restrictions
Mandatory Water Use Restrictions In Effect
Drought Advisory:
The Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued a Level 1 – Mild Drought declaration for many of the regions of Massachusetts including the Central Region.
Due to this Drought Alert, we must limit non-essential outdoor use. Our Water Withdrawal Permit requires the Lunenburg Water District to implement the base level restriction, which is no use of non-essential water between the hours of 9am and 5pm.
Nonessential outdoor water uses that are subject to mandatory restrictions include:
The following uses may be allowed when mandatory restrictions are in place:
Water uses NOT subject to mandatory restrictions are those required:
For more information on MassDEP’s WMA program, please visit: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/water/watersheds/water-management-act-program.html
This is the base level water restriction. If the level of drought increases to Level 2 or more, the water restrictions will be much more stringent.
Water District personnel will be enforcing these restrictions. Warnings and fines may be issued if compliance is not followed.
Posted 4-9-21