and a Phase 1 Water Shortage was declared by the City Council. Residents are requested to voluntarily reduce water consumption by 10 (ten) percent. Please see Be Water Wise for rebate programs, landscape and irrigation ideas that will reduce water consumption.

To view the complete text of the Municipal Code pertaining to Water Shortages, see Title 6, Chapter 5, Article 4.

A Water Hotline to report water wasters is coming soon!

To order a FREE Conservation Magnet visit  http://www.centralbasin.org/index.html
 

Wise water use practices must be a way of life in Southern California –not just during times of drought. As population figures climb, future water supplies are by no means dependable.

The average single-family Southern California home uses 450 gallons of water daily, indoors and out. The average apartment or condominium uses 260 gallons daily. An individual uses 140 gallons of water each day at home.

Drought or not, please don’t waste water. Use the following tips and save hundreds of gallons each month.

1. Water your lawn only when it needs it. Step on your grass. If it springs back when you lift your foot, it doesn’t need water. Set your sprinklers for more days in between watering. Saves 750 to 1,500 gallons a month. Better yet, especially in times of drought, water with a hose.
2. Fix leaky faucets and plumbing joints. Saves 20 gallons a day for every leak stopped.
3. Don’t run the hose while washing your car. Use a bucket of water and a quick hose rinse at the end. Saves 150 gallons each time. For a two-car family that’s up to 1,200 gallons a month.
4. Install water-savings showerheads or flow restrictors. Saves 500 to 800 gallons a month.
5. Run only full loads in the washing machine and dishwasher. Saves 300 to 800 gallons a month.
6. Shorten your showers. Even a one – or two – minute reduction can save up to 700 gallons a month.
7. Use a broom instead of a hose to clean driveways and sidewalks. Saves 150 gallons or more each time. At once a week, that’s more than 600 gallons a month.
8. Don’t use your toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket. Saves 400 to 600 gallons a month.
9. Capture tap water. While you wait for hot water to come down the pipes, catch the flow and use it later to water house plants or your garden. Saves 200 to 300 gallons a month.
10. Don’t water your sidewalks, driveway or gutter. Adjust your sprinklers so that water lands on your lawn or garden where it belongs – and only there. Saves 500 gallons a month.

 
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