City of Fairfield Drought Measures FAQ

News from the Fairfield Police Department:

As part of the State’s Emergency Water Conservation actions, the City of Fairfield is required to meet a 20% conservation target on its total, City-wide water production. Reporting on our savings will include a comparison from the months of June 2015 through February 2016 to the same months in 2013. The City is not required to meet the target every month, but we will need to reach the target cumulatively by February 2016. Because the summer months are the biggest water use months, it is critical that the Fairfield community get off to a good start in June of 2015, so we encourage aggressive conservation right away.

Mandated Restrictions

State Prohibitions:

• Landscape irrigation that runs off of your property
• Irrigating landscaping during or 48 hours following a measurable rain event (greater than 0.25 inches)
• Use of potable water to irrigate street median ornamental turf (non-potable water is OK)
• New landscaping will require high-efficiency irrigation systems as allowed by building code and future WELO requirements
• Washing down sidewalks, driveways or other hardscapes (unless needed for health and safety reasons)
• Decorative fountains that do not recirculate the water
• Serving water at restaurants if not requested by the patron(s)
• Hotels and motels must provide the option to not have towels and linens laundered daily
• Vehicle washing with running water (need to use bucket or automatic shut-off nozzle)

City Prohibitions:

• Landscape irrigation between noon and 6pm
• Landscape irrigation on unauthorized days of the week
• Effective June 1, 2015, 3-day per week irrigation schedule City-wide. Odd address numbers on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridayand even address numbers on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

For more information, call (707) 410-5469, or visit the City’s Water Conservation page at –http://www.fairfield.ca.gov/gov/depts/pw/utility/water/water_conservation/default.asp