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Watering Schedule In Santa Clarita To Remain Unchanged During Spring Season

The yard watering schedule in Santa Clarita is set to remain the same during the spring season, local water agency officials said Wednesday.


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While much of northern California has seen near-normal rainfall this season, the southern half of the state hasn’t been so lucky, according to Dirk Marks, water resources manager at Castaic Lake Water Agency.

Marks noted that the Santa Clarita Valley area typically gets 15 inches of rain per year, and only eight inches of precipitation was recorded last year.

“The drought is continuing,” Marks said. “Think about how many years we have been in a precipitation deficit, and we’ve drawn a lot of water out of our groundwater basins statewide. So it’s going to take us more than just one year of normal, or near-normal, precipitation to actually get us out of a drought situation.”

In fact, the latest statistics show that 73 percent of the state is still considered to be in a severe drought.

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However, with conditions starting to improve in northern California, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) recently provided for minor adjustments to local water retailers’ water usage targets.

Santa Clarita’s water agencies were notified by the SWRCB in March of these modifications, which all include a 3 to 4 percent target reduction rate.

The recent changes are as follows: Santa Clarita Water Division’s target reduction rate decreased from 32 to 28 percent; Valencia Water Company’s reduction rate decreased from 24 to 21 percent; and Newhall County Water District’s reduction rate decreased from 28 to 25 percent.

“They’re a little bit less severe, but we still have some rather challenging targets to meet,” Marks said.

The SWRCB is in the process of considering additional modifications to mandatory drought measures statewide, but there is currently no estimated time frame for when local residents can expect the next set of modifications, if any.

“There’s a potential that (reduction rates) might be modified (again),” Marks said. “They’re in the process of gathering information at this time.”

To view the current watering schedules in Santa Clarita by district, click here.

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Watering Schedule In Santa Clarita To Remain Unchanged During Spring Season

5 comments

  1. Does this mean that the City of Santa Clarita will also keep their schedule of watering the pavement on Newhall Ranch Road early in the morning?

  2. Does this mean the Vista Ranch Project , Newhall Ranch Project and other projects will continue to be built? Half our water is ground water and the other half is imported. As we built more it will be more than half that is imported. If we loose our water supply from the California Aqueduct in an earthquake or other disaster, then we will have to cut our water to half or more until it is repaired. Can you imagine cutting your use to half? We are doomed if they continue to build in this city like they are. Can you imagine 30,000 homes being built in the Newhall Ranch Project that will use ONLY our ground water? Its happening folks unless we stop it. Stop the merger of Newhall Water and Castaic Lake water Agency. Replace the career City Council people that have been in office for over 16 years. They are the ones destroying our way of life out here.

  3. I agree with Sheryl. The dissolution of Newhall Water District and absorption into Castaic Lake Water Agency is just to ensure that CLWA will be able send all their water to Newhall Ranch and other Newhall Developments. Stop this water grab. Oppose a water monopoly in this valley and demand that CLWA divest its illegal acquisition of Valencia Water Co, CLWA must be audited. They have indebted every one of us to over a quarter of a billion in bonds. Much of this is merely to support infrastructure for new development. Why are we paying for this? And all the while we are being asked to cut back. It is time to start watching what is going on on these water Boards.

  4. What is the schedule

  5. I agree with Sheryl. I can’t even imagine cutting my water use in half if we loose our access to the aqueduct. Half! Thats more than I’m cutting now and my lawn is already showing it. Whoever is going to built these developments should be forced to find their own water by digging wells or something. We can’t continue to foot the bill for all these new houses. Make America great again!

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Melissa Lampert-Abramovitch has been writing for KHTS since Feb. 2014. She currently writes “Community Spotlight” and feature stories, and coordinates all aspects of both the”KHTS Adopt a Pet” video feature series and “Top Things to Do in Santa Clarita.” She is the creator of “KHTS Adopt a Pet” and acted as News Editor from 2019-2020, as well as Features Director and Newsroom Manager from 2016-2018. A former Valley Publications Staff Writer, Melissa was a contributor to the Santa Clarita Gazette and Canyon Country Magazine from 2015-2016. She has published feature stories with Pet Me Magazine, The Pet Press, The Signal, COC's Cougar News, and KJAMS Radio.