Calaveras County Water District

423 East St. Charles Street, Post Office Box 846
San Andreas, California 95249
Ph. # (209) 754-3543,  Cust. Serv. Fax # (209) 754-0270, Admin. Fax # (209) 754-1069

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Water Conservation

Spring is here.  Gardeners are out.  Landscaping is being installed. 

For best plant growth, garden manuals advise watering less often and deep.  Small plants can actually be “boiled” right on the stem from too much water in high heat, so avoid planting in the heat of summer!  

Knowing that heavy water use is likely for yards and gardens .  .  .

CCWD is asking customers to follow voluntary water conservation for outdoor watering.

Please water outdoors only between 6 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.

ODD Addresses:  Water only on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

EVEN addresses:  Water only on Monday, Wednesday, Friday

If you have questions, please contact Customer Service, 209 754-3543.

CCWD is required to comply the requirements of the California Urban Water Management Planning Act.  The Act requires CCWD to have and maintain an Urban Water Management Plan that must include a water conservation component.  Complying with the state’s mandate, we will be providing customers with information and environmentally-friendly ways to make the most efficient use of water.  We’ve got some great web-links shown below – do visit some of these sites.

CCWD has sufficient water supplies for all customer uses.  But our supplies are surface water, and that supply can be affected by very lengthy periods of drought.  And components of the distribution system have design limitations in delivering water to our customers.  Conservation measures can make these limitations invisible to customers. 

Conservation measures can help to:

-  Reduce customer bills through wise and efficient use of water;

-  Spread the use of water to help reduce or delay costly construction of new or expanded facilities;

-  Minimize waste of our precious resource - water.

 

Useful Links:

 

  1. Environmental Protection Agency - WaterSense Program Information 
  2. Environmental Protection Agency - Kids stuff!
  3. Xeriscape Landscaping - What is it?  (Information from the Colorado Waterwise Council)
  4. California Urban Water Conservation Council's H2OUSE Web Site
  5. The Happy Gardener
  6. Water Conservation Information from Water-Use It Wisely
  7. Water Wiser
  8. Water Conservation Tips from the Mono Lake Organization

 

Revised: 5/13/2008                                                   {Home}  {Questions or Comments?}