Time to fall back to winter water schedule
If the sudden change in the weather didn’t do the trick, the Southern Nevada Water Authority is here to remind everyone to cut back on their landscape watering.
The winter watering schedule went into effect Saturday, limiting sprinkler and drip-system use to one assigned day per week through Feb. 28.
The valley’s wholesale water agency recommends setting your irrigation system to run in one-hour intervals during the midmorning to avoid freezing temperatures and wasteful water runoff that can turn into ice on lawns and sidewalks.
The water authority is also reminding people to adjust the time-of-day setting on their irrigation clocks, as daylight saving time ended today.
To find your assigned watering group, check your last water bill or look it up at snwa.com.
The landscape watering restrictions were adopted by the authority in 2003 as a temporary response to ongoing drought on the Colorado River, the source for 90 percent of the valley’s water supply. Those rules have since been made permanent.
Homes account for most of the valley’s water consumption, and landscaping accounts for most of the water used at homes.
Contact Henry Brean at hbrean@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0350. Find him on Twitter: @RefriedBrean.