Danvers Puts in Outdoor Water Restrictions

Danvers has moved to Level 2 - Seasonal Conditions of our Outdoor Water Use Restrictions policy.

This means outdoor lawn and garden watering is ONLY allowed between the hours of 7 p.m. and 8 a.m.

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, according to the town’s DEP.

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 (mgd).

Conserving water now will reduce the need to implement more stringent restrictions later, according to town officials.

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