Wellesley Institutes Voluntary Water Ban

WELLESLEY, MA – The Town of Wellesley has instituted a voluntary water ban in light of challenges to its water supply capacity.

According to an announcement on the Department of Public Works' website, the water supply and demand status is now in a "watch" condition, which is the final level before implementing mandatory outdoor water use restrictions.

Here are some ways you can reduce water use, via the Department of Public Works:

- Reduce your lawn irrigation by 20 percent. If you have an automatic timed system, please shorten the watering period by at least 20 percent.

- Use less than one inch of water per week on your lawn, and this inch should include the natural rainfall. (For a typical lawn, with no rain during the week, this would mean about two and a half hours of irrigation per week).

- Irrigate only once per week to encourage deep rooting of the grasses.

- Direct all irrigation to appropriate areas (do not water pavement).

- Irrigate during low evaporation periods, namely between 7 pm and 8 am.

For updates on water use restrictions, visit the Department of Public Works' website.