The City of Roseville has a new way to power its vehicles: they’re using wastewater and turning it into fuel.
Believe it or not, what goes down, will soon power up part of Roseville.
Beginning this past Monday, Roseville residents are required to reduce water use by 20 percent.
The mandatory conservation requirement builds upon the 10-percent voluntary water use reduction announced in May and recognizes that the water supply outlook is stressed at Folsom Lake and throughout California.
The city of Roseville plans to take 1.2 billion gallons from its wells to supply about 53,000 households with running water this summer.
State reservoirs have receded to their lowest point in years. To prepare for dry seasons, Roseville has invested in new technology to boost its groundwater supply by ingesting water from previous snowmelt and rainy seasons into underground wells so when water is most needed, the city isn’t entirely reliant on Folsom Lake.
Roseville residents will be required to reduce water use by 20% beginning Monday, Roseville officials announced Tuesday.
The reduction, which began as a voluntary measure months ago, is now mandatory for all residents and builds on the 10% cut that was announced in May. The new measure to conserve water “recognizes that the water supply outlook worsens at Folsom Lake and throughout California,” city officials said in a news release.
High winds Monday prompted warnings of more wildfires in parts of the north state, and a small grass fire threatened homes near Roseville.
But the prospect of rain and snow in the immediate forecast means the California wildfire season is likely nearing its end.
Southern California has already been soaked, and the north state is set to have more than a foot of snow just in time for the Thanksgiving travel rush. Despite one of the driest starts to the rainy season in years, the heavy soaking expected this week will likely mark the unofficial end to the fire season, experts said.
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