Water-wise Rules with warmer weather
Over the next 50 years, the Colorado Springs community needs to save more than 10,000 acre-feet per year of water, according to Colorado Springs Utilities.
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Over the next 50 years, the Colorado Springs community needs to save more than 10,000 acre-feet per year of water, according to Colorado Springs Utilities.
While the Front Range was blessed with much needed snow in March, the state's snowpack has not climbed back up to average on the Western Slope and drought conditions are likely to persist. As a result of those forecasts, Colorado Springs Utilities expects to rely heavily on its reservoirs this summer, said Patrick Wells, general manager of water resources and demand management for the utility. But water restrictions aren't expected beyond its permanent Water-wise Rules that limit outdoor irrigation to three days a week, he said Thursday. The rules also prohibit outdoor watering from 10 a.m....