Politics & Government
Workers Repairing City Well; Watering Restrictions Remain in Effect
Workers are replacing 540 feet of pipe in City Well No. 3 on Gray Street. Watering restrictions put in place on July 2 could be lifted by the end of this week.
Watering restrictions that were , remain in place as workers from Keys Well Drilling Co. out of St. Paul are busy installing 540 feet of new pipe in City Well No. 3 on Gray Street after a cave in about 520 feet below the surface earlier this month.
According to Water Department Director Tim Caruso, it will be a day or two before the department can begin flushing and testing the system. He expects that process to take until the end of the week, which is when he hopes to lift the watering restrictions.
---
Find out what's happening in Hudsonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The following LEVEL 1 watering ban restriction per Hudson City code will be in place until further notice:
C. Water Use restrictions
Find out what's happening in Hudsonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
(1) Level 1 water use restrictions shall be as follows:
(a) Watering allowed using sprinklers or irrigation systems for even addresses on even dates and odd addresses on odd dates between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.Irrigation systems that encompass both an even and odd address shall operate every other day.
(b) Watering allowed on new lawns (seed or sod) any day between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(c) No watering of hard surfaces (i.e., streets, sidewalks, and driveways) that causes water to run into gutter as the result of poorly maintained sprinklers or an unattended hose.
(d) No watering during precipitation.
