Those conducting spraying operations will need to use other sources. This additional restriction is in response to the continued high demand for water and the reduced availability of water in our wellfields due to the drought conditions. Contact the water utility for more information on other potential sources. As a reminder, municipal, residential, agricultural, commercial, and industrial users will be required to observe the following mandatory reduction measures:

A. No outdoors watering or irrigation of any kind between the hours of 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. No watering or irrigation of lawns whatsoever. Watering of flowers, vegetable gardens, trees or shrubs less than four years old, and new seedlings and sod is permitted once per week, with an application not to exceed one inch and only between the hours of 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM.

B. No car washing is allowed, except at commercial establishments that provide that service as their only means of income. In these cases, hours of use will be restricted to 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

C. No water shall be used to fill private swimming pools, children’s wading pools, or similar articles.

D. No water shall be used to clean streets, driveways, sidewalks, etc.

E. Large volume water users, including industries, motels, hotels, eating establishments, and livestock confinements may be requested to scale back services and/or production. This includes spraying operations.

F. Schools are strongly urged to cancel their physical education activities and inter-scholastic competitions that require showers or attract crowds and take other actions to reduce water consumption.

Officials want to thank their customers who have taken steps to conserve water during this emergency. They said also, the system is working with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to resolve the situation. For more information, please contact the Regional Water Office at 712-343-2413.