Water Conservation

  1. General Tips
  2. When to Water
  3. Best Times to Water
  4. Automatic Watering
  5. Restrictions
  6. Landscaping Tips
  • Adjust sprinklers to water only grass areas and not impervious surfaces such as streets, driveways and walkways.
  • Keep your mower blades sharp so they don’t tear the grass. Mow grass to a height of 2 1/2 to 3 inches. Taller grass shades the roots and soil surface, which helps reduce the amount of water that is lost to evaporation.
  • Use sprinklers that spray low large drops versus high fine ones.
  • Use hand-held soakers for small trees, shrubs and plants.
  • Use shut off nozzles on hoses and repair leaky hoses and fittings.
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Efficient Lawn Watering

Summer lawn watering creates large demands on local water utilities. Water supply treatment and storage facilities are often built 2, 3 and even 4 times larger to supply additional demands created by lawn watering. This extra capacity is not used most of the year and adds significant costs to the design, construction and operation of a water system. Water users and communities can save money by using water more efficiently. These water efficient lawn watering practices can help maintain a beautiful yard and conserve valuable water supplies.

https://www.epa.gov/watersense/sprinkler-spruce-up

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Tips for Saving Water

Water is a precious resource in our environment. We have no choice but to pay more attention to how we are using water, and how we may be wasting it. The Town of Longmeadow is trying to bridge the gap between our understanding of how important water is and what we can do to ensure that we have an adequate supply of clean water for years to come.

You are in control, so try to do one thing each day to save water no matter how small and make sure your children are aware of the need to conserve water.

Watering Summer tips