REMINDER: Burlington is Under Town-Wide Ban of Outdoor Water Use

From the Burlington Board of Selectmen

Due to the extreme drought and reservoir level, effective immediately, the Board of Selectmen approved a

town-wide ban on non-essential outside water use, and shall remain in place for the duration of this
emergency. The term “non-essential outside water use” is defined to include those uses that do not have
health or safety impacts, are not required by regulation, and are not needed to meet core functions of a
business or other organization.

No outdoor water use will be allowed at any time, any day.

Outdoor Watering Restrictions consists of:
- No irrigation of lawns via sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems
- No irrigation to establish a new lawn and new plantings.
- No irrigation of lawns, gardens, flowers, and ornamental plantings by means of a hand-held hose.
- No irrigation of public parks and recreational fields by means of automatic sprinklers
- No car washing
- No washing of exterior building surfaces, parking lots, driveways or sidewalks, except as necessary to
apply surface treatments such as paint, preservatives, stucco, pavement or cement.
- Or any other outside water use that does not have health or safety impacts.
Activities permitted
- To meet core functions of a business or commercial activity
- Private wells

Penalties:

According to the Town Bylaws Section 5.4 the Town, through its Board of Selectmen, may declare a State of
Water Conservation. Section 5.9 states the Penalties for violating the Water Restriction are:

- Any person violating shall be issued a warning for the first violation, and shall be liable to the Town
in the amount of $50 for the second violation, and $100 for each subsequent violation thereafter. These
fines are non-criminal disposition.