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Did you know The Water You Swim in Today... that the water in May be Your Drinking Water Next Week. It’s easy to help keep your water supply pure. travels through the Here are a few simple things you can do to protect your drinking water here at its source. and may eventually Keep diapers Do not feed wild animals. flow from the taps (and children Encouraging wildlife wearing them) to gather near the in your home? out of the lake. lake can contribute Dirty diapers and to bacteria in the drinking water water supply. If you live in the don’t mix! Livermore-Amador Valley, southern Alameda County, or Keep boats well-maintained. Santa Clara County, When swimming, Leaking fuel can take restroom breaks. contaminate That means getting the water you swim the water. out of the water and in today may be walking to the restroom. Need we say more? your drinking water next week!

Dispose of trash properly. Litter can introduce a variety of pollutants to the water.

This sign was produced through a Proposition 13 Non-point Source Pollution Control Grant from the State Water Resources Control Board by the South Bay Aqueduct Watershed Workgroup. If you live in the Your Tap Water Starts Here! Livermore-Amador Valley, southern Follow these simple guidelines and you'll be doing your part Alameda County, or to ensure a pure water supply for you and your neighbors. Santa Clara County, Lake Del Valle may When hiking, prevent erosion by respecting Replace lead fishing be the source of park signage in weights with non- environmentally lead alternatives. your tap water. sensitive areas. Lead weights can Erosion contributes poison fish and wildlife sediment to reservoirs, and contaminate the When you help to which makes the water drinking water supply. cloudy, more difficult keep the water to treat, and raises treatment costs. here at Del Valle clean, you help to Pack out your fishing line. keep your tap Tangled fishing line can trap water as pure Help prevent wild fires, birds and which increase other wildlife. runoff and erosion. and inexpensive Have campfires and barbecues as possible. in designated areas only. Clean up after your horses and pets. Disposing of their waste properly helps to keep bacteria out of the water.

This sign was produced through a Proposition 13 Non-point Source Pollution Control Grant from the State Water Resources Control Board by the South Bay Aqueduct Watershed Workgroup. Less than one-half of the The South Bay Aqueduct... water used in the Livermore-Amador A Lifeline to the Bay Area. Valley, southern The South Bay Aqueduct supplies water to Water in the California Alameda County, and communities in the Livermore-Amador Valley, 2 Aqueduct flows into East Bay, and Silicon Valley areas. . Water is pumped into the South Bay 3 Aqueduct from Bethany Reservoir, Silicon Valley where the aqueduct begins. Water is pumped from the communities is produced 1 Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into the . locally; much of it is The water travels through a 4 series of pipelines and imported from the to the Lake Del Valle area. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The South Bay Water from the aqueduct can be stored Aqueduct moves water 5 in Lake Del Valle and later released back into the aqueduct. from the Delta to nearly 2.3 million people in the Water from the South Bay Aqueduct is purified at water The water travels via pipelines treatment plants operated by Zone 7 Water Agency, Alameda to Livermore-Amador Valley, greater Bay Area. In a 7 County Water District, and Santa Clara Valley Water District 6 East Bay, and Silicon Valley before it is delivered to homes and businesses. very real way, the South destinations. Bay Aqueduct acts as a Water traveling through open portions of the South Bay Aqueduct lifeline to the Bay Area, may pick up contaminants on its journey to your home. These contaminants make the water more difficult to treat and for without it there increase treatment costs. When you help to keep the water in Bethany Reservoir, Lake Del Valle and the Delta clean, you help would not be enough to keep your water as pure and inexpensive as possible. water for us to maintain the lifestyle we now live. If your city is listed on this map, you receive water from the South Bay Aqueduct.

This sign was produced through a Proposition 13 Non-point Source Pollution Control Grant from the State Water Resources Control Board by the South Bay Aqueduct Watershed Workgroup.