Water Conservation Goal Setting

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We're committed to providing safe and reliable drinking water for Bellingham residents, and a key part of that is ensuring efficient water use with our water conservation program. This program helps us use water wisely, ensuring we have enough for everyone now and in the future. Think of it like watering a garden: using just the right amount helps plants thrive, while too much or too little wastes water. We want our water system to be just as efficient.

In accordance with Washington State Department of Health requirements, we have developed newly proposed goals and measures, which you can see below. For more details, including a summary of our progress from 2020-2024, please view our Water Use Efficiency Program Report.

What's next?

We gathered public feedback on our proposed water conservation goal and proposed measures from February 21 through March 2, 2025. The Bellingham City Council will vote on the Water Use Efficiency Program Report and proposed goal and measures on March 24, 2025. The Water Use Efficiency program becomes a part of the forthcoming Water System Plan, which will be adopted in summer 2025.

We're committed to providing safe and reliable drinking water for Bellingham residents, and a key part of that is ensuring efficient water use with our water conservation program. This program helps us use water wisely, ensuring we have enough for everyone now and in the future. Think of it like watering a garden: using just the right amount helps plants thrive, while too much or too little wastes water. We want our water system to be just as efficient.

In accordance with Washington State Department of Health requirements, we have developed newly proposed goals and measures, which you can see below. For more details, including a summary of our progress from 2020-2024, please view our Water Use Efficiency Program Report.

What's next?

We gathered public feedback on our proposed water conservation goal and proposed measures from February 21 through March 2, 2025. The Bellingham City Council will vote on the Water Use Efficiency Program Report and proposed goal and measures on March 24, 2025. The Water Use Efficiency program becomes a part of the forthcoming Water System Plan, which will be adopted in summer 2025.

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    I take a bath every day and could use the water to water plants if I could divert the water. We could save water in barrels when it rains and use it later. Replace lawns with vegetable gardens, use drip irrigation The Japanese reuse water from washing their hands to flush the toilet

    Janis asked about 2 months ago

    These are all great ideas to help conserve water! Every effort counts. We offer a number of tips and resources to help identify different ways to save water on our website at cob.org/conservation, including a native plant guide, irrigation best management practices, rainwater harvesting and more. We appreciate you sharing your ideas and doing your part to conserve resources. 

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