CONSERVATION CORNER

STATE MANDATED WATER USE PRIORITIES

CALIFORNIA WATER CODE SECTION 350

The governing body of a distributor of a public water supply, whether publicly or privately owned and including a mutual water company, may declare a water shortage emergency condition to prevail within the area served by such distributor whenever it finds and determines that the ordinary demands and requirements of water consumers cannot be satisfied without depleting the water supply of the distributor to the extent that there would be insufficient water for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection.

If the current drought continues for a few or several more years, we need to be especially concerned about having sufficient State-mandated water supplies for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection. Everyone will need to eliminate all other water uses, if the water levels in the Valley's wells continue to decline. Each one of us needs to become a water miser in order to avoid getting into a situation where the mandates of the California Water Code must be strictly enforced. To accomplish this goal, we are going to need everyone's help. DWP and CSD staff can monitor weather patterns, record water levels in wells, and research and present potential solutions. But the community is the entity that actually conserves water!
"Community" = everyone! Please do your part.

WATER CONSERVATION... OUR INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE!

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