Here's Burnsville's Plan To Conserve Water During The Drought

BURNSVILLE, MN — The city of Burnsville recently announced that it will begin reducing its organizational water usage to conserve water due to the drought in Minnesota.

City crews will extend the time between watering athletic fields and parks to three to four days, the city said.

Staff at Birnamwood Golf Course will continue to water the course, but reduce the amount of water used in each watering, the city said.

The hours for the splash pad at Cliff Fen Park will be reduced to 11 a.m.-6 p.m., the city said. The hours of the water features at Nicollet Commons Park will not change due to the park having a water recirculating system that prevents large amounts of water loss, the city said.

These conditions will remain in place until drought conditions improve, the city said.

Businesses and residents are also able to help conserve water.

The city asks community members to follow lawn-watering restrictions such as no watering between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and also to follow the regular odd-even watering schedule.

Community members are also encouraged by the city to conserve water in other ways, including:

• Reduce watering to every 4 days (while following the odd-even watering schedule)
• Let grass grow to 1.5-2 inches – longer grass provides shade for the roots and reduces water loss
• Avoid watering on windy days
• Adjust sprinklers to not hit streets or sidewalks
• Add mulch around plantings to hold in moisture
• Flood irrigate vegetable and flower gardens for deeper irrigation rather than using sprinklers which result in higher evaporation

See also:

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