City Institutes Lawn Sprinkling Ban

The information below comes from the City of Highland Park.

Due to ongoing warm temperatures and dry conditions, the City of Highland Park has instituted an “even/odd” lawn sprinkling ban that began last Friday.

This indefinite ban will conserve the water supply for Highland Park and water supply customers in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Lincolnshire, the Glenbrook Sanitary District and Ft. Sheridan. 

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In order to conserve water due to warm temperatures and minimal rainfall, the City will restrict outside-of-building water use to an even/odd schedule. Addresses that end in an even number (0,2,4,6,8) are allowed to water outside on calendar days that are even. Addresses that end in an odd number (1,3,5,7,9) are allowed to water outside on calendar days that are odd. This lawn sprinkling restriction is in effect and will be enforced for all Highland Park water customers. 

As a reminder, the Highland Park City Code prohibits lawn sprinkling (with the exception of hand-held hoses or sprinkling cans for gardens and shrubs) from May 15 through September 15 from noon till 6 p.m. 

For more information about water conservation, visit www.cityhpil.com/waterconservation or call the Water Treatment plant at (847) 926-1151. Or click here. 

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