How to Water Your Lawn During Stage 1 Restrictions in Raleigh
As of April 7, 2008, Raleigh is under stage 1 mandatory water conservation measures. What does this mean for you and watering your lawn in Raleigh? If you have a drip irrigation system, the good news is that you don’t have to change a thing. See below for other options.
You are allowed to water your yard once per week.
If your street address ends in and odd number, your designated day for watering is on Tuesday.
If you have an even-numbered street address, you must water your lawn on Wednesday.
Automatic Irrigation Systems
If you have one of these sprinkler systems you can only run them from midnight until 10am on your designated day for watering.
Using a sprinkler attached to a hose
You must water on your designated day from 6am -10am and/or from 6pm - 10pm
Watering while physically holding a hose
If your address is odd-numbered, you can water while holding a hose in your hand on Tuesday and Saturday.
If your address is even-numbered, you can water in this manner on Wednesday and Sunday
Everyone must water from 6am - 10am and/or from 6pm - 10pm.
Hopefully this information will help you keep your lawn looking good, and help us save water in Raleigh.
