Fairfax Taps Over 10K Gallons Of Reclaimed Water

FAIRFAX, CA – With water supplies dwindling amid historic drought conditions, a Marin town is doing what it can to help.

Fairfax has used more than 10,000 gallons of reclaimed water for irrigation and street-sweeping dust control, town officials said.

Reclaimed water has been used at the redwoods near Town Hall, Peri Park and Bolinas Park, along with the surviving street trees at the Parkade, officials said.

The turf areas at Bolinas Park and Town Hall have been receiving water from the 500-gallon tank temporarily installed in a Town dump truck.

Reclaimed water is being delivered by a contractor to the 5,000-gallon tank the Town acquired and installed in the Corp Yard, officials said.

The DPW expects to replace trees lost due to lack of water at the Parkade, officials said.

Persistent warm, dry weather lowered Marin Water's reservoir storage capacity to 52 percent —the lowest level in nearly 40 years.

Storage levels for this time of year are typically more than 90 percent.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor's most recent reporting, the vast majority of California was in an "extreme drought" and Marin County along with most of the Bay Area is
experiencing "exceptional drought" conditions.

As of Oct. 5, 23, 45.66 percent of the state including all of Marin is experiencing "exceptional drought" conditions, 87.88 percent of California is in a "extreme drought," and 93.93 percent of the Golden State is experiencing"severe drought" conditions.