PUD #1 of Clallam County (PUD) is requesting that water utility customers in the Island View Water System begin voluntary water conservation measures. This is a Stage 2 Response from the District’s Drought Response Plan.
Water for the Island View Water System is supplied from Olsen Creek. Based on streamflow data collected by the USGS, the PUD forecasts that Olsen Creek streamflow will drop to 0.077 cfs within 5 weeks. According to the District’s Drought Response Plan, this forecast meets the criteria for a Stage 2 Response.
The Island View Water System is located in western Clallam County, approximately 10 miles west of Sekiu. There are 32 active water accounts in the Island View Water System, one of nine water systems operated by the PUD.
The objective of the Stage 2 plan is to encourage Island View customers to conserve and prepare customers for additional drought response measures in the near future. Some ways water can be conserved by customers include:
- Reduce outdoor water use.
- Fix all leaky faucets and toilets.
- Take shorter showers, not baths.
- Install low-flow showerheads and faucets.
- Operate automatic dish and clothes washers only when full.
- Reuse clean household water. Collect all water that is wasted while waiting for the hot water to reach your faucet. Use this water for houseplants or outdoor plants.
- Use water efficient appliances.
For a more comprehensive list of actions to save water or to access more information on water conservation go to https://www.epa.gov/watersense.
The Status of Other PUD Water Systems:
A Stage 1, Forecast Alert, has been issued for the Clallam Bay/Sekiu Water System. Other PUD water systems, Fairview, Gales Addition, Monroe, Mount Angeles, Carlsborg & Evergreen, do not have any active water drought response plans in effect.