CLALLAM COUNTY – Clallam County PUD is requiring water utility customers on three separate systems to begin water conservation measures immediately.
Water utility customers in the Island View Water System are asked to begin outdoor water use restrictions. This is a Stage 3 Response from the District’s Drought Response Plan. Effective immediately, customers are to limit outdoor water use to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Vehicle washing, except for safety related purposes, is prohibited.
The Island View Water System is located approximately 10 miles west of Sekiu. Drinking water for the Island View Water System is supplied from the Olsen Creek Surface Water Treatment Plant. Based on streamflow data collected and evaluated by the U.S. Geological Service (USGS), Olsen Creek streamflow is expected to drop below 0.077 cubic feet per second (cfs) within 3 weeks. The District must cease drinking water production from the Olson Creek Surface Water Treatment Plant when flows fall below 0.077 cfs.
Once Olson Creek falls below 0.077 cfs, trucked water from the Clallam Bay/Sekiu Water System will provide 100% of the water supply for the Island View Water System.
The objective of the Stage 3 Drought Response is to require Island View customers to reduce and/or eliminate outdoor use of water, and prepare customers for additional drought response measures.
Meanwhile, Stage 2 Drought Response Alerts have been issued for the Fairview and Clallam Bay/Sekiu Water Systems.
The objective of the Stage 2 Drought Response is to encourage customers to conserve and prepare customers for additional drought response measures.
- Reduce outdoor water use.
- Fix all leaky faucets and toilets.
- Take shorter showers, not baths.
- Install low-flow showerheads and faucets.
- Operate automatic dish and clothes washers only when full.
- Reuse clean household water. Collect all water that is wasted while waiting for the hot water to reach your faucet. Use this water for houseplants or outdoor plants.
- Use water efficient appliances.
For a more comprehensive list of actions to save water or to access more information on water conservation go to https://www.epa.gov/watersense.