In July, water use fell 16% compared to 2019 levels
After months of missing water conservation targets while California’s drought worsened, the 2 million residents of Santa Clara County appear to have turned the corner and are making significant progress now — much of it by dialing back sprinklers that irrigate their lawns and other landscaping.
July was the first month in 2022 when water use in Santa Clara County exceeded the conservation target. In June, water use fell 9% from June 2019, and in May, it was just 2% lower than in May 2019. For the four months before that, which were exceptionally dry, water use was as high as 30% more than 2019 levels.
Overall, 14 of the 15 cities in Santa Clara County have now passed ordinances limiting lawn watering to no more than two days a week in an effort to conserve water. Only Milpitas still allows three days a week. Tuesday afternoon, the district’s board voted unanimously pass new rules prohibiting commercial and industrial properties, including homeowner’s associations, from watering “non-functional turf” even one day a week.
One of the South Bay’s largest business organizations, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, said Tuesday that it has not taken a position on the new ordinance. But conservation and boosting supply is important, the organization said. “All I had to pay was the tax,” he said Tuesday. “It makes quite a difference. If you have cool weather then it cuts back, or if there is rain, it delays watering. I even adjusted it when I was on vacation in Alaska.”
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