Residents and businesses in Benicia have been ordered to conserve water following a hillside collapse near Interstate 680 on Wednesday that damaged a line that delivers the city's drinking water.
Residents and businesses in Benicia have been ordered to conserve water following a hillside collapse near Interstate 680 on Wednesday that damaged a line that delivers the city's drinking water.
The slope failure occurred just outside the city's limits, near I-680 and Gold Hill Road, and caused a brief closure of I-680 earlier in the day. Benicia Public Works crews and contractors are working to determine the extent of the damage, according to an alert posted shortly after 8 p.m. on the city's website.
The city has implemented a"Stage 4 Critical Water Shortage" alert, requiring all residences, businesses, community organizations, schools, hotels and others to reduce water use by up to 40 percent.
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