For Pleasant Hill Residents: Where To Get Free Recycled Water

Pleasant Hill residents can now get free recycled water from Central Contra Costa Sanitary District to be used for hand-watering lawns, gardens and landscaping, including plants such as fruit trees, vegetables and herbs, to help save drinking water supplies. Produce should be washed with drinking water prior to consumption.

How to get free recycled water:

1. Before picking up water for the first time, complete a Residential Recycled Water Use Application/Agreement and receive training on the proper use of recycled water. Applications can be downloaded fromwww.centralsan.org/recycledwater or obtained at the facility.
2. Visit the water station at 4797 Imhoff Place, Martinez. Hours are Mondaythrough Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
3. Bring containers, which must be a minimum size of one gallon, have water-tight lids, and be secured for safe transport.
4. The maximum fill per trip is 300 gallons. There is no limit on number of trips.
5. Please note: Water is heavy! Ten gallons weighs more than 80 pounds; 100 gallons weighs more than 800 pounds. When driving vehicles with such heavy loads, be sure to allow for additional stopping distance.

Central San, which collects and treats wastewater for more than 470,000 customers in central Contra Costa County, produces approximately 600 million gallons of recycled water each year.

For more information about the residential recycled water fill station, call 1-800-646-1431.