Sprinkling Restrictions

BE WATER WISE

New Lawn Sprinkling Regulations

Effective June 1st - September 30, 2011

Starting this year, Metro Vancouver has restricted residential lawn sprinkling hours between

June 1 and September 30 to 4:00 am to 9:00 am. This is the time when the least amount of

water used on lawns will evaporate and the most is absorbed. These restrictions help to ensure

that the water demand does not exceed what our existing distribution system can deliver.

Residential addresses:

• Even-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 4 - 9 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

• Odd-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 4 - 9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
Non-residential addresses:

• Even-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 1 - 6 a.m. Monday and Wednesday.

• Odd-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 1 - 6 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday.

• All non-residential addresses can also sprinkle 4 - 9 a.m. Friday.

TIPS FOR WISE WATER USE

• Leave grass clippings on your lawn to reduce evaporation.

• After you've finished playing in an inflatable pool, re-use the water by draining it in the garden.

• A healthy lawn only needs to be watered for one hour, once a week - or less if it rains.

• Use a hose faucet timer so you don't have to get up to turn on the sprinkler at 4am.

Additional lawn care tips are available in English, Chinese and Punjabi at

www.metrovancouver.org (Search 'Lawn Sprinkling') or check out the Pitt Meadows website

at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca

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