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Parsippany Water-Use Restrictions: Find Out When You Can Water Your Lawn This Summer
In an effort to conserve water, Parsippany-Troy Hills has issued water-use regulations this summer.
PARSIPPANY, NJ — Residents should be aware that starting next month, the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills will be placing a water restriction policy in effect. Starting on June 1, property owners can only water their lawns on certain days and within certain hours.
“In the summer months, the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills experiences extremely high water consumption, much of which can be attributed to the inefficient, and at times, wasteful overwatering of lawns,” a statement read. “In an effort to conserve water, the Water Department has implemented permanent lawn water restrictions to level out weekly water usage throughout the Township.”
The restrictions are laid out per Ordinance 420-9E. Below is the Residential Lawn Watering Schedule provided by the Parsippany-Troy Hills Water Department:
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- Watering of residential properties having even-numbered street addresses shall be permitted on the even-numbered days of the month.
- Watering of residential properties having odd-numbered street addresses shall be permitted on the odd-numbered days of the month.
- No watering shall be permitted on any Friday or on the 31st day of the month.
- Watering shall be permitted during the hours of 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. only.
The following is the Non-Residential Lawn Watering Schedule:
- Watering of non-residential properties shall be permitted on Mondays and Thursdays only.
- No watering shall be permitted on any Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.
- Watering shall be permitted during the hours of 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. only.
The restrictions will be lifted on Sept. 30.
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Lawns with newly installed sod or seed can be issued a two-week exemption from the restrictions. Property owners with new lawns should provide notice to the Water Department by contacting them at 973-263-7099 or sandres@parsippany.net.
Those found not complying with the restrictions are subject to summonses with mandatory court appearances and fines.
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