Drought habits hard to break for SCV residents.
Although the drought is over, drought-conscious habits remain for many Santa Clarita Valley residents still actively saving water in the middle of summer.
Water used last month by NCWD customers was reduced by 14.6 percent of what they used in June 2013.
“Actually, we still file the reports monthly (to state officials),” SCWD Retail Manager Keith Abercrombie said Thursday.
Santa Clarita Water District SCWD water users used 8.6 percent less water in June compared to what they used four years ago.
“And we want to encourage them to keep up these efforts and to take advantage of the rebate incentive programs that are still in place to help increase their irrigation efficiencies or to install pool covers, or to remove turf,” he said.
Valencia Water Company’s June 2017 usage was 14.9 percent below the amount of water it used in June 2013.
“As we move forward, VWC will continue to provide resources, education, and incentives to assist our customers with their long-term water use efficiency and conservation goals,” he said.
Simply shutting off lawn sprinklers during that time enabled retailers to conserve 40 percent of the water used in 2013, officials reported.
Pool water saved Conservation programs promoted by the region’s water wholesaler, the Castaic Lake Water Agency, still attract the support of environmentally-friendly SCV residents.