PRESS RELEASE
October 27, 2019
SUBJECT: Remember to Conserve Water During PSPS
CONTACT: Teresa Johnson, Tel. (209)736-2181/[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Public Safety Power Shuttoff (PSPS) has shutoff power to most of Calaveras County. Water and sewer utilities across Calaveras County are urging customers to conserve water and only use it for critical health and safety needs during PG&E’s PSPS.
While most water and sewer utilities have backup generators for key infrastructure facilities, indoor and outdoor water conservation will help lessen the load on these generators during power outages, as well as reducing the negative impacts of possible generator failures, such as loss of water treatment capacity or sewage spills.
Utilities urge customers to avoid any unnecessary uses of water, including watering lawns and outdoor landscaping, washing vehicles, filling swimming pools, washing off hardscapes, flushing toilets after every use, washing clothes, running the dishwasher and taking baths or long showers.
For more information from PG&E on this PSPS event, go to www.pge.com/psps or call 800-743-5002.
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ANGELS CAMP RESOURCES
• Call 911 for emergencies.
• Call (209) 754-6500 to report non-emergency incidents to the Police Department or Fire Department.
• Call (209)736-2541to report non-emergency water or sewer related incidents to the City of Angels Camp
• If unable to use a phone to request medical, fire, or assistance with a City service, respond to Angels Camp Fire Department at 1404 Vallecito Rd, Angels Camp for assistance.
• If you are able, respond to your local hospital for medical assistance.
PG&E RESOURCES
Go to pge.com for:
• Public Safety Power Shutoff Program
• Wildfire Safety
• Sign up for PG&E Wildfire Alerts
• Emergency Preparedness Kit
• Prepare for a Power Outage
• Public Safety Power Shutoff Fact Sheet
• PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff Policies and Procedures
ADDITIONAL PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES
• ready.gov – Disaster preparedness information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• readyforwildfire.org – CAL FIRE’s wildfire preparedness website
• cpuc.ca.gov/wildfiresinfo – Information on the CPUC’s wildfire safety efforts
• caloes.ca.gov – California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services website
• cafiresafecouncil.org – California Fire Safe Council website
