Citywide Restrictions Lifted, Northwest Area urged to limit Monday outdoor water use
The voluntary water restrictions for Bismarck are lifted. Water users in the northwest area served from the Ash Coulee water tower north of Century Avenue and west of State Street, are urged to limit Monday outdoor water use through the remainder of this year. A map of area is available on the City website at http://arcg.is/0eueSq and includes homes and businesses within the area labeled as Zone 4 and Zone 4a. Residents can enter their address at the upper-right corner of the interactive map and then zoom in to their address. The South Central Regional Water District does receive water from this area as well, and we urge those regional water users served by the Ash Coulee water tower to also limit their Monday outdoor water use during this same time.
Public Works staff are working with area lawn sprinkler businesses to provide education on the impacts the city is seeing with the majority of outdoor watering scheduled to start on Mondays. “We’ve received a good response from them and they’re willing to work with homeowners to help them to start staggering the lawn watering days throughout the week,” said Michelle Klose, Public Works Utilities Director. We are asking residents and businesses to continue the long term use of the following schedule through the remainder of this season:
•Even numbered homes and businesses should water on Monday, Wednesday, Friday
•Odd numbered homes and businesses should water on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
“We’re very open to other options for homeowners and businesses to manage lawn watering such as the use of newer style controls that account for precipitation and lawn growing seasons, and home owners who are watering less frequently. The key message is finding ways not to have all sprinkler systems across the city and rural areas set to water on Mondays,” said Klose.
Again, we are very appreciative of the positive response of residents and businesses to the voluntary restrictions.
The City of Bismarck encourages City residents to be aware of their water consumption to assist with water conservation practices. Water Analytics helps residents track their water usage by year, month, and day in detail. Homeowners and businesses can register to set up their customer Water Analytics account by visiting http://bismarcknd.gov/1699/Water-Analytics.