The Truckee Meadows Water Authority is urging local residents to scale back on their outdoor watering following storms which brought dirt and debris into the Truckee River.
TMWA has reduced its intake capacity to prevent sediment from entering its treatment system.
“While the region’s water supply remains secure, this precautionary step reduces the volume of river water available for treatment and delivery,” a statement on its website with this photo indicates.
The utility says the ask is a temporary measure and that locals will be notified when better river conditions return.
“Closing our river intakes when the water is especially muddy is a standard measure to protect both our treatment process and water quality,” Will Raymond, TMWA director of water operations and water quality is quoted as saying in the press release from today. “We’re asking customers to help by cutting back on outdoor watering until the river clears and we can restore full production levels.”