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The Zone 7 Water Agency is joining other regional water retailers in asking Tri-Valley residents and businesses to temporarily reduce water usage outdoors from Saturday through Thursday.
The agency said the six-day outdoor water conservation period would help preserve its water supply while the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) performs seasonal maintenance on State Water Project facilities, which supply approximately 70% of the water in the Tri-Valley.
The work also includes critical infrastructure being serviced for repairs and maintenance.
Zone 7 officials said that even though water deliveries will be temporarily reduced during the scheduled maintenance period, these conservation efforts are intended to be preemptive.
“This temporary conservation request is not a reflection of the region’s overall water supply conditions,” Zone 7 stated in a recent press release. “Instead, it is a proactive safety measure to help ensure adequate supplies remain available for essential indoor use, emergency response, and fire protection during DWR’s planned maintenance.”
“Zone 7 and your local water retailers have planned for the outage and will continue supplying water throughout the maintenance period using locally stored imported supplies and local groundwater resources,” the agency added. “However, reducing outdoor water use during the brief maintenance period will help preserve those supplies.”
Specifically, residents and businesses are being asked to cut back on watering any lawns and landscapes; washing their vehicles at home; filling or refilling swimming pools; power washing or hosing off surfaces; and any other non-essential outdoor water use.
The agency recommends that residents and businesses take preventative measures by increasing their watering beforehand in order to “help their landscapes weather the brief conservation period.”
It also recommends topping off pools before Saturday (June 27); using pool covers to reduce evaporation; repairing any leaks; and shortening or turning off automatic irrigation systems before the first maintenance day.
The water agency noted that while it is making this request of its water customers, there are no “restrictions leading up to it.” It also said this conservation request does not include properties that use recycled water as the DWR’s planned maintenance does not affect recycled water supplies.
