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In a recent Los Angeles Times article, reporter Ann Simmons points to the fact that the water supply in Antelope Valley, California is set to be greatly reduced starting Dec. 7 for dramatic system upgrades. You can read Simmons full article here.

From Dec. 7 to Dec. 13 the 165,000 residents of Antelope Valley and its surrounding communities will have their water availability cut by 60 percent as the Quartz Hill Water Treatment Plant completely shuts down. As residents prepare for the water reduction, they’re being asked to adopt water conservation tactics to ease the burden on themselves and the community.  

This will certainly be a challenge for the residents of Antelope Valley and we want to be there to support them so why don’t we all challenge ourselves to reduce our water consumption starting Dec. 7? What we’ll all find, whether a resident of Antelope Valley or not, is that saving water is easy and before you know it, second nature. 

The real challenge for Antelope Valley residents will be maintaining their sudden water conservation effort. The plant upgrade is designed to increase production from 65 million gallons of water per day to 90 million gallons of water per day. That’s a big increase. Could you imagine the savings if the Antelope Valley residents, and all of us that saved along side them, stayed at the water levels that we adopted during the plant closure?  They savings would be gigantc!

So let’s make what started as a random water treatment plant upgrade, into a symbolic water conservation week. Click here for all of the tips you’ll need to conserve, or follow us on Twitter for daily tips. 

Also, as always, make sure to use our Facebook page as a place to update everyone on your results.

Tags: Antelope Valley, California, Conservation, Los Angeles Times, Quartz Hill Water Treatment, water