Greenwich Imposes Mandatory Water Restrictions

GREENWICH, CT—The town will formally activate its water shortage ordinance in order to stem the use of water in the face of low reservoir levels.

The extended forecast calls for more of the same; mostly dry weather with higher than normal temperatures. That isn't good news for reservoir levels, which are at only 34.9 percent of capacity.

Aquarion has mandated that customers cease to use automatic water irrigation methods. Handheld hoses are fine to use. Greenwich is backing up that with a possible $90 per offense fine.

Greenwich uses about 12 million gallons of water per day in the winter, 18 million gallons during warm weather and more than 32 million gallons during particularly hot and dry spells.

Below are prohibited practices while the ordinance remains in effect.