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Stage 2 Water Shortage
The City has had a long‐standing commitment to water conservation. On May 19, 2015, the City established permanent water conservation by adopting Ordinance No. 15-0008; in January 2022, the City declared a Stage 1 Water Shortage; and in June 2022, the City declared a Stage 2 Water Shortage, in accordance with the emergency water conservation regulations enacted by the State Water Resources Control Board.
Although the State of California has experienced record-setting snowpack in 2023, fluctuations between wet and dry conditions are anticipated to continue. Therefore, the City is choosing to remain in Stage 2 of its established drought restrictions.
The regulations issued by the State Water Resources Control Board also bans the irrigation of non-functional turf with potable water in commercial, industrial, and institutional sites (residential properties are not included). However, the use of water is not prohibited by this section to the extent necessary to ensure the health of trees and other perennial non-turf plantings or to the extent necessary to address an immediate health and safety need.
As part of the City's conservation efforts, recycled water is used in a vast majority of its public spaces. Check out the Recycled Water tab which identifies all the locations within the city currently being irrigated with recycled water. All areas that are irrigated by recycled water will have purple signs identifying them.