{"id":4159,"date":"2026-08-25T21:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4159"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:37:32","slug":"denver-water-considers-banning-all-lawn-watering-as-dry-hot-summer-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4159","title":{"rendered":"Denver Water considers banning all lawn watering as dry, hot summer continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Denver Water is set to decide Wednesday whether to ban its 1.5 million customers from all lawn watering starting in October, as drought conditions continue across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4157\">Man dies at federal prison in southern Colorado<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new rule, building on current twice-weekly outside watering restrictions, would prohibit customers from watering grass after Sept. 30, before the typical first freeze. A few exceptions would apply, such as for public parks and athletic facilities, with approval from Denver Water.<\/p>\n<p>The Denver Board of Water Commissioners will decide whether to update the utility\u2019s drought response rules during its meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Denver Water is the largest water utility in Colorado and serves much of the metro area.<\/p>\n<p>The new rules, if adopted, would still allow people to water trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables by hand or by non-spray irrigation systems, but not by using sprinklers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal of updating the drought response is to save additional water while protecting the community\u2019s investment in landscapes and preserve water for health, safety, and economic vitality to the greatest extent possible,\u201d .<\/p>\n<p>In addition to new watering rules, restaurants would be able to serve water only upon request if the resolution is adopted.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4155\">Thursday\u2019s lunar eclipse isn\u2019t total in Colorado, but it will come close<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The combination of this winter\u2019s feeble snowpack and an extremely hot and dry summer has wreaked havoc for the state\u2019s water supply system \u2014 and Colorado\u2019s largest utility has not escaped the pain.<\/p>\n<p>Streamflow into Denver Water\u2019s reservoirs was less than a quarter of normal and the lowest recorded in 110 years of recordkeeping. The mountains from which the utility draws its water are in extreme drought. This summer is the hottest on record for metro Denver, with temperatures routinely several degrees above normal.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The drought and heat have left Denver Water\u2019s reservoirs only 73% full at a time when they are normally 94% full, according to the utility. The reservoir system\u2019s levels may drop to only 60% full before next spring\u2019s runoff, it says.<\/p>\n<p>Denver Water began the summer with hopes of reducing water use by 20% through mandatory rules and voluntary conservation by customers. It has not met that goal.<\/p>\n<p>Banning grass watering after Sept. 30 could save 5,000 acre-feet of water, according to the resolution. An acre-foot of water is enough for at least two families\u2019 annual use.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=4153\">Dolly Parton\u2019s life and career as a country music icon, actor and philanthropist, in photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver Water will decide Wednesday whether to ban its 1.5 million customers from all lawn watering starting Oct. 1 as drought conditions intensify. 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