California American Water Celebrates Earth Day in Its Sacramento District

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Earth Day, California American Water is continuing its call for water conservation by urging all of its Sacramento customers to continue to limit their outdoor irrigation as the state faces the upcoming dry summer months.  With the hot summer season upon us, California American Water is asking local residents to be mindful of their water use and to implement wise water use practices that will help protect the environment.

"Water conservation is important because water use more than doubles during the summer," said Andy Soule, California American Water's Northern Division general manager.  "I'd like to urge my customers to take advantage of our rebate programs and take other common sense measures to save water and money."

California American Water is committed to helping its customers understand what they can do to help conserve our most precious resource.  By following some simple easy-to-implement water conservation practices, people can reduce the amount of water they use without drastically altering their lifestyle.

California American Water has made it a priority to help its Sacramento customers reduce their water use by providing them with the necessary programs and resources, which will also help save them money.  Some simple suggestions to conserve water include:

• Water no more than two days a week during the summer months.
• Water before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m. to prevent water evaporation.
• Limit watering to 15 minutes outdoors each day per station.  Use a weather based controller to prevent overwatering during wet weather.
• Use a hose nozzle with a shut off valve while washing your vehicles.
• Turn off decorative water features unless they re-circulate water.
• Repair your leaks immediately.  This could save you hundreds of gallons of wasted water a month.
• Avoid water waste by doing your best to limit water use while doing yard work.  Don't allow water to runoff onto sidewalks, driveways or gutters.  Use a broom instead of a hose to wash down paved surfaces.
• Pick up free water-saving shower heads, hose nozzles and faucet aerators at our local office.

California American Water offers free Water Wise residential and non-residential surveys, rebates on water-saving appliances, leak detection kits for toilets and other conservation tools and ideas.  For more information on these and other great programs please go to our website  http://www.amwater.com/caaw/learning-center/wise-water-use/conservation-and-rebates-sacramento.html.

California American Water customers can also sign-up for these services by stopping by the company's local office located at 4701 Beloit Drive, Sacramento, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or by calling (916) 568-4201.

California American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), provides high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 600,000 people.  

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company.  With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 16 million people in 35 states, as well as Ontario and Manitoba, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

SOURCE California American Water