Santa Rosa (Marin County) will remain under a voluntary conservation order, asking residents to not water during the day, not wash down sidewalks and driveways and only use a hose with a shut-off valve to wash cars. If that doesn’t get the necessary 15 percent (reduction), Wright said the city would move to a mandatory rationing plan, allocating each home 65 gallons a person a day, plus 2,500 gallons a month for irrigation.
In CCSD terms, Santa Rosa’s rationaing plan would restrict their customers to 13 units per billing period (2 months) for landscaping plus 5 units per billing period per person. Santa Rosa must be one GREEN town. If my math is correct, their rationing would allow only 65 gallons per person per day, but 82 gallons per day for landscaping. Really? Interesting message they are sending about their priorities and the severity of the water shortage.
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