Third Lowest Total Water Demands Since Imported Deliveries Began

Total water demands of 12,965 acre-feet in the Foothill Municipal Water District were the third lowest since the District began taking imported water in 1955-56. The following chart shows historic total demands in the FMWD’s history.

“This drop in demands has occurred despite the doubling of population in the service area since 1956 and is due to local residents’ strong response to the Governor’s call for conservation,” said FMWD Board President Richard Atwater. Last year, as a result of one of the worst droughts in recorded history, the Governor asked for mandatory conservation by consumers.

For the month of June 2016, overall water use in the FMWD service area decreased 24% when compared to an average of June 2013 and June 2014. The State has changed its conservation mandate and is using an average of calendar year 2013 and calendar year 2014 as an updated benchmark for measuring water savings for water agencies throughout California.

According to new Stress Test findings, FMWD can meet all demands and forgo setting a formal conservation standard. However, a strong conservation ethic continues. Shown below are water-saving performance numbers for agencies within the FMWD service area:

1. Numbers in parentheses are use above calendar year 2013.
2. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) instituted a new baseline (average of CY 2013 & CY 2014) effective June 2016.

“To see water demands this low is an achievement for the entire FMWD service area,” stated Foothill MWD General Manager Nina Jazmadarian. “While water supply conditions have improved and restrictions relaxed, we must continue conservation as the Californian way of life.”

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Foothill Municipal Water District provides imported water to Crescenta Valley Water District, La Cañada Irrigation District, Mesa Crest Water Company, Valley Water Company, Lincoln Avenue Water Company, Las Flores Water Company and Rubio Cañon Land & Water Association. Kinneloa Irrigation District, another retail agency, takes no water from Foothill.