Needham Starts Water Ban

NEEDHAM, MA — May just started and so has the town's 2017 water ban.

The Town of Needham’s mandatory non-essential outdoor water use restriction is in effect May 1 through Sept. 30. The standard two-day water restriction allows non-essential outdoor water use on designated days before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m. In the event that the Massachusetts Drought Management Task Force declares a drought advisory (or higher), non-essential outdoor water use will be allowed only one day per week before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m. or may be banned entirely.

Due to climate conditions, the town is implementing a yellow/red/blue color coded water restriction. On days where signs, the town’s website, and other public forums indicate yellow, there will be no outdoor watering allowed.

On red days, there will be a one day water restriction. All properties may water their lawns on Sundays.

On blue days, there will be a two-day water restriction. Even addresses may water their lawns on Mondays and Thursdays and odd addresses may water their lawns on Tuesdays and Fridays.

This restriction is in accordance with the Town’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Water Management Act Permit and is in keeping with regional water conservation efforts

For more information, head over to the Town of Needham's website.

Information from the town website was used in this article.

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