Keep an eye on your water budget

Every customer has a unique water budget designed to encourage water conservation. A water budget provides an allocation for indoor and outdoor use. The water budget for outdoor irrigation, based on individual lot size, provides enough water for healthy landscapes, but not so much that our resource is wasted. Water budgets do not change for weather conditions. Your water budget can be found on your bill. Read your water meter regularly to monitor your water usage and to check for leaks. The rate system includes progressively higher tiered rates over the allotted water budget to encourage conservation. However, customers will only be billed for water consumed, regardless of their water budget amount. If you stay under your water budget, you will always be charged at the lowest rate. The image below depicts how your water budget progressively increases for the irrigation season, peaks in July, then decreases, ending in October. The annual outdoor water budget allows for 27” of lawn irrigation. Watering three days per week and staying under budget will help preserve a precious resource and keep your landscape healthy.