Cal Water’s Water Resource Sustainability Team continues to monitor supply and demand on an ongoing basis. Any future decisions will be based on our assessment of local supply and demand conditions, but we prefer to achieve the needed reductions voluntarily, so that we don’t have to implement additional restrictions for customers. If we cannot reduce … Read more

Cal Water is grateful for our customers’ conservation efforts, and we continue to ask customers to save water every day, as our changing climate will bring more dry years in the future.

In Stage 1, outdoor irrigation is not limited to certain days of the week, unless local ordinances state otherwise (current ordinances noted below). However, watering is prohibited between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on all days, for all customers. In Visalia, outdoor irrigation is limited to two days per week: In Westlake, outdoor irrigation is … Read more

At Cal Water, we’re taking steps to conserve water by not only monitoring our own facilities and water pipelines but also:

Hand watering is allowed and exempt from irrigation day schedules. If you use a hose, use a nozzle with a shutoff valve and stay vigilant to confirm that you don’t overwater.

Cal Water encourages you to continue watering trees, as it will take more water to replace a mature tree than to keep it alive. Hand-watering is exempt from watering day restrictions. If using an irrigation system, watering should occur on assigned irrigation days. You can water trees responsibly by checking the soil prior to watering, … Read more

You should stop irrigating during and for 48 hours after you receive measurable rainfall. Measurable rainfall is any amount of precipitation more than one-quarter of an inch.

Unless local ordinances specify time limits, we recommend watering 5-7 minutes, 2-3 times per assigned day, to maximize the benefit of irrigation.

Some customers wonder why it’s okay to hand-water with a hose and shut-off nozzle on any day, but not okay to water with a sprinkler system set to only water landscaped areas for a specific amount of time? Hand-watering with a hose and shut-off nozzle allows for more targeted watering. While a sprinkler system may … Read more

Cal Water recommends consulting the user guide provided by the manufacturer to learn how to adjust the programming of your specific controller.