For the city, the move is about water conservation. Weâve got to be proactive to what we do and make sure we are not letting ourselves get into an extreme situation as we go forward,â city Deputy Utilities Director Joy Eldredge said.
Kevin Bingham of Bingham s Potable Water Delivery in Napa hauls water to rural homes that face such issues as wells drying out and broken pumps. He said the city s proposed water-cutting restrictions would hit some rural residents hard. It s going to have a devastating effect, he said on Monday.
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Time is running out to keep this from being the rainy season that wasnât.
Napa County Airport as of Friday had 6.02 inches of rain since the rain year began on October 1. Though the airport bordering wetlands near San Pablo Bay is one of the countyâs drier locations, that is only 40% of normal for the season-to-date.
âThat is about as pitiful as you can get,â said Mike Pechner of Fairfield-based Golden West Meteorology.
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March is typically the last month of the rainy season for significant storms, the type that can get the creeks roaring and reservoirs filling.