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Level 2 Drought Alert Declared
Customers Must Reduce Water Use by 10%
On May 6th, 2009, the Vallecitos Water District Board of Directors unanimously voted to move to a Level 2 Drought Alert and adopted a revised Drought Response Conservation Ordinance. In response to the dry winter seasons the past two years and judicial pumping restrictions to the region, reservoir levels have been severely drained, forcing Vallecitos' wholesaler to cut water supplies. As a result, Vallecitos declared a Level 2 Drought Alert to lower water demand by 10% so that it falls in line with the wholesaler's allotment cut.
The new level will prompt mandatory water-use restrictions and drought-rate pricing for all Vallecitos customers starting July 1, 2009. However, Vallecitos recognizes the historical commitment of its "Frugal Users" - five units or less each month - and will not seek further reduction from them with the move to this drought level.
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