Denver Water Eases Restrictions
Broomfield, East Cherry Creek Valley Eases Restrictions
POSTED: 9:42 a.m. MDT June 2, 2003
UPDATED: 3:42 p.m. MDT June 2, 2003
DENVER -- One benefit to all of the rain and snow runoff we've been experiencing is that more communities are easing their water restrictions.
Denver Water on Monday announced that it has eased water restrictions for its 1.2 million customers. The Denver Water Board will no longer limit the number of zones that can be watered and will allow people wanting to put in new seed or sod to water it as needed for up to 14 days.
There will be no limit on the number of irrigation zones, but each zone can be watered for an average of 15 minutes per
day, said Denver Water spokeswoman Trina McGuire-Collier.
"That means, for example, if you have six zones, you can water for 90 minutes and you decide where you want to water within that limit," she said.
Previously, you had a maximum of 15 minutes per zone.
You can also now wash your car at home any day except Monday. Customers who have new sod are advised to keep their receipt from the sod since the 14 days will be based on the date of the receipt.
Denver Water is still enforcing its two-day a week restriction and watering is still prohibited between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Drought surcharges are still in effect for the the month of June but may be dropped if reservoirs
reach 80 percent of capacity. Water conservationists say reservoirs are still below
average -- at 63 percent.
"We're not saying the drought is over. We're saying things are little better than they were so we're lightening the restrictions. We still have a Stage 2 drought," said Denver Water board member Chips Barry.
Water board members also said that they reserve the right to bring zone restrictions back if dry conditions persist this summer.
Recently, many other cities, including Englewood, Longmont, Parker, Thornton, Superior, Federal Heights, Westminster and Boulder, have all eased their water restrictions.
Broomfield is now under a voluntary lawn watering program, and the East Cherry Creek Valley Water District will allow residents to water two times a week instead of just one.
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Previous Stories:
- May 29, 2003: Rising Water, Rushing Creeks Cause Problems
- May 28, 2003: Boulder Creek Closed To Some Water Sports
- May 28, 2003: Denver Water Looking At Easing Water Restrictions
- May 21, 2003: Westminster, Superior, Federal Heights Ease Water Restrictions
- May 19, 2003: Cash For Water-Saving Lawns? Denver Mulls Rebates
- May 14, 2003: Attend Class, Skip Mandatory Watering Restrictions
- May 7, 2003: Boulder Lifts Mandatory Water Restrictions
- May 1, 2003: Get Ready, Get Set, Water!
- April 16, 2003: Denver Water Passes Stage 2 Drought Plan
- April 15, 2003: Aurora Passes Strict Water Restrictions
- April 11, 2003: Denver Expected To Relax Water Restrictions
- April 2, 2003: Big Blizzard Didn't Mean End To Water Restrictions
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