Town of Cary Water Conservation Program




	Cary Sets New, Year-Round Watering Rule!! All Cary water customers, single-family residential water customers, including those in town homes and condominiums with individual water meters, non-residential utility customers, including businesses, apartment complexes, homeowner's associations and all other non-residential water customers, may water their landscape three days a week. Customers with odd numbered addresses (addresses ending in 1,3,5,7,9) may water their grass, shrubs, trees, gardens, etc. only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Customers with even numbered addresses (addresses ending in 2,4,6,8,0) may water their grass, shrubs, trees, gardens, etc. only on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. No one waters on Mondays, which allows the water treatment facility time to perform preventive maintenance. This alternate day watering policy does not include any type of washing, such as car washing, or power washing driveways and houses. Applications for watering exceptions will be available for customers who are planting warm-season grasses (Zoysia, Bermuda, St. Augustine, Centipede) between May 1 and September 1. No watering exceptions will be given for fescue until late fall. For more information, please call 469-4090. "Irrigate Intelligently," is the theme for this year's Beat the Peak water conservation program. It reflects the need for everyone to pay particular attention to outdoor watering habits. The summer demand for water can more than double the winter demand, surpassing the ability of the Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility to distribute water while keeping a safe supply for water pressure and fire protection. The Town’s water system is more likely to effectively manage peak demand if utility customers water no more than one inch per week, including rainfall, and follow the alternate day watering rule. Every Cary household was sent an "Irrigate Intelligently" postcard explaining this new outdoor watering rule. Town of Cary Water Usage Handling Drought Conditions [From NC Co-operative Extension Service] Drought Conditions Throughout the Nation [From USGS] Town of Cary Water Conservation Other Water Conservation Town of Cary News Releases Local Weather: WRAL, WNCN, The Weather Channel Town of Cary Maximizing Landscape Plant Survival Information regarding Wells Conserve Because You CAN Town of Cary Water Conservation Program Department of Public Works and Utilities www.townofcary.org (919) 469-4090