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On March 24, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-5-23 ending the State’s voluntary 15% water conservation target and the requirement that local water agencies implement level 2 of their drought contingency plans. At its meeting on April 24, 2023, the EID Board of Directors voted to rescind the District’s Stage 1 Water Alert and return to normal water supply conditions.
On June 28, 2021, the EID Board of Directors voted unanimously to declare a drought emergency and to authorize a Stage 1 Water Alert for all District service areas.
The Board reaffirmed Stage 1 Water Alert at the May 23, 2022 Board meeting.
On May 24, 2022, the State Water Board adopted a drought related emergency water conservation regulation. The regulation includes a prohibition against the irrigation of non-functional turf with potable water in the commercial, industrial, and institutional sector. This regulation also applies to homeowner associations, common interest developments, community service organizations,and other similar entities. It does not include residential customers.
The objective of a Stage 1 Water Alert is to initiate public awareness of a possible water shortage in the near future and to encourage water conservation.
“Small voluntary adjustments reducing water use, implemented early, can positively impact the District’s carryover water storage,” said EID General Manager Jim Abercrombie. “This is especially important should precipitation levels during the 2021/2022 fall and winter season remain low. During the last drought, our customers and community came together and achieved significant conservation—some of that conservation became permanent. The small, voluntary changes we make now will have a significant effect on our water supplies.”
Stage 1 actions target up to a 15 percent demand reduction compared to 2020 levels through the implementation of voluntary customer actions. Along with many staff actions centered on customer outreach, water waste, monitoring of demands and District water supplies, EID’s Drought Action Plan identifies the following voluntary measures focused on outdoor irrigation as a way to achieve water savings.
- Apply irrigation water during evening and early morning hours only (7 PM to 10 AM)
- Inspect irrigation system for leaks and then repair or replace
- Adjust sprinkler run times to avoid runoff
Documents and Tip Sheets:
- May 23, 2022 - EID Board Agenda Item Reaffirming Stage 1 Water Alert Requesting 15 Percent Voluntary Conservation
- State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Resolution 2022-0018 To Adopt An Emergency Regulation to Reduce Water Demand and Improve Water Conservation
- EID Drought Action Plan - Updated 2021
- 2020 Urban Water Management Plan
- 2022 Water Supply and Demand Report
- Tips to Save 15% - Outdoor Water Usage
- Tips to Save 15% - Indoor Water Usage
- Help Your Trees Survive the Drought
- Water Waste Regulation 1041
Other Agency Links:
- California Department of Water Resources - Drought
- National Integrated Drought Information System
- Save Our Water
- USGS - California Drought
- U.S. Drought Monitor Map
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Governor Brown Orders Permanent Restrictions - April 2017 The Governor's order makes permanent some water waste restrictions that were initiated in 2015, including:
EID's Water Waste Prohibition (Administrative Regulation 1041) remains in effect all year and under all conditions and contains these restrictions. The regulation gives the district the ability to enforce prohibitions against water waste. |
EID Customers Reduced Water Use by 35 Percent in December
Contact: Jesse Saich, (530) 642-4127, jsaich@eid.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Placerville, Calif. — For the month of December, EID customers reduced their water use by 35 percent compared to December 2013.
EID is required to reduce its water consumption by 28 percent from June 2015 through February 2016, compared to the same months in 2013, under a mandate issued by the State Water Resources Control Board.
In November 2015, Governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order that intensifies the state's drought response by extending emergency conservation regulations through October 2016 if drought persists through January 2016. EID’s drought information page will be updated with the latest news as it comes in at www.eid.org/drought.
“EID customers have responded tremendously well to help us continue to meet and exceed our state-mandated conservation targets,” said EID Public Information Officer Jesse Saich. “The rain we’ve been experiencing has been a welcome respite during this historic drought. During these months when outdoor irrigation is turned off, finding ways to conserve inside becomes more important.”
EID offers limited rebates and complimentary water efficiency supplies to help customers reduce water use.
“A rebate of up to $100 per water service account is available to EID customers on a first-come, first-served basis while funding lasts,” said EID Customer Service Manager Jenny Downey. “The rebates are for qualified purchases made in 2016.”
Qualifying devices include high-efficiency toilets and clothes washers, irrigation efficiency upgrades, hot water recirculating pumps, and weather-based irrigation controls. Rebate applications must be submitted within 60 days of the qualifying purchase. For more information on rebates, go to www.eid.org/WaterEfficiency.
Complimentary water efficiency supplies remain available and include plumbing retrofits (low-flow showerheads, bathroom faucet aerators, and toilet tank bags), toilet flappers, and a toilet leak detection kit.
Customers can pick up the water efficiency supplies at EID’s Placerville headquarters between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Additional information is available on EID’s website at www.eid.org/drought along with ideas for how customers can save water inside and outside of their homes or businesses.
For more detail on watering restrictions, go to www.eid.org/WateringRestrictions.
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