WATER USE RESTRICTIONS FOR ALL WATER CUSTOMERS
- Limited outdoor watering schedule reduced to two times a week – overnight Tuesday and Saturday from 7:00 pm. to 8:00 am.
- Irrigation rules can be changed by the City Manager, if needed.
- All hoses must be equipped with a hose-end nozzle.
- Water users are reminded to fix leaks and eliminate water waste (this step is required even when we are not in a drought, per Petaluma Municipal Code)
- No washing down pavement with potable water, except sanitation.
- No vehicle washing at home – commercial car washes only.
- No operating ornamental water fountains and water features.
- No filling new pools or spas.
- No topping off existing pools and spas. Pool and spa covers are required by the Petaluma municipal code to be covered during non-business hours or while not in use.
- No planting of new or existing landscapes that require water.
- New development to withhold landscape installation until further notice.
COMMERCIAL
- Water served in restaurants by request only.
- Operators of hotels and motels to provide guest with option of choosing to have towels and linens laundered daily.
- Frequency and type of landscape irrigation with potable water at parks, golf courses, landscape assessment districts, schools, medians, and frontages to be determined by City Manager.
- Street sweepers must use recycled water for street cleaning.
CONSTRUCTION
- Recycled water must be used for dust control when available.
- Number of recycled water haulers permitted to use recycled water for purposes other than construction to be determined by City Manager.
- Potable water meters for construction limited to use for water line hydrostatic testing and chlorination. Water meters for construction will be evaluated on case-by-case basis.
AGRICULTURE
- No new water hauler accounts permitted to purchase potable water (or as determined by City Manager.)
- Current potable water hauler accounts will not be allowed to haul more than current allocation, and load accounts will be monitored for monthly usage.
- No new potable water hauler customers will be permitted (or as determined by City Manager.) The Santa Rosa Plain Drought Resiliency Project is exempt from this provision.