Water customers urged to turn off irrigation, sprinklers in Connecticut
10/19/2017 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Darien, CT
Greenwich, CT
New Canaan, CT
Stamford, CT
Start Date: 10/18/2017
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Greenwich residents, including those using private wells, were urged to curb their water use by 10 percent because rainfall has been below normal since August. Greenwich’s reservoirs have fallen below 50 percent of capacity.
Aquarion Water Company has asked for water conservation among its customers in Greenwich, Stamford, Darien and New Canaan.
Greenwich Time (Conn.), Oct. 19, 2017
Aquarion Water Company asked its water customers in Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan and Stamford to turn off their irrigation systems and sprinklers for the year, due to developing drought. The Greenwich reservoir system was at 48 percent of capacity, below the average of 67 percent, and the Stamford reservoir system was at 61 percent, slightly below its average of 71 percent. The low reservoir levels were due to the lack of rainfall and increased irrigation while the weather remained unseasonably warm.
WFSB-TV CBS Channel 3 (Hartford, Conn.), Oct. 18, 2017
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