Anacortes: Cut your water use

Due to seasonal low water flow conditions in the Skagit River, the City of Anacortes and Skagit Public Utility District water customers are asked to voluntarily reduce their water use by 10%.

That includes water users in La Conner, since the town gets its water from the City of Anacortes.

The Washington State Department of Ecology has established minimum instream flows designed to protect fish habitat of 6.54 billion gallons per day for the Skagit River. In August, when the river’s flow levels fall below that number, Anacortes and the PUD are required to notify customers to conserve water voluntarily.

The City of Anacortes asks every customer to save 15-20 gallons of water daily and offers these tips: 

Shorter showers to save about 2.5 gallons per minute.

Turn the water off when brushing your teeth.

Let lawns go dormant.

Water plants deeply and less often.

Flush toilets less to save approximately 1.5 gallons per flush.

Source: City of Anacortes