Time of Day Water Schedule in Effect April 1

NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Hector Gonzalez, Government Affairs and Communications Manager
915-594-5661, e-mail: publicaffairs@epwu.org

Date: March 27, 2007

(El Paso) El Paso’s time-of-day watering schedule for outdoor landscape irrigation will go into effect Sunday.

From April 1 through Sept. 30, watering is permitted before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m. on designated days. Properties with addresses that end in even numbers may be watered on Tuesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays. Those with addresses that end in odd numbers may be watered on Wednesdays, Fridays or Sundays. The watering days for parks, schools, cemeteries, golf courses and industrial sites are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

El Paso’s landscape watering regulations are outlined in the City’s water conservation ordinance. Failure to comply is a Class C misdemeanor.