Stage 4 restrictions in Clarendon became effective Monday, April 21, as the city tries to curtail water usage in response to the level of Greenbelt Lake.
The Clarendon City Council enacted Stage 4 of its Drought Contingency Plan during its regular meeting April 10. Highlights of the Stage 4 restrictions in Clarendon include the following:
Irrigation of landscaped areas is limited to designated watering days between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and between 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight by means of hand-held hoses, hand-held buckets, drip irrigation, or permanently installed automatic sprinkler system only. The use of hose-end sprinklers is prohibited at all times.
Residential customers with odd-numbered street addresses water on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Residential customers with even-numbered street addresses water on Thursdays and Sundays. Commercial customers water on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Washing vehicles not occurring on the premises of a commercial carwash and commercial service stations and not in the immediate interest of public health, safety, and welfare is prohibited.
Further, such vehicle washing at commercial carwashes and commercial service stations shall occur only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Avoid filling swimming pools except during the above watering hours.
Avoid operating ornamental fountains unless necessary to support aquatic life or if equipped with a recirculation system.
Do not water-wash driveways, sidewalks, and other hard-surfaced areas. Do not wash down buildings or structures except for immediate fire protection.
To get out of Stage 4, Greenbelt Lake’s mean elevation above sea level must be above 2615 feet for 30 days.
On Tuesday of this week, Greenbelt Water Authority reported the reservoir elevation was 2614.63, up slightly from one week at when it was 2614.61 feet above sea level. The lake is still currently at 9.0 percent capacity.
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