Danvers Moves to Level 4 Water Restrictions

Danvers town officials announced on Tuesday an increase in water restrictions to Level 4.

This means outdoor watering with sprinklers and/or irrigation systems is allowed on Tuesday and Saturday ONLY from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Hand watering (hand held hoses with nozzles and watering cans) is allowed anytime. Car washing is also allowed. This change in restrictions is due to the low flow in the Ipswich River and below normal rainfall.

These water restrictions were instituted when the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection mandated regulations as part of the Water Management Act, due to growing concerns of highly stressed river basins. Danvers is one of several communities in the Ipswich River basin which is a stressed water basin that prompted these new regulations. DEP regulations include a summer cap, which runs from May 1 through October 1, restricting Town use to 3.8 million gallons per day on a yearly average.

Conserving water now will reduce the need for the Town to implement more stringent restrictions later.

If you have any questions on the water restrictions, call the Department of Public Works at 978-777-0001 x3011.