A water policy shift has come to Santa Clara County…At Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Thursday, April 13, board meeting, the board approved 7-0 to rescind the Water Shortage Emergency Condition, which had called for a mandatory 15% water-use reduction throughout the county. In place of the Emergency Condition, Valley Water implemented a 15% voluntary water-use reduction. Notably, the county’s outdoor water waste restrictions, which include a 2-day-a-week watering limit on residential nonfunctional turf, still remain in force. • Water any outdoor landscape between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.• Water in a manner that results in excessive runoff. Valley Water’s practice is to educate violators, though it does have the ability to fine those who violate the rules after repeated notices.

Source: CNN April 22, 2023 00:41 UTC