Water provider
Needham Water Department
5 current source claims are listed separately.
MassDEP listing
Outdoor watering ban
Nonessential outdoor water use is prohibited.
Prohibited uses
- Nonessential outdoor watering.
Town claim
Mandatory schedule — details incomplete
The source reports a seven-day-per-week limit, but the exact allowed days is not confirmed.
Watering schedule
- Reported limit — 7 watering days per week. Exact allowed days is not confirmed.
Allowed uses
- Handheld watering — only; before 9 am and after 5 pm.
Do not choose watering days or hours from the reported weekly limit. Confirm the exact schedule with the water provider.
Town claim
Mandatory schedule and use limits
Watering-hours schedule; additional outdoor-use restrictions apply.
Watering schedule
- Watering-hours schedule — Water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
Restricted uses
- Outdoor water use — hand-held hoses or watering cans.
Exceptions
- Irrigation to establish replanted or resodded lawn or plantings — during the months of May and September.
- Irrigation of newly established lawns — seeded or sodded; current calendar year; homes or businesses newly constructed in the previous twelve (12) months.
- Filling of privately owned outdoor pools.
- Irrigation with harvested and stored stormwater runoff.
- Production of food or fiber.
Town claim
Mandatory schedule and use limits
7 watering days per week; additional outdoor-use restrictions apply.
Watering schedule
- 7 watering days per week — Water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Handheld watering only.
Restricted uses
- Outdoor watering — handheld watering only; 7 days per week; before 9:00; after 5 p.m.
Town claim
Mandatory schedule and use limits
7 watering days per week; additional outdoor-use restrictions apply.
Watering schedule
- 7 watering days per week — Allowed weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Water from 5 p.m.–9 a.m. Handheld watering only.
Restricted uses
- Non-essential outdoor water use — handheld watering only.
Claims stay separate when official sources describe different rules. Confirm changes with the listed source before watering.