May 19, 2021
People living in Santa Rosa are being asked to voluntarily cut back on their water use. Santa Rosa Water requested that residents cut back on their water use immediately by 20% compared to 2020. This comes in response to the Governor’s recent drought declaration for the Russian River watershed and in response to Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership’s request for a 20% reduction region wide.
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Santa Rosa asks residents to cut water use by 20 percent
Citing the worsening drought, Santa Rosa officials are asking residents to slash their water use by 20 percent.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - The Santa Rosa City Council decided Tuesday to ask residents to voluntarily reduce their water consumption by 20 percent.
The action asks residents to take such steps as finding and fixing leaks, reducing outdoor irrigation, converting to drought-tolerant landscaping, taking shorter showers and turning off the water while brushing teeth, the city said.
The council vote follows a drought declaration by Gov. Gavin Newsom for the Russian River watershed and a request by the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership for a 20-percent region-wide reduction.
Utilities in Sonoma, Marin counties ask customers to reduce water use by 20 percent
By Eli Walsh
Phoenix Lake in Marin County (photo: Mark Tamayo)
MARIN COUNTY, Calif. - Eight public water utilities in Sonoma and Marin counties have called on customers to voluntarily reduce their water usage by 20 percent as the region faces worsening drought conditions.
The Water Advisory Committee to the Sonoma County Water Agency passed a resolution Monday asking residents to do so as water supply in the Russian River watershed and both Lake Mendocino and Lake Sonoma are at historic lows.
The committee includes representatives from water utilities under the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership, which includes the cities of Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Sonoma, Cotati, Healdsburg; the North Marin, Valley of the Moon and Marin Municipal Water Districts; the town of Windsor; California American Water - Larkfield District and Sonoma County Water Agency.
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