(Moorhead, MN) Effective immediately, Moorhead Public Service is implementing Stage 1 mandatory water use restrictions for residents of both Moorhead and Dilworth. Due to Minnesota’s continued and widespread drought conditions, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has implemented the next provision in the Minnesota Statewide Drought Plan, indicating Minnesota is now in a drought warning phase.
A drought warning phase means each Minnesota public water supplier must implement water use restrictions in accordance with their Water Supply Plan. MPS is implementing Stage 1 mandatory watering restrictions in compliance with this designation.
MPS’ Water Supply Plan includes actions such as even-odd number outdoor watering restrictions. Lawn watering and car washing will be limited to all residents based on their street address. All residents with an address ending in an even number may use water for lawn watering and car washing on days ending with an even number only.
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MOORHEAD Moorhead Public Service said on Tuesday, July 20, that effective immediately the utility was implementing Stage 1 mandatory water use restrictions for residents of both Moorhead and Dilworth.
The utility said that due to Minnesota’s continued and widespread drought conditions, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has implemented the next provision in the Minnesota Statewide Drought Plan, indicating Minnesota is now in a drought warning phase.
MPS officials said a drought warning phase means each Minnesota public water supplier must implement water use restrictions in accordance with their community s water supply plan.
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Utilities in Minneapolis and St. Paul are asking residents to water their lawns less frequently and during cooler times of day due to drought conditions a step the agencies haven t taken since the historically dry summer of 1988.
The regional suppliers join a growing list of communities asking locals to restrict their outdoor watering to every other day. Those with odd-numbered addresses are encouraged to use their sprinklers on odd-numbered days of the month, while those with even-numbered addresses do the opposite.
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