The City of Benicia said Sunday evening it’s requiring “all residents and businesses to immediately conserve water” by at least 30 percent, due to a pipeline break at the Benicia Water Treatment Plant.
The city said in a press release the water treatment plant suffered a break in a pipeline overnight, and workers are trying to locate the break and repair it as soon as possible. It also said the water for use in homes and businesses is safe for use while repairs are being made.
The city said the 30 percent “mandatory requirement” means, for homes, no outdoor water use (including car washing and landscape watering). For businesses, it means cutting water usage wherever possible.
Valero Benicia Refinery uses untreated water in their processes and is unaffected by the mandate, according to the city.
The conservation may last over the next several days. City staff will provide updates on the city’s social media sites and the city website. Residents can also check for information by calling a recorded message at (707) 746-4704.
I can’t believe what I just read in the CCTimes. Newsom has recommended the coastal commission to approve an almost two billion dollar desalination plant in Southern California. For twenty years they have held it up. Probably the best thing Newsom has ever done in office. I wish the press would get on the bandwagon.
Are you sure, Ricardoh, that this is not a late April Fool’s joke? I don’t believe anything those fools in Sacramento say…and where’s my gas relief gift card?
Sancho it was in the paper. I wrote to KTVU as a news tip, that they should get behind the story and push. It would be a better story than most they push. One protest after another. I will see if they do.
Actually it was in the paper April 30th not the 1st.
Water Saving monitor. The Flume system detected a leak after the Contra Costa water program was offered. https://www.ccwater.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=807
Tania Brinker will be there on her bike ‼️ If not she will be in the dumpsters nearby