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Council told a third watering day could nearly exhaust Ceres’ conservation cushion
Summary
Public works staff advised against adding a third watering day citywide because staff projects it would increase use by roughly 97 million gallons and leave only about 1 million gallons of cushion versus the state urban water use objective; potential fines begin in 2027 for noncompliance.
Public works staff (Sam) presented an update on the city's water conservation performance and new state rules that set an "urban water use objective" for each supplier under Senate Bill 606 and Assembly Bill 1668.
Sam said Ceres was roughly 98 million gallons under its objective for the fiscal reporting period but warned that adding a…
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