Outdoor rinse stations will continue to be shut off statewide.
News Release, July 2015
Sacramento, California – California State Parks continues implementing water conservation measures within its state park system. Effective July 15, all state parks and beaches will shut off outdoor rinse stations.
“California is facing extremely severe drought conditions,” said California State Parks Director Lisa Mangat. “It is important for all Californians to conserve water at home, at work and even when recreating outdoors.”
More than 85 million people visit state parks annually. The number one use of water within parks is by the park visitor. On average, each overnight visitor requires approximately 25 gallons of water per day which is far less than the estimated 80-100 gallons per day use at home, but nevertheless important to water conservation efforts. The department estimates that shutting off outdoor rinse stations will conserve more than 1.2 gallons of water per shower or rinse, thus potentially saving a total of more than 18 million gallons of water annually.