Level 1
Voluntary Water Conservation
- Limit outside watering, use mulch, use drip systems for outdoor watering, water early morning or evening hours
- Take cars down the hill for washing. If you need to wash your car, turn the hose off when you are not using it for rinsing.
- Avoid washing down streets and driveways. Use a broom or leaf blower.
- Repair broken outside sprinkler systems. The most effective way to water is with a drip system. Outdoor sprinklers and rainbirds waste water.
Level 2
Voluntary Water Conservation
- Limit outside watering to 30 minutes per day only in the early morning or evening hours.
- No washing down streets and driveways.
- No car washing, no hosing down cars. Take them down the hill for washing.
- Repair all dripping faucets, broken valves, running toilets and broken outdoor sprinkler systems.
- Report water leaks.
Level 3
Mandatory Water Conservation
- Limit outside watering to 15 minutes per day in the early morning hours.
- No car washing. No hosing down vehicles.
- No washing down streets and driveways.
- No watering your neighbors’ lots.
- Report leaks.
Level 4
Mandatory Water Conservation
- No outside watering
- No car washing
- No washing down streets and driveways
- Water for inside use only
- Report leaks
Level 5
Mandatory Water Conservation
- All items in Level 4 apply + domestic water use only
Level 6
Emergency Water Conservation
Activated by imminent wildfire danger, evacuation, power outages, earthquakes or pumping facility breakdowns.
- Absolutely no outside watering of any kind.
- No car washing or hosing down cars.
- No washing down streets or driveways.
- No hosing down or sprinkling houses.
- No soaker hoses running.
- No open hose faucets or fully charged hoses with nozzles for any reason.
Violation of these emergency water use plans will result in assessments of $1,000.00 per violation as approved by the GMMWC board of directors on November 22nd, 2003.