Water provider
Plainville Water Department
Official sources publish different current rules for this coverage target.
Official sources disagree.
Review each source claim below before watering.
Different information: watering hours.
MassDEP listing
Outdoor watering ban
Nonessential outdoor water use is prohibited.
Prohibited uses
- Nonessential outdoor watering.
Town claim
Mandatory watering schedule
Assigned-day watering schedule.
Watering schedule
- Assigned-day watering schedule — Allowed weekdays: Tuesday, Thursday. Even numbered addresses.
- Assigned-day watering schedule — Allowed weekdays: Wednesday, Friday. Odd numbered addresses.
- Watering-hours schedule — Allowed weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Handheld use.
- Watering-hours schedule — Water from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Non-essential outdoor water use shall not occur.
Exceptions
- Handheld use.
Town claim
Mandatory watering schedule
Water one day per week—on your street’s municipal pickup day.
Watering schedule
- 1 watering day per week — Water on your street’s municipal pickup day. Water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
Exceptions
- Watering of ornamentals and flower gardens — by drip irrigation, hand-held hose, or watering can; before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m; on any day of the week.
- Water used for health and safety purposes.
- Irrigation needed to establish newly seeded or sodded lawns or plantings — during the months of May and September; if the order is still in effect as of September.
- Irrigation of newly planted lawns — for homes or businesses newly constructed within the previous twelve (12) months.
- Agricultural operations — including the maintenance of livestock, crops, and vegetable gardens.
Claims stay separate when official sources describe different rules. Confirm changes with the listed source before watering.