Pressurized Irrigation Water
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Spring is upon us, which means secondary water season is here. The City of Saratoga Springs is asking for the residents patience as we get our secondary water system up and running this year. We will start to pressurize the system on April 15th. However, please be patient as it can take one or two weeks for the water system to fully pressurize and for the City crews to repair any breaks in the lines that have occurred during the winter months.
Residents will need to keep their secondary valves closed as we are pressurizing the system. If you experience leaks at the service connection or meter please call the emergency number 404-2468 and someone will assist you as quickly as possible. Any leaks that occur on the residential side of the meter and service connection will be the residents responsibility. In order to conserve the City's water supply and most efficiently use the water, please refrain from watering your lawns between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Failure to do so is a violation of City ordinance and may lead to a citation.
The source of the City's Drinking water is deep wells and this water is so clean that it does not need to be chlorinated. Therefore, the City is dedicated to preventing any potential sources of contamination. This contamination can occur when connections to sprinkler systems are made directly to lines in the drinking water system. When this happens, unsanitary pressurized irrigation water can make its way into our drinking water. For this reason, the City has made it illegal for residents to connect their sprinkler system to the drinking water system. This season, City public works personnel will be going through all of the City's neighborhoods to correct situations where such connections exist. If you know that you have a connection like this, please take the necessary steps to disconnect your sprinklers from the City's drinking water supply. If you would like the City's assistance in performing this or have questions about it, please contact Bree Thomas in the public Works Department at 766-6509.
Residents will need to keep their secondary valves closed as we are pressurizing the system. If you experience leaks at the service connection or meter please call the emergency number 404-2468 and someone will assist you as quickly as possible. Any leaks that occur on the residential side of the meter and service connection will be the residents responsibility. In order to conserve the City's water supply and most efficiently use the water, please refrain from watering your lawns between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Failure to do so is a violation of City ordinance and may lead to a citation.
The source of the City's Drinking water is deep wells and this water is so clean that it does not need to be chlorinated. Therefore, the City is dedicated to preventing any potential sources of contamination. This contamination can occur when connections to sprinkler systems are made directly to lines in the drinking water system. When this happens, unsanitary pressurized irrigation water can make its way into our drinking water. For this reason, the City has made it illegal for residents to connect their sprinkler system to the drinking water system. This season, City public works personnel will be going through all of the City's neighborhoods to correct situations where such connections exist. If you know that you have a connection like this, please take the necessary steps to disconnect your sprinklers from the City's drinking water supply. If you would like the City's assistance in performing this or have questions about it, please contact Bree Thomas in the public Works Department at 766-6509.
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