Community Corner
Tier 2 Water Restrictions Now in Place
The BoS voted to accept the recommendation of the W/S Board to implement Tier 2 water restriction - Odd/Even watering by address, townwide.
Medfield Residents - Tier 2 Water Conservation Restriction Now in Place!
At a recent Board of Selectmen meeting, the Board voted to accept the recommendation of the Water and Sewerage Board to implement Tier 2 water restriction which allows Odd/Even
watering by address throughout the Town.
PLEASE NOTE: All Tiers (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) state - Lawn watering is not allowed during the hours of 9am to 5pm.
Tier 2 is the Current Water Restriction - it states:
- Nonessential Water use allowed every other day (BEFORE 9:00am or AFTER 5:00pm)
- Odd numbered addresses will be allowed nonessential water use on odd numbered calendar days.
- Even numbered addresses will be allowed nonessential water use on even numbered calendar days.
Nonessential outdoor water uses that are subject to MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS include:
- Irrigation of lawns via sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems,
- Washing of vehicles, except in a commercial car wash or as necessary for operator safety,
- Washing of exterior building surfaces, parking lots, driveways or sidewalks, except as necessary to apply surface treatments such as paint, preservatives, stucco, pavement or cement.
The following uses MAY BE ALLOWED when MANDATORY Restrictions are in place:
- Irrigation to establish a new lawn and new plantings during the months of May and September
- Irrigation of public parks and recreational fields by means of automatic sprinklers outside the hours of 9am to 5pm,
- Irrigation of lawns, gardens, flowers and ornamental plants by means of hand-held hose.
Water uses not subject to MANDATORY Restrictions are those required:
- For health or safety reasons,
- By regulation,
- For the production of food and fiber,
- For the maintenance of livestock,
- To meet the core functions of a business (for example, irrigation by plant nurseries as necessary to maintain stock).
Residents are asked and encouraged to visit the town's website frequently for UPDATES regarding potential water conservation restrictions.
Lastly, in the Town's Water Management Act Permit, if the State's Drought Management Task Force declaration remains after May 1st, we are required to increase our restriction to One Day per week.