Oxnard-- The City Council adopted a water conservation restrictions state of emergency Tuesday, May 17, due to drought conditions and a lack of adequate water supply.
The City of Oxnard is operating with a one-day-a-week limit for outdoor watering until further notice. Starting June 1, people who violate this rule will be subject to fines that will escalate.
Dan Drugan with Calleguas Municipal Water District presented the item and said in 2022, the drought will be the defining issue in Southeast Ventura County.
“If you live in Southeast Ventura County and are serviced by Calleguas, this is your water supply,” he said.
He showed the council an image of a tentacle of Lake Orville and said the Enterprise Bridge looks low compared to 2019.
He said Governor Gavin Newsom toured the Metropolitan Water Facility’s new water recycling facility and announced the snowpack is at 17 percent of its average.
“We need to double down on our conservation efforts as the state has not seen the level of conservation they would like to see statewide throughout California,” Drugan said.
The City of Oxnard is Calleguas’ third-largest customer and purchases about 10,500 acre-feet of water yearly. An acre-foot is about 3,326…
