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City of Brentwood Turns off Decorative Fountains

by ECT

BRENTWOOD, CA – The City has turned off decorative fountains to reinforce the urgency to
save water during the drought.

The Brentwood City Council took additional measures to conserve water by directing staff to turn off City-operated decorative fountains. The City has four decorative fountains that have been turned off.

Two of the fountains are downtown, and they include the mosaic fountain adjacent to City Hall and the Heritage, Vision, Opportunity fountain on the corner of Oak and First Streets. In addition, the City has a landscaping fountain in the Continente traffic circle and a decorative fountain in Mallard Park.

Although all of these fountains are re-circulating fountains, they still use potable water each month to operate. By turning off the decorative fountains the City is reinforcing the message to the residents of Brentwood that it is serious about water conservation.

In addition to turning off the fountains, the City has reduced the potable irrigation to its parks and landscaping and is compliant with the City’s guidelines of 40% reduction for irrigation.

This reduction in water usage is starting to cause a noticeable browning of the turf in some areas, and it is expected that this will continue throughout the hot summer months.

Fortunately for Brentwood, irrigation in several of the parks is with non-potable water, including Sunset Park Athletic Complex and all of our other major sports fields. These parks and landscaping areas are marked with purple signs to inform the public about the nonpotable irrigation.

With this latest move to turn off the decorative fountains, the City would like to remind residents about the importance of water conservation and of the City campaign on water conservation. “How Low Can You Go?” banners have been posted around town, and information is posted on the City’s website to educate the residents on water conservation.

The City is requiring residents to cut water use by 35% compared to what they used in 2013.

For more information on the City’s water conservation efforts and to learn more about what residents can do to conserve water, visit the City’s website at www.brentwoodca.gov/savewater or call Public Works/Operations Water Conservation at 925.516.5373.

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