According to Brentwood City Manager Gus Vina, Since the City declared a drought emergency on May 26, Brentwood residents have united to conserve water to meet the state mandate. In July 2015, residential potable water use was cut down by 44% compared to July 2013.
As a reminder, the following water conservation measures, rebates and penalties are in effect and began with the July utility billing cycle.
Two Ways to Comply
There are two ways for residential and commercial customers to comply with the required monthly potable water use reductions:
- Percentage -reduce monthly potable water usage by 35% from 2013 usage (compared by month); OR
- Citywide Averages -stay within the following Citywide monthly averages
- Residential: May –Oct. = 11,000 gallons or less; and Nov. –Apr. = 5,000 gallons or less
- Commercial: May –Oct. = 32,000 gallons or less; and Nov. –Apr. = 24,000 gallons or less
2013 Usage
Additional details are available on the City’s website at: www.brentwoodca.gov/2013usage .
Recycled Water Fill Station:
According to information provided by Mayor Bob Taylor, he highlighted a note provided by staff that shows the City has 1200 registered users at the fill station and have given away 4 million gallons of recycled water to over 19,000 vehicles in just over 7 weeks.
On the website www.recycledh2o.net, there is a video blog highlighting the achievement or click below:
