Manchester Under Mandatory Water Use Restrictions

Manchester Township has announced mandatory lawn and landscape watering restrictions for the eastern portions of the township, effective immediately.

In a news release distributed Monday afternoon, the township water utility announced the restrictions for the area of the township along Route 37, portions lying east of Route 37, and those east of the borough of Lakehurst and the Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering and Warfare Center.

Under the restrictions, which apply to both residential and commercial properties, properties with odd-numbered addresses can water on odd-numbered days, and even-numbered addresses can water on even days. No watering is permitted between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., and no spot can be watered for more than 30 minutes at a time.

The restrictions do not apply to those whose water comes from private wells or who are served by other water companies, the letter states.

New sod or newly seeded yards are exempt for 30 days, but must have a sign noting that it is new sod or seed, and the date it was sodded or seeded.

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