Candidate Filing Period for DSRSD Board of Directors Opens July 13, 2026
Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) is seeking residents who are interested in helping shape local water and wastewater policy to serve a four-year term on DSRSD’s five-member Board of Directors. Candidates who are interested in running for the DSRSD Board can file nomination papers beginning Monday, July 13 for two available seats: Division 2, representing southwest San Ramon, and Division 4, representing central Dublin. The filing period will be open until Friday, August 7, 2026; if the current
Why Does Tri-Valley Tap Water Have an Earthy Scent? The Science Behind Seasonal Water Shifts
If you have noticed a sudden, earthy or musty taste and smell in your tap water recently, your nose is working exactly as nature intended. Zone 7 Water Agency wants to reassure Tri-Valley residents that this seasonal aesthetic change poses absolutely no health risk, and the water remains entirely safe to drink and use. The odor is caused by a naturally occurring organic compound called geosmin, which peaks in surface water supplies from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta during warm weather algae blooms.
Tri-Valley Residents Asked to Reduce Outdoor Water Use During Planned State Water Project Maintenanc
Voluntary conservation effort will help preserve water supplies for essential needs June 27–July 2 Zone 7 Water Agency and retail water providers California Water Service, Livermore Municipal Water Service, Dublin San Ramon Service District, and Pleasanton Municipal Water Service are asking Tri-Valley residents and businesses to temporarily implement greater conservation efforts for outdoor water use from Saturday, June 27 through Thursday, July 2 while the California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
