Water Conservation and Storm Readiness
In the event of power outages, water and wastewater treatment plants will be operating under limited conditions, which means your water pressure could be reduced and your sewer service could be restricted. Lift stations that are used to move sewage to wastewater treatment plants may also experience limited operations during this time.
What you can do to help leading up to a storm:
- Limit running dishwashers and washing machines.
- Turn off all sprinklers and check your automatic settings.
- Avoid pressure washing, car washing, or any other outdoor use of water that is not necessary.
- Fill up your bathtub with water in case you need it to flush your toilets manually.
During the storm:
- Limit your amount of toilet flushing. Overuse of flushing, or water going down drains, could potentially cause overflow and backup to come out of your drains.
- If you need to flush, use the water saved from filling up your tub because it won’t pull water directly from the pipe.
After the Storm:
Remember, just because power has been restored to your home, it does not mean that full power has been restored to all lift stations and water and wastewater treatment plants in your area. Please be patient if you experience low water pressure during this time. Our crews will be working around the clock to restore our systems to normal operations.
Stay connected by visiting Disaster.Pinellas.gov for the latest updates or call Utilities Customer Service at (727) 464-4000.