Dixon Temporary Drought Restrictions Adopted via Urgency Ordinance

Announcement from the City of Dixon:

These temporary drought restriction measures have been implemented within the City of Dixon water service system area via Urgency Ordinance 14-012 in response to emergency regulations adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board.

The measures prohibit , for all users of the City of Dixon water service system, the use of potable water for the following:

• Outdoor landscapes in a manner that causes runoff onto adjacent property, non-irrigated areas or hardscapes
• Washing of a motor vehicle, except where the hose is fitted with a device attached to it that causes it to cease dispensing water immediately when not in use
• Application of potable water to driveways and sidewalks, except where necessary to address an immediate health and safety need or to comply with a term or condition in a permit issued by a state or federal agency
• Use in a fountain or other decorative water feature, except where the water is part of a recirculation system

The measures also require users of the City of Dixon water service system to reduce water use by at least ten percent (10%) for those who have service connected to both irrigation and indoor use, and at least twenty percent (20%) for those who have service connected to irrigation use only as compared to usage during the same period in 2013.

Urgency Ordinance 14-012

Council Report on Urgency Ordinance 14-012

Please contact the City Engineer/ Public Works Department at (707) 678-7030 for further information.

Engineering Department