Wenham Water Ban Lifted

Wenham residents can now water their lawn and wash their cars in their driveway - the water ban has been lifted.

Wenham Water Superintendent Erik Mansfield said on Tuesday that the ban was lifted on Friday, Oct. 1.

The ban had been in effect all summer and limited outdoor watering to hand watering between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. It was town wide and included private wells too.

In lifting the ban. Mansfield said he wanted to remind residents that the region is still under a drought advisory because of the dry summer.

"Although conservation is always necessary and encouraged, we are now in a position to once again allow watering, car washing, etc.," Mansfield said in the written announcement. "The Water Department would like to thank the majority of residents for complying with the water ban and for their understanding and cooperation."