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Windsor enacts mandatory water conservation

Posted by: Maven on July 2, 2009 at 1:50 pm

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

Beginning immediately, Windsor residents are required to be even stingier with water use. On a 4-0 vote, the Town Council on Wednesday enacted mandatory water conservation measures requiring residents to limit irrigation to three days per week, confine watering to night and early morning hours and make sure there is no over-spray and gutter runoff.

Town officials predicted that more lawns will turn brown. And in more of a symbolic gesture, over the objections of Councilman Sam Salmon, the council agreed to turn off the fountain on the Town Green for the summer and drain it, even though it re-circulates and loses relatively little water.

The council’s resolution requires that residents east of Highway 101 only irrigate Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Residents west of Highway 101 can do so on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. There is no watering on Mondays.

“As a town, we’ve been doing really well with conservation,” Mayor Robin Goble. But she and her colleagues agreed more needs to be done.

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July 2, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California

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