On Friday the Town of Peace River declared a Level 1 Water Advisory because reservoir levels are at or below 75%. The full bylaw is available, but I've pasted the Level I below:
Town of Peace River
Watering Restriction Schedule
Schedule “C”
ODD AND EVEN WATERING DAYS: Using the last number of your address (odd or even) determines which days you may water your lawn.
LEVEL 1: When Reservoirs level is at or below 75%
ODD numbered addresses may water lawns: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
WATERING: may occur only during the following hours:
6:00 a.m. — 08:00 a.m.
4:30 p.m. — 09:30 p.m.
Odd numbered addresses consumers who use sprinkler systems on timers, can water their own lawn from 10.00 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
EVEN numbered addresses may water lawns: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
WATERING may occur only during the following hours:
6:00 a.m. — 08:00 a.m.
4:30 p.m. — 09:30 p.m.
Even numbered addresses consumers who use sprinkling system on timers, can water their own lawn from 10.00 p.m. to 5.00 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday*. (*Consumers can set up their system to start as early as 10 p.m.)
Flowerbeds and vegetable gardens may be watered by hand, at anytime, using a watering can or a hose with a nozzle with a trigger shut off to restrict water flow. Sprinklers and like water toys may be used for recreational purposes by children as long as children are present during use; includes children’s pools (capacity not more than 1000 liters).
Requests for site and condition specific irrigation scheduling for commercial or industrial operations using metered irrigation systems may be approved by the CAO or Water Treatment Plant Manager.
1 comment:
Thanks for the update, I was wondering what the level 1 advisory meant. I suppose all this information is on the Town Website? They should send out flyers at the start of summer explaining what the water advisory levels all mean... or did they and I just missed it?
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