1 Katie Hockett
Assistant Director of Utilities
June 15, 2022
DROUGHT
UPDATES
The Ask
That the City Council receive an update
on drought conditions and regulations.
2 Quick Recap
▷ Historic statewide drought
▷ Governor’s Executive Order N-7-22 asking for
20% reduction across California
▷ Directed the State Water Resources Control
Board to develop emergency regulations
3 Emergency
Regulations
▷ Reduce water usage
between 10 to 20%
▷ Prohibit the use of potable
water for irrigation of nonfunctional turf at commercial, industrial, and institutional
sites
▷ In Corona, residential
properties continue to water
3 times per week
4 How does this affect Corona?
▷ Stay in Stage 2 of our Water Conservation
Ordinance
▷ Focused outreach to businesses to eliminate
watering of ornamental turf with potable
water
▷ Promote our rebate programs including
rebates for toilets, clothes washers, weatherbased controllers, turf replacement, and more 5 BUSINESS
RESIDE
NT OPT. 3 OPT. 4
I use my grass for
recreation, can I
water it then?
I have reclaimed
water, can I water
my grass?
I have potable
water, should I
water my grass?
RESIDENT
I don’t have grass
(I have trees,
shrubs, etc.),
should I water
those?
SCHOOL /
CITY
FACILITY
I am a …
N/A
How does this affect me?
What are we doing?
▷ Increase our public outreach campaign
including street banners and bus shelter ads
▷ Ramp up reclaimed water conversions for
businesses and City landscaping
▷ Collaboration with Community Services to
encourage deep root watering for trees, and
continue to conserve water at City facilities
7 ▷ Check your home for leaks ▷ Reduce sprinkler run times ▷ Aim to use up to 50% of your Tier 2/Outdoor Budget (check
your bill for budget
information)
▷ Replace old fixtures with high
efficiency devices
▷ Submit SCF tickets when you
see leaks or other needed
repairs around town
8 How can I help?
Questions?
(951) 279-3601
[email protected]
www.CoronaCA.gov