JCSA Customers Dodge Mandatory Conservation

July 25, 2002 - (James City County)According to Larry Foster, General Manager of the JCSA, "Our customers have done a wonderful job conserving water over the past 15 days. But we aren't out of the woods yet, and the only way to avoid Stage II mandatory restrictions is to keep demand under 5.5 million gallons per day (mgd) throughout the summer."

The average daily demand for the fifteen days between July 10 and July 25 was 5 mgd. If demand had exceeded 5.5 mgd, the County was prepared to declare Stage II of the Drought Management Plan, which includes no outdoor water use except with a container of 3 gallons or less.

(CLICK HERE for details on Drought Management Emergency Action Stages.)

In related news, on Tuesday, July 23, the James City County Board of Supervisors adopted a permanent Ordinance Governing Outdoor Water Use. The Ordinance calls for an odd/even outdoor water schedule, and remains in place along with Stage I. For details, click here. Citizens may also call the Outdoor Water Information Line at 757-259-4152 for a recorded message, or JCSA Customer Service at 757-253-6800.

For information on getting through the hot summer days and beyond, County residents can tune into Water Issues and Drought Survival on County Government Channel JCC TV48. The program is a live call-in show on Thursday, August 1, 7 p.m., on County Government Channel 48. Residents can call in comments and questions to a team of panelists including James Larry Foster, JCSA General Manager, Lisa Meddin, Water Conservation Coordinator and local landscaper Joe Hertzler. Williamsburg viewers can watch the program live on City Channel 48.