Huron city commissioners meeting
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HURON — Water conservation measures, with the goal of addressing sharp peak usage in the summer months due to lawn, tree and landscape watering, will go into effect about mid-July. City commissioners approved first reading of an odd-even watering ordinance on Monday.
In proposing the plan, city engineers say residents are not being discouraged from using water, but that imposing a schedule on which days of the week they are allowed to water their lawns based on their addresses will hopefully spread out the load on the system. For two years, the city’s demand for water has been nearing its capacity for delivering it.
Residents with odd-numbered addresses will be able to water lawns, trees and landscaping on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, while those with even-numbered addresses can water on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All residents can water on Sunday because there will be no industry demands when closed for the day.
No watering will be allowed each day between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. because of wind and evaporation during the heat of the day.
But hand watering of shrubs, trees, ground cover, plants, gardens and flowers is permitted any day of the week.
There will be 30-day waivers for new sod or newly seeded areas, with applications available at the city engineer’s office.
Rain sensors for all new automatic irrigation or watering systems installed after the ordinance goes into effect will be required. Sensors automatically shut off irrigation systems after one-fourth of an inch of rain has fallen.