Peabody To Impose Water Restrictions Starting Wednesday

PEABODY, MA — Peabody is asking residents to conserve water effective immediately because of low reservoir levels.

The city is putting in place a voluntary restriction by reducing outdoor water use to three days a week either from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. or from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Odd-numbered houses are asked to restrict watering to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while even-numbered houses are asked to restrict watering to Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

The city is requesting residents to only wash cars on their scheduled days and to refrain from any outdoor water use on Sundays.

"We appreciate your cooperation and support during this time," officials said.

This week's heat wave is adding to low water levels in reservoirs and watersheds across the state with high temperatures expected to remain in the 90s through Wednesday before a break in the extreme heat and humidity.

While there is a chance for thunderstorms and downpours on Wednesday and Thursday, there is no extended rain events forecast through the start of next week.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)