Here's how Cloverdale's water conservation plan will affect you

<p>Cloverdale residents are being asked to conserve water by limiting lawn irrigation and other outdoor uses to alternate days, depending on what part of the city they live in.</p><p>City officials said the voluntary conservation measures, effective June 1, are intended to achieve a 25 percent or greater reduction in water usage.</p><p>Under the guidelines, landscape and lawn watering is allowed between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.</p><p>The north section of town - north of West Cherry Creek Road, west of South Cloverdale Boulevard and north of East Citrus Fair Drive - may water on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.</p><p>The south section of town — south of West Cherry Creek Road, east of South Cloverdale Boulevard and south of East Citrus Fair Drive — may water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.</p><p>Non essential uses of water, including washing motor vehicles, trailers, boats and outdoor furniture, can be done at any time of day, but only on the designated days depending on where the residence is.</p><p>There is no watering on Mondays.</p><p>The measures announced this week follow a third year of below normal rainfall.</p><p>The state Water Resources Control Board has set a summertime 25 percent water conservation target for Sonoma County. Other Sonoma County cities also have voluntary conservation measures in place.</p><p>Cloverdale residents who have questions, or need help setting or adjusting irrigation controllers, can call the public works department at 894-1705.</p><p>Residents may also use that number to report water leaks and discuss other water conservation issues.</p><p>Cloverdale city employees will be following the voluntary measures on city-owned property. Because of the size of some city parks and the inability to water until after the parks close at 10 p.m., some city parks may still be getting irrigated as late as 9 a.m. on some days.</p><p>In case the voluntary measures aren’t enough, city officials are working on mandatory conservation contingency plans.</p>