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Conservation and tagged Mandatory conservation on November 15, 2014 by admin.

Mandatory Water Conservation in Effect

As of today–Saturday, November 15, 2014–North Gualala Water Company’s Mandatory Water Conservation Program (MWCP) is in place. This is because the stream flows in the North Fork of the Gualala River have fallen below prescribed levels as outlined in the resolution.

Refer to the Mandatory Water Conservation page for more information and a summary of the water use restrictions and violation fines. The Conservation Tips page has a variety of water saving methods for you to try at home.

All customers will receive an automated phone call notifying them of the MWCP activation.

Please call the office during working hours if you have any questions.

Conservation on September 23, 2014 by admin.

Statewide Emergency Water Conservation

The State Water Resources Control Board has imposed emergency water conservation measures across the state. You can read about them here.

These measures are separate from North Gualala Water Company’s upcoming mandatory conservation plan.

Conservation and tagged Mandatory conservation on August 19, 2014 by admin.

Proposed Mandatory Conservation

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.

Uncategorized on May 20, 2014 by admin.

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.

Conservation on April 7, 2014 by admin.

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!

Uncategorized on March 25, 2014 by admin.

New Take on California’s Water

From The New Yorker American Water Works Association Book of Cartoons. Advance Magazine Publishers, 2005.

News on February 27, 2014 by admin.

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!

Conservation on January 17, 2014 by admin.

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.

Conservation on January 8, 2014 by admin.

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!

News on December 9, 2013 by admin.

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.