All CFPUA customers remain under a Stage 1 Water Conservation Advisory first announced late last month.
Recent rains, somewhat cooler weather, and efforts by customers to follow the advisory’s irrigation restrictions have resulted in diminished demands on CFPUA’s drinking water systems.
Even so, New Hanover County is among several counties in the region in a moderate drought, according to the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council. Drought conditions are among the factors CFPUA considers when determining whether water-use restrictions are necessary.
CFPUA-wide water restrictions are enacted to help ensure water is available for all customers and for essential services such as fire protection.
CFPUA staff continue to monitor conditions and will update the advisory level as warranted.
Find tips for how you can conserve water indoors and outdoors.
A Stage 1 Advisory includes several restrictions on irrigation.
The chart below outlines irrigation restrictions under conservation stages, with the current Stage 1 restrictions outlined in red. Note that your irrigation schedule depends on your service address. EVEN house numbers (e.g. 1010 Main St.) may irrigate on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. ODD house numbers (e.g. 1011 Main St.) may irrigate on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
On days when irrigation is permitted for your address, installed sprinkler systems may be operated from midnight to 6 a.m. and hose-end sprinklers from 6-10 a.m.
* Residential customers washing vehicles should use a trigger nozzle that automatically shuts off when not in use.
An application for a permit (mentioned in the table above) to allow for irrigation of new landscape may be found here.
Customers may use a hand-held hose at any time, but the hose must be equipped with a trigger nozzel that automatically shuts off when not in use.
Privately owned wells are not subject to Conservation Advisory restrictions, but CFPUA encourages all water users to follow the provisions.
During the Conservation Advisory, CFPUA staff will be conducting testing of the water system at various locations, a process that could include brief water flushing. This should not affect service to customers.
You can get alerts about important events such as this advisory specific to your location by signing up for CFPUA’s new emergency alerts system called CivicReady.
CivicReady allows customers to receive customizable alerts in the event of an emergency that may affect their water or wastewater services or other critically important information. Alerts can be delivered by email, text message, telephone call. They also can be delivered in one of several languages.
The service is free and can be modified or canceled at any time. Sign up today at: www.CFPUA.org/CivicReady.