Save Water, Help your Community
The community's water system's ability to provide culinary water for us depends on everyone doing their part!
Without responsible water use our system might:
- Lose water pressure in certain areas
- Lower water quality
- Failure to provide the Fire Department with enough water to fight a fire
How to Help
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Raise your lawn mower cutting height. Longer grass needs less water.
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Delay planting any new grass, sod or other new landscaping.
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Don't fill swimming pools. If possible, cover the swimming pool; an uncovered pool will lose 900 to 3,000 gallons of water a month to evaporation, a covered pool losses 300 to 1,000 gallons a month.
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Use mulch around shrubs and garden plants to save soil moisture.
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Use a hose with a shut off nozzle if washing cars at home or wash at a facility that recycles water. Washing the car with the hose running uses 100 to 200 gallons of water.
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Sweep sidewalks and steps rather than hosing.
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Aerate turf areas.
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Know your plants' water requirements and apply only the amount required for good plant health.
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Monitor evapotranspiration (ET) data. Know how much moisture is lost to ET as this is what needs to be replaced back into the soil for good plant health.
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Monitor soil moisture to determine if watering is needed.
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Water between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
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Avoid watering on windy days or midday when the evaporation rate is the highest.
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Repair leaks in hoses, pipes, faucets and connections.
Landscaping Tips
Precipitation Outlook
