Water use efficiency is a way of life for our drought-sensitive mountain communities. The District’s current policies and recent water surcharges have motivated residents to employ stringent water use efficiency measures. Click on any of the topics to the left to find out more about water conservation in the District.
On May 12, 2015 the Board of Directors adopted Ordinance 80, to amend and restate Ordinance 69 regarding water use efficiency.
Current irrigation restrictions:
Irrigation season is officially over until May 2018.
2018 irrigation season will run from Wednesday, May 2, 2018 – Monday, October 15, 2018.
Irrigation on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, before 8 am or after 6 pm only.
Resource Links
Dropcountr – A water management App for customers.
WaterSense – Information on water conservation and rebate product (Toilets, Sprinkler heads, Weather-based irrigation Controller).
H2Ouse – Survey your property to see where you can save water.
Save Our Water – Drought information and facts for California
CIMIS – California Irrigation Management Information System. Find out what Lake Arrowheads (# 192) Evapotranspiration was/is.
As a member of the California Water Efficiency Partnership (CalWEP, formally know as the California Urban Water Conservation Council [CUWCC]), the District follows the Partnership’s Best Management Practices (BMPs) as part of its conservation program. The BMPs are as follows:
BMP 1 – Operational PracticesBMP 2 – School Education and Public OutreachBMP 3 – ResidentialBMP 4 – Commercial, Industrial and InstitutionalBMP 5 – Landscape
CalWEP’s Best Management Practices (BMP) Reports
- Reporting FY 2011
- Reporting FY 2012
- Reporting FY 2013
- Reporting FY 2014
- Reporting FY 2015
- Reporting FY 2016 -Pending
- Reporting FY 2017 – Pending
American Water Works Association (AWWA) Water Audit Report
- Reporting FY 2011
- Reporting FY 2012
- Reporting FY 2013
- Reporting FY 2014
- Reporting FY 2015
- Reporting FY 2016
- Reporting FY 2017
