LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The December rains helped the drought situation significantly, but the drought continues, county officials said Friday.
Lake County Special Districts reported that mandatory urgency conservation ordinances are still in effect for the following systems: County Service Area No. 22 – Mt Hannah, County Service Area No. 18 – Starview, County Service Area No. 7 – Bonanza Springs, County Service Area No. 16 – Paradise Valley Water, and County Service Area No. 2 – Spring Valley Water.
Urgency ordinances were lifted for Kelseyville County Waterworks District No. 3 and County Service Area No. 6 – Finley Water System, according to Special Districts.
However these systems remain in stage one of the county's drought management plan, which calls for voluntary conservation, the agency said.
County Service Area No. 13 – Kono Tayee, County Service Area No. 20 – Soda Bay and County Service Area No. 21 – North Lakeport also remain under a voluntary conservation order.
According to the drought management plan, stage No. 1 is implemented when a potential threat to capacity is seen.
A potential threat is currently present in all systems managed by Special Districts due to low water tables and low lake and reservoir levels.
If a water system has inadequate storage and supply to meet the drinking water and fire suppression needs of the community, the water system will be elevated to stage 2 or higher of the drought management plan.
Stage No. 2 and above requires mandatory conservation, prohibits nonessential water use and implements surcharges for violations.
“We are watching water levels and analyzing supply and demand with the hopes of lifting the mandatory urgency ordinances that remain. When the urgency ordinances are lifted, customers will be notified by mail,” Special Districts said in a Friday statement.
The state of California is still requiring a 20-percent reduction in usage over the same period last year. All systems managed by Lake County are currently meeting the state requirement.
If you have any questions about the conservation requirements for your district, call Special Districts at 707-263-0119.
Special Districts: Mandatory urgency conservation ordinances still in effect in some water districts
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