Connecticut Water Company is again asking customers across the state to voluntarily conserve water by 10 percent, while they are asking resident in the shoreline communities of Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook and Old Saybrook to reduce their water usage by 15 percent.
Officials from Connecticut Water said supplies in the reservoirs are lower than normal, but they also have groundwater sources in nearly all of their water systems, so they are not solely dependent on our reservoirs for water supply.
“We currently have an adequate supply of water for our customers’ needs but we are taking these steps to ensure we will continue to have enough water for those needs should the drought continue,” David Connors, director of service delivery, said in a statement. “That’s why we are asking all of our customers to continue to conserve water, and our customers in those shoreline communities, where we have had high summer demands and felt the drought’s effects the most, to reduce their consumption by 15 percent.”
A typical Connecticut Water residential household uses about 165 gallons of water per day, according to the company.
Customers can:
- Stop watering lawns
- Shut-off automatic irrigation systems
- Sweep patios, driveways and sidewalks rather than using a hose on paved surfaces.
- Turn off the water when brushing teeth or shaving
- Take showers instead of baths
- Fix leaks, a faucet that drips can waste up to 3,280 gallons of water per year
- Check for silent toilet leaks which can waste large quantities of water Here’s how.
