Water Quality Report now available

Published on June 21, 2024

The City of Lakewood's 2023 Water Quality Report shows that the city's drinking water continues to meet all federal and state quality standards.

View the report here.(PDF, 1MB)  

Water conservation update

After the heavy rain and snow of the past two seasons, California’s water conditions have significantly improved and the drought has officially ended.

Stringent water conservation rules imposed during the drought have been lifted by the State Water Resources Control Board. The ending of these rules also applies to Lakewood residents.

For example, Lakewood residents can now water their yards without the specific limit of the number of minutes per week that has existed for the past several years.

However, as a good practice against the wasting of water, the following rules remain in effect statewide and in Lakewood until further notice:

• No landscape watering within 48 hours of rainfall.
• No hosing off sidewalks, driveways and other hardscapes.
• No sprinkler runoff to sidewalks, gutters and other landscape.
• No washing of cars and equipment, except from a bucket or hose with an automatic shut-off nozzle. 

In addition, in commercial and industrial settings, the statewide restriction remains against the watering of "non-functional" turf (solely ornamental and not used for recreation or gatherings). This rule does not apply to residential water users.