■ As California water use rises, officials OK fines Even as Gov. Jerry Brown has called for a voluntary reduction in residents’ water use by 20 percent, Californians overall actually increased their use by 1 percent last May, according to a report by officials of the State Water Resources Control Board. The report by Max […]
City: Residents reduce water use by nearly 10%
Benicia residents have reduced water consumption nearly 10 percent since March when compared to the same period in 2012, according to figures released Tuesday by the city’s Public Works Department, a development cheered by Mayor Elizabeth Patterson and others as a good start. Benicia’s total water use from March through May was about 236 million […]
Water moving to forefront of city’s concerns
■ Conservation campaign unveiled before Council; mayor: ‘Time is of the essence’; measures ‘with teeth’ mulled Benicians’ consumption of treated water is tracking about the way it did in 2012, which is an improvement over last year, Benicia City Council during a city staff update on how the city is coping during California’s drought. But […]
City again stresses voluntary water use reduction
Resolution to go before Council on Tuesday; calls supply ‘very uncertain’ A resolution subject to City Council vote asks all Benicia water customers to cut consumption voluntarily by 20 percent. The resolution says it’s “urgent” that Benicians conserve, because the city’s water supply “remains very uncertain.” The Council will vote on the resolution Tuesday during […]
State may release some water
■ Benicia awaits agency allocation review results, but conservation will be urged regardless, Public Works director says The California Department of Water Resources may decide before the end of the month whether any State Water Project water will be released to contractors. After announcing last November that contractors would receive only 5 percent of their […]