Iredell Water customers now under mandatory water restrictions as drought worsens

STATESVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — With Iredell County remaining under severe and moderate drought conditions, residents are now under mandatory water restrictions.

The Stage Two Mandatory Water Shortage Condition requires Iredell Water customers using irrigation to shift to a mandatory watering schedule as of Thursday, July 18.

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The following measures are now mandatory:

Lawn and landscape irrigation is allowed only during the following times and locations:

1. Odd-numbered street addresses:

• Tuesday 8 p.m. to Wednesday 8 a.m.
• Saturday 8 p.m. to Sunday 8 a.m.

2. Even-numbered street addresses and unnumbered addresses:

• Thursday 8 p.m. to Friday 8 a.m.
• Sunday 8 p.m. to Monday 8 a.m.

The policy comes two weeks after voluntary conservation efforts were requested.

As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, the majority of Iredell County was under a Severe Drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, with the southern tip in a Moderate Drought.

Iredell Water is also asking customers to voluntarily restrict their indoor use of water to protect the water supply, in case the drought conditions continue or get even worse.

As a result, Iredell Water is asking our customers to cut water use by taking the following steps:

• Repair all known leaks.
• Limit at-home car washing to the minimum.
• Limit lawn and garden watering to that is necessary for plants to survive.
• Do not wash down outside areas such as sidewalks, patios, parking lots, service bays or aprons, etc.
• Water shrubbery to the minimum required, reusing household water when possible.

Residents, businesses, and institutions also are asked to temporarily delay new landscape work until the water shortage condition has ended.

In Mecklenburg County, conditions are either abnormally dry or a Moderate Drought. There have been strong storms producing heavy rainfall the last few days, however.

Iredell Water thanks its customers in advance for helping us protect the water supply before significant issues arise.

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