Last week the California Public Utilities Commission sent out the proposed mandatory conservation plan to interested parties who requested notification at the public meeting held on April 25, 2013.
A copy is available here.
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New rate sheet
The California Public Utilities Commission approved a Cost of Living rate increase of 1.5%.
You can find the new rate sheet here and also in your May water bill mailing.
1970s Water Saving Suggestion
If you want a good laugh, check out this California Department of Water Resources advertisement that aired during the 1970s drought. Enjoy!
New Take on California’s Water
From The New Yorker American Water Works Association Book of Cartoons. Advance Magazine Publishers, 2005.
Radio interview about water conservation
North Gualala Water Company’s Julie Bower was recently interviewed by Peggy Berryhill on KGUA radio. You can find the podcast here.
Please stop by our office to pick up your own conservation kit if you would like.
And make sure to check out our conservation tips page!
State of California Declares Water Emergency
Just 10 days after Mendocino county declared a water emergency, the state of California has followed suit.
Over the last couple of years, North Gualala Water Company rate payers have reduced their water consumption greatly under voluntary conservation efforts. Now is the time to really buckle down and conserve even more! Head over to our conservation tips page for a variety of ideas to save water.
Governor Brown is requesting that all California residents reduce their water use by 20%. So how much water is that anyway? A typical water bill might be 300 cubic feet and reducing that by 20% means using 60 fewer cubic feet of water per month–or about 450 gallons. That sounds like a lot but it’s only about 4 completely full bathtubs worth of water every month. Per day, that’s a reduction of about 15 gallons or the equivalent of a full double-basin kitchen sink.
Mendocino County Declares Drought Emergency
In the news yesterday was an article about Mendocino County officials declaring a drought emergency.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140107/articles/140109715
How is your family working to reduce water use during this crisis? This extreme drought requires intense conservation by everyone.
At this time, North Gualala Water Company does not have a mandatory conservation policy in place but will soon. It is awaiting final review by the California Public Utilities Commission. But it’s never too early to start saving water! Practice makes perfect, so click over to the tips page to find suggestions on saving water all around your property.
As always, everyone at the water company appreciates your efforts to save water!
Anchor Bay Water Main Break
If you live in Anchor Bay, you may have noticed low pressure or no water early this morning…or maybe you didn’t because our crew was up there rerouting the water early on this freezing morning so no one would have to do without!
The guys are still up there, making a permanent fix to the broken water line right now.
Central Valley Cable customers were affected by this water line break, also, because CVC’s line was in the same ditch and got damaged. Both companies worked closely to restore internet/cable/water to all our customers.
Thanks NGWC and CVC customers for your patience!
This is how the water main break caused the area’s cable internet service outage. The extreme water pressure sliced right through the data cable.
Here you can see the break across the underside of the 6″ water main. The water pressure was so intense at the break site that it broke through the adjacent locator line (the wire in the conduit).
***NGWC cannot provide real time updates on water outages on this website. Often, it is because of intense storms with power outages, preventing computer and internet access. Please call the office if you ever have any service issues or questions.
Mandatory conservation: coming soon
The water company is working with the State Water Resources Control Board to create a mandatory conservation plan. It will be posted here and in the Independent Coast Observer (local paper) when it is finalized.
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