{"id":985,"date":"2026-05-29T18:34:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=985"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:34:40","slug":"are-your-denver-neighbors-wasting-water-during-the-drought-heres-how-to-report-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=985","title":{"rendered":"Are your Denver neighbors wasting water during the drought? Here\u2019s how to report them."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Under Denver Water\u2019s Stage 1 drought restrictions, residents are supposed to limit their outdoor watering to only twice per week, along with other restrictions. So what happens if someone violates those rules?<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=983\">ICE agent arrested in Texas on Minnesota shooting charge, accused of shooting Minneapolis immigrant through door<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The utility has set up a \u201creport water waste\u201d page for people to alert Denver Water of any usage that\u2019s outside of those limits.<\/p>\n<p>The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster\u2019s address. The person filling out the form can also select what kind of waste they witnessed and include a photo of it.<\/p>\n<p>Someone violates the restrictions if they:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water outdoors between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Water outside of their assigned two days per week (those with addresses ending in even numbers can water on Sundays and Thursdays, and addresses ending with odd numbers can water on Wednesdays and Saturdays)<\/li>\n<li>Have water pooling in gutters, streets or alleys<\/li>\n<li>Spray water onto concrete or asphalt<\/li>\n<li>Have a leaky sprinkler system for more than 10 days<\/li>\n<li>Water during rain or high winds<\/li>\n<li>Wash their vehicle with a hose that doesn\u2019t have an automatic shut-off valve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those who wish to report residential water waste can also call Denver Water at 303-893-2444. To report water waste at a park, residents can call 311.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=977\">Former Colorado public defender sentenced to 10 years to life for child sex abuse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Denver Board of Water Commissioners enacted the restrictions in March because of the state\u2019s drought status. The goal of the restrictions is to limit average customer water usage by 20%. The utility also established water budgets for its larger customers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=976\">Trump meeting with aides to make \u2018final determination\u2019 on moving forward with Iran deal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If residents see someone violating Denver Water&#8217;s Stage 1 drought restrictions, like not limiting their outdoor watering to only twice per week, they can report them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colorado-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Are your Denver neighbors wasting water during the drought? 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