OUTDOOR WATERING BAN EXCEPTIONS
At the Water Commission meeting on Friday July 29, the Commissioners
voted the following exceptions:
Members voted to allow the following exceptions, and only between 7 p.m.
and 7 a.m.:
* Vegetable gardens may be hand-watered as needed, since they fall
under the state food production exemption.
* The town pool, tennis courts, and playing fields may get the minimum
amount of water needed to ensure they can continue to operate
because they are considered “essential to the mission” of the body
that oversees them (the Park and Recreation Department). However,
the toddler fountain at Codman Pool will be turned off. LaFalam had
previously suggested that Parks and Rec use a pool cover when Codman
Pool was closed to reduce evaporation. But Parks and Rec was
reluctant to do so for safety reasons in case someone used the pool
illegally and got trapped under the cover, he said. However, he will
ask them look into using aliquid chemical solar cover
<https://poolonomics.com/liquid-solar-blanket/>.
* Recently planted landscaping that needs more frequent watering to
become established may be watered by hand or with drip irrigation as
required, preferably just once a week. No new flora may be planted
during this time. People establishing new trees should consider
buying some tree watering bags; you put one on each tree and fill it
once a week. It slowly releases water over a 5 or 6 hour period.
* Conservation agencies (i.e., the Conservation Commission and the
Lincoln Land Conservation Trust), which install and maintain native
plants to keep invasive species at bay, may also water those plants
as needed.
* Power washing houses and decks is not allowed, nor is window washing
using water spray, but if a painting or repair job has already been
scheduled or is underway, the homeowner may ask the Water Department
for an individual exemption.
Please also do your best to reduce indoor water use. Capture waste
water, such as running the faucet to get hot water, laundry rinse water,
cooking water to use on outdoor non-edible plants.
>>>PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW - VERY HARD TO GET
THE WORD OUT<<<<
The sandwich boards are up and we will be doing a town-wide mailing.
There is information in your new water bill, but that says Stage 3, but
that is obsolete because the Extreme Drought pronouncement came after
the billing process started. The Stage 4 restrictions are in the Stage 4
column.
Ruth Ann Hendrickson
Water Commission Chair
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