Water

WATER RIGHTS CHANGE - 2022

WATER CONSERVATION

Free Water Conservation Items Available to City Residents!

Limit two per household, while supplies last. Please bring a current utility bill to City Hall at 625 South College Avenue and choose any two of the following items, For Free!!

• 5 GPM Earth 2 (LUXE) Chrome Showerhead
• 5 GPM Fixed Mounted Earth 3 function Chrome Showerhead
• 1 Piece Rain Gauge
• 1 GPM Sink Aerator
• 5 GPM Kitchen Sink Aerator
• Stop in Time Shower Timer
• Toilet Tank Bank (displaces water in toilet tank to reduce water use with each flush)
• Dye Tablet, 2pk (used to check toilets for leaks)
• Garden Hose 7-Spray Nozzle
• Hose Timer

Please help do your part to conserve water by utilizing these items to help reduce your water use.

The City is also trying to conserve water

You may notice the grass at City facilities or parks beginning to brown. The City has cut back on its watering schedule in order to do our part to conserve. City maintenance staff have also been asked to refrain from work practices that utilize large amounts of water whenever feasible. We feel that we cannot reasonably ask our residents to conserve if we cannot lead by example.

Conserving Water Will…

• Save Money
• Protect the Environment and the local aquifers
• Protect Public Health

Saving water today will ensure that an adequate and clean water supply exists for tomorrow!

Indoor Water Conservation

• Minimize flushing the toilet if possible
• Don’t let the bathroom sink run while brushing your teeth or shaving
• Install water-efficient showerheads and take shorter showers
• Only wash dishes when necessary
• Install low-flow fixtures
• Pre-rinse clothes only when necessary
• Use the proper load size on laundry machines

Outdoor Water Conservation

• Water your lawn or garden in short repeated intervals for best absorption
• Prevent runoff form your sprinkler system
• To reduce evaporation, avoid watering your lawn in the heat of the day
• Install trickle or drip irrigation for slow steady watering of plants and shrubs
• Add 2” to 4” of mulch around plants and trees to avoid excess evaporation
• Choose native or adapted plants for your landscaping. These plants usually require less care and water
• If your lawn is healthy, consider letting it go dormant in the summer. It will turn green again when it rains.
• Clean your driveway with a broom rather than using the hose
• Don’t let your hose run unnecessarily, use a hose with a shutoff nozzle for washing your car

To learn more visit the Washington State Department of Health website.

• Green Tank Irrigation District: Phone: (509) 525-1981 A map of the District Boundaries is located here. 
• Consolidated Water Irrigation District #14: Phone: (509) 386-0813  A map of the District Boundaries is located here. 

• Department of Ecology - Information on testing water and well licensing. 
• Department of Ecology: Water Conservation - Information on how to conserve water. 
• Department of Ecology: Water Right Explorer - Web map which allows the public to research locations of water rights across the State. 
• Department of Ecology: Well Reports - Data tool that has well log information across the State. 
• Department of Health - State of Washington website on drinking water information and rules. 
• Department of Health: Sentry - Data tool on various statistics for water systems across the State of Washington. 
• EPA: Drinking Water - This is a portal for a Federal Drinking Water information. 
• EPA: Water Conservation - Information at the Federal level on how to conserve drinking water. 
• Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council - Non-Profit council dealing with watershed management.