Public Safety · Ceres, CA
Ceres Council to Consider Emergency Resolution Oct. 26 After Water Well Failure
The City of Ceres announced plans to assist eight households in a nearby community after the River Road Water System’s only active groundwater well failed on October 16. The failure left residents near River and Mitchell roads without their primary source of potable water, prompting the distribution of bottled water and hauled-water deliveries. At its meeting on October 26, the Ceres City Council will consider a resolution proclaiming a local emergency to authorize an interim city manager to pursue an emergency connection to the municipal water system. This action follows a previous agreement approved in August 2024 to connect the independent River Road Mutual Water Company to Ceres’ municipal supply.