During a year that hasn’t offered much positivity regarding water, the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District board received some good news on Thursday. “This is a remarkable reduction … no one across the state is seeing numbers like this,” Roman said. The big change came from a reduced outdoor watering schedule, which took effect in June, allowing water users to irrigate lawns just two days per week. “You’re doing a fantastic job, we all see it,” she said to water users. One advantage a smaller district has over its big-city counterparts is the ability to microanalyze and make contact with water users, Ebbets said.