The City of Sacramento Department of Utilities is helping income-eligible Sacramento residents save up to $72 annually on their utility bills. The newly-launched Utility Rate Assistance Program (URAP) is designed to offset some of the recent water and wastewater rate increases that took effect last year by applying up to a $6 monthly bill credit to qualifying households. To qualify, residents must complete and submit a URAP application, available at www.cityofsacramento.org/utilities. Residents must also: • Be at or below 100-percent of the Federal Poverty Level (up to $23,050 for a family of four) • Occupy and be responsible for the utility bill for a single-family residence, condomini

When clocks are turned forward on Saturday night, the City of Sacramento Department of Utilities reminds residents and businesses tthat they can change their irrigation schedules as well. The City’s current irrigation rules, found in the Water Conservation ordinance state that at the beginning of daylight savings time, residents and businesses may water up to three days a week, based on their address. Addresses ending in odd numbers may water on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only and even-numbered addresses may water on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. There is no watering allowed on Mondays. Watering of landscapes must be completed before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. “While the ordinance allow

Residents are invited to see firsthand the challenges of aging water, sewer pipes, pumps and treatment plants As part of Your Utilities. Your Voice., The City of Sacramento Department of Utilities is throwing open the doors of two of its oldest pieces of infrastructure- the Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant (built in 1923) and Sump 2 (built in 1927) to help the citizens of Sacramento better understand the challenges of its aging water and sewer infrastructure. At each facility, tours will be offered that highlight the historic nature of these facilities and how modern technology is keeping them operating today, while protecting the environment and the health and safety of Sacramento

City Utilities is looking for customer input as it faces challenges with aging pipes, increasing regulations The City of Sacramento Department of Utilities, the City’s water, sewer, drainage and solid waste service provider, is seeking residential and commercial customer input on a set of guiding principles that will guide the department’s future services, programs and priorities. Through the initiative called Your Utilities. Your Voice., the department is educating customers about the challenges it faces as well as gathering their opinions about how the department moves forward. “Choices have to be made as we look to the future of the department,” said Dave Brent, Interim Director of t

Picking Up After Pets Makes Your Neighbors and Mother Nature Happier!   It may seem like a little thing, but leaving pet waste behind when walking your pet adds up to a big issue. Pet waste is responsible for up to 90% of all bacterial watershed pollution in urban areas of the U.S. When left behind, bacteria on pet waste can be washed away with rain, water from irrigation and other urban run-off and introduced to local waterways, degrading water quality and putting people and the environment at risk. E. coli is a bacterium found in dog waste, it has been linked to causing ear, eye, and stomach infections. Other pet waste bacteria are the sources of “staph” infections, salmonella, and para