Sussex residents asked to cut back watering
Village of Sussex - The Public Works Committee on Tuesday agreed to initiate a voluntary sprinkling restriction until dry conditions improve.
Village Administrator Jeremy Smith said during the recent triple-digit weather and Fourth of July holiday, the village water use went above 2.5 million gallons a day. Smith said the water use is now back to under 2 million gallons a day, but in drought conditions suggested taking water preservation measures.
The committee discussed whether or not to impose a ban or ask residents to voluntarily restrict their lawn watering to every other day. They agreed to start with every other day in hopes residents would honor this request.
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8 Comments
rlcba - Jul 10, 2012 8:03 PM
- Jul 10, 2012 8:15 PM
rlcba - Jul 10, 2012 8:26 PM
violynn - Jul 10, 2012 9:03 PM
who wanted to water ANYTHING was only allowed to every other day based on
their addresses; much like alternate side parking in the winter.
After a month like this with no rain and high heat, a policy like this shouldn't be
voluntary, but manditory. Sussex residents do not need their garden vegetables
to feed their families, nor do they need their lawns to look green JUST for aesthetics. First world problems, indeed.
LuciusNiemanWeeps - Jul 11, 2012 1:50 AM
community. Jeremy Smith seems to have no idea what kind of terrible damage
he's doing to our property values.
When he refuses to allow us to water on a daily basis those huge patches of
dead grass start to spread, we can't just act like it isn't happening right in front of
us.
The saddest part of all is what that Village Administrator’s policy is doing to those
poor azalea bushes. He's absolutely brutalizing them, and they may never
recover. Why, oh, God, why won't he let us water them?
I’d like to know if signed the recall petition.
MadCrimper - Jul 11, 2012 10:56 AM
Watering your lawn is selfish in these conditions.
And only the selfish are concerned with property values.
violynn - Jul 11, 2012 12:22 PM
enough clean water to drink, and you're whining about property values and azeleas.
Move to Africa!
EVERYwhere looks terrible right now. It's NOT Jeremy Smith's fault. Not to mention
that as of now, the watering ban is VOLUNTARY, not mandatory.
And based on your last comment, I'm sure you voted for Walker. Why don't you
blame him for the drought ?