SIOUX CITY IS ASKING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO VOLUNTARILY CONSERVE WATER BY IRRIGATING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL LAWNS ON AN ODD/EVEN SCHEDULE BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY.
UTILITIES DIRECTOR BRAD PUETZ SAYS EACH LAWN WOULD BE WATERED THREE DAYS PER WEEK UNDER THE GUIDELINES:
WATERING1 OC……ON MONDAY. :13
PUETZ SAYS THE CONSERVATION EFFORT WILL BE IN EFFECT NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER UNLESS CONDITIONS CHANGE, BUT FOR NOW IT’S VOLUNTARY:
WATERING2 OC…………ON THE IRRIGATION. :32
HE RECOMMENDS WATERING AT NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING, AVOIDING THE HOT AFTERNOONS WHERE THE WATER WILL QUICKLY EVAPORATE:
WATERING3 OC……….STORAGE STRUCTURES. :17
PUETZ SAYS SWITCHING TO THE NEW PLAN SHOULD ALSO LOWER YOUR MONTHLY WATER BILL.
THE FULL PLAN IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE AT WWW.SIOUX-CITY.ORG/WATERCONSERVATION
