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Aquarion Announces Water Conservation Schedule
May 15, 2023
by
Peter Fazekas
Connecticut
Mandatory Conservation Schedule in Place for Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Newtown, Stamford, and Westport
Program is Voluntary in 2023 for Easton, Ridgefield, Trumbull, Weston and Wilton
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. – May 15 – Aquarion Water Company today reminded customers that the 2023 sprinkler irrigation schedule is in effect and continues until October 31. The program is mandatory for customers in Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Newtown, Stamford, and Westport. While the 2023 program is voluntary for customers in Easton, Ridgefield, Trumbull, Weston and Wilton, beginning in 2024, the conservation schedule will also become mandatory in those towns. The schedule helps to conserve water supplies by reducing overwatering of lawns and gardens through a maximum two days per week schedule. The conservation program helps to ensure local water supplies remain sufficient for critical needs such as human consumption and fire protection.
Since its launch, the sprinkler irrigation schedule has helped save more than two billion gallons of water, which has helped towns avoid a complete ban on outdoor water use during dry summer months. Under the irrigation schedule, Aquarion expects to save millions of gallons of water.
Homes and businesses with automatic sprinkler irrigation systems often use large volumes of water – about 40% more than properties without the systems. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), up to half the water used outdoors can be lost through overwatering, leaks, and evaporation. This waste in turn places strain on local water supplies while providing no benefit to lawns and gardens. Research shows that lawns and gardens can thrive on reduced watering. By encouraging roots to grow deeper into the soil, they’re able to absorb more moisture and nutrients, even during dry spells. Customers may continue to water by hand or use drip irrigation or soaker hoses at any time.
The permanent, twice-weekly irrigation schedule is in effect until October 31 and follows the requirements below:
| Maximum Twice-Weekly Sprinkler Irrigation Schedule | |
|---|---|
| Last Digit of Your Address Number Water Only On: | |
| 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 (even numbers) | Sunday & Wednesday 12:01 am – 10:00 am, or 6:00 pm - Midnight |
| 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 (odd numbers) | Saturday & Tuesday 12:01 am – 10:00 am, or 6:00 pm – Midnight |
| No address number | Sunday & Wednesday 12:01 am – 10:00 am, or 6:00 pm – Midnight |
More information about the irrigation schedule, and information about landscaping and gardening with less water is available at www.aquarionwater.com/watering. Some residents may qualify for a variance from the schedule. If customers, for example, have installed new plantings or sod in the spring, they would be allowed to water more frequently to help get plants established.
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About Aquarion Water Company
Aquarion Water Company is the public water supply and wastewater treatment company for more than 780,000 people in 73 cities and towns in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It is the largest investor-owned water utility in New England and among the seven largest in the U.S. Based in Bridgeport, CT, Aquarion has been in the public water supply business since 1857. Across its operations, Aquarion strives to act as a responsible steward of the environment and to assist the communities it serves in promoting sustainable practices. Aquarion Water Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eversource.