August 8, 2026 - for immediate release

Immediate Water Shortage

Ponderosa Water System is experiencing reduced availability of water, due to ongoing, undiscovered water loss coupled with reduced well production,

Therefore Stage 3 water restrictions (per Ordinance 2014-7-1-W) are implemented immediately:

Excerpt: STAGE 3 – EMERGENCY RESTRICTIONS

All use of water beyond what is necessary for personal sanitation, cooking, drinking, and providing basic care for pets and livestock is prohibited.

• Reduce personal sanitation use by measures such as placing a dam or other displacement method in toilet tanks, installing low-flow shower heads, taking shallow baths, turning off water while brushing teeth, filling sink basins when hand washing dishes instead of allowing water to run and operating clothes washers and dishwashers only with full loads
• Exterior water use on weekends and major holidays is prohibited.
• Landscape watering weekends and major holidays is prohibited.
• All private car washing is prohibited.

ENFORCEMENT

1. !nitial violation of any mandatory requirements of prohibitions of any stage of this ordinance will result in a written warning.
2. After the receipt of written warning, repeated violations of Stage 3 will result in a violation fee of 250.00 per incident.
3. Continued violations of Stages 2 or 3 of this ordinance may result in termination of water service.

If water service is terminated, a reconnection fee of $125.00 shall be required to restore water service. Upon payment of this fee service will be restored within forty-eight hours.

Please be assured PCSD staff is diligently working to resolve the situation.

Thank you for your cooperation.
Ponderosa CSD board and staff