Attention Vacaville Businesses and Residents. The Utilities Department is now conducting free irrigation audits for your home or business. These audits examine the sprinkler system at your property, identify common issues, and provide information on how to solve them.

Common irrigation issues that can be identified include:

• Causes of, and solutions to, irrigation runoff to the street gutter.
• Sprinkler irrigation timer settings.
• Irrigation pressure adjustment, nozzle spray pattern adjustment.
• Sprinklers blocked by grass or spraying into grass directly.

Contact the City of Vacaville Utilities Department for a free irrigation audit at (707) 469-6400 or email the Department (Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

Note: City of Vacaville Utilities Department personnel cannot repair, modify, or otherwise perform work on private property irrigation systems. Irrigation audit information provided is intended for informational purposes. Always consult an irrigation professional if unsure about how to make the recommended adjustments to your irrigation system.

Solano Resource Conservation District is offering schools the School Water Education Program (SWEP), a collection of virtual, K-12 water-themed lessons.

These free, interactive 30 or 60-minute lessons take students across Solano County to explore where their drinking water comes from, where their city’s storm water goes, and how to conserve and protect this precious resource.

These popular classroom presentations are funded by your local water and/or wastewater agency on a first-come basis. All schools in Solano County are offered these water education services at zero cost. Visit Solano RCD for more information.

Students from Orchard Elementary School were able to enjoy a recent mid-day field trip to the Dunnell Nature Center in Fairfield where they learned about water conservation and natural resource sustainability. Students learned where drinking water in Vacaville comes from and where it goes, the importance of using water efficiently, and to value and conserve our local environment and natural resources. The field trip is one of several educational programs facilitated by the Solano Resource Conservation District and sponsored through a partnership between the City of Vacaville and the Solano County Water Agency.

First Place: “Water Awareness Stop Motion” by Eleanor Charette of Rodriguez High School in Fairfield.

Second Place: "Save Life” by Arabella Baker of Vanden High School in Fairfield.

Top scoring video from school with 10 or more contest participants:

• “Save the Water” by Kamryn Babcock & Elsa Keller of Suisun Valley K-8 School in Fairfield.
• “Be a Good Human, Save Water” by Garrett Hagberg of Vanden High School in Fairfield.

Honorable Mention prizes were awarded to:

• “Breaking News! Water Waster on the Scene!” by Abbey George, Reese Goepp, Rylinn LaPorte, and Ellie McGinty of Suisun Valley K-8 School in Fairfield.
• “SAVE WATER!!” by Aizen Worrell of Rodriguez High School in Fairfield.