Part of this post was originally published last August and we’re bubbling it up 😂 again now as the summer solstice approaches (on June 20th).
While our rivers and streams are flowing nicely today because of the spring runoff, and lakes are brimming due to that same influx of H20, as summer wanes into fall those supplies lessen significantly.
Hence this little reminder for us all.
There are existing Water Use Rules & Guidelines, and they can be viewed here.
Some highlights:
- There is a watering schedule based on even and odd address numbers.
- Total landscape watering should be limited to 2 hours on days you can/do water.
- Pressure/power washing, hosing down sidewalks, driveways, or washing vehicles is prohibited.
- No watering is allowed on Sundays. This allows us to replenish our finished-water tanks.
For those who are not aware, our water comes primarily from the Musser & Jarvis Creek (aka surface water). We can augment that as necessary (e.g., high turbidity in the creek) with well water but that supply is limited and used only when needed.
In the end, as our Operators reminded us during last month’s board meeting, it’s up to all of us to be good water stewards and conserve where we can.
Thank you for your continued conservation efforts and have a great summer!
Ps. The image in this post is of the water falls/pools off the Charity Valley Trail. That trail runs between Blue Lakes Road and Grover Hot Springs State Park.
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