With warmer weather arriving, the Town of Carleton Place is asking residents to be cognizant of the need to conserve water this summer in order to ensure there are enough reserves in the water distribution system to accommodate emergency services. The Town has a colour-coded Water Demand Status system to give residents the opportunity to voluntarily adjust outdoor lawn watering habits in order to avoid a complete lawn watering ban when demand at the water treatment plant is very high. The need to limit outdoor water consumption is directly associated with the increase in lawn and garden watering during hot/drought-like weather conditions.
May 1st to September 30th
Residents are permitted to water their lawns and landscaping on the following days:
• Odd Calendar Days – Odd Numbered Homes
• Even Calendar Days – Even Numbered Homes
Residents are permitted to water their lawns at the following times during the months of May, June, August, and September:
• Morning: 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
• Evening: 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
During the month of July, residents are only permitted to water their lawns during the designated hours of 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Residents with a significant amount of new landscaping or sod are permitted to water their lawn during designated times as identified above for 21 consecutive days but must register with the Town’s By-law Department in advance.
If you have any questions regarding the lawn watering schedule, please contact the Carleton Place By-law Department at (613) 257-5688 or by email bylaw@carletonplace.ca