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Sonoma County cities worried there might not be enough water

Posted by: Maven on August 4, 2009 at 7:14 am

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

“North Coast cities and water districts want the Sonoma County Water Agency to turn on some idle pumps during hot spells to ensure there is enough water in the system to meet demand.

It is a request that comes two weeks after a heat wave caused a drop in the levels of storage tanks, which act as a buffer for fluctuations in demand.

On Monday, an advisory committee of major customers will consider asking the Water Agency to reverse its decision to turn off pumps in four wells and three booster pump stations, which saves the agency $1 million toward a $2 million operations budget deficit.

Shutting the pumps restricts the amount of Russian River water available on a daily basis to 53 million gallons, less than the peak demand of 60 million gallons that occurred during a mid-July heat wave, triggering an alert sent to the cities and water districts. …”

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August 4, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California

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One Response to “Sonoma County cities worried there might not be enough water”

  1. solarfactory on August 5th, 2009 12:13 am

    Just 200 pools using covers can save 3.5 million gallons of water every year. That’s the size of an entire city water tank.

    So why aren’t pool covers mandated when they only cost $100-200 dollars, last up to 3 years, and pay for their self in saving money on water bills?

    More public education needs to be provided to drive the point home. It’s not fair to non-pool owners having to ration when pool owners are wasting so much water. It’s time to get serious about pool water conservation…

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