City of American Canyon City Council Declares
Drought Emergency Stage 1, Calling for Voluntary Conservation
American Canyon, CA – On June 1, 2021, at their regularly scheduled meeting, the American Canyon City Council declared a Drought Emergency Stage 1, calling for voluntary conservation of all water customers. All water customers of the City of American Canyon are requested to implement the following best practices:
- Visit CityofAmericanCanyon.org/MyWater to sign up for the customer portal to monitor your account for unusual activity.
- Participate in the City of American Canyon’s Cash for Grass and Toilet Rebate Programs at CityofAmericanCanyon.org/savewater.
- Limit showers to 5 minutes or less, turn off the faucet when brushing teeth, and flush toilets only when necessary each day.
- Inspect outdoor irrigation systems, repair leaks, adjust spray heads to maximize coverage, avoid over-spray/run-off, irrigate two days per week, no more than two minutes per zone, between 6 pm - 6 am, and turn off within 24 hours of rainfall.
- Wash automobiles, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes, and other types of mobile equipment during the evening and early morning hours to reduce evaporation losses. Such washing shall be done with a hand-held bucket or hand-held hose equipped with a positive shutoff nozzle used for quick rinses.
- Reduce monthly demand by ten percent when compared to the same period in the established base year.
Water customers are encouraged to visit CityofAmericanCanyon.org/SaveWater for the latest updates, tips on saving water, and seeing how the City is doing overall in meeting water conservation goals.
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