Who this covers: West Newbury Water Department customers; Water Department customers
Watering schedule
- 1 watering day per week — Allowed weekdays: Wednesday. Water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Nonessential outdoor water use.
- 1 watering day per week — Allowed weekdays: Wednesday. Water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
Restricted uses
- Irrigation of lawns via sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems.
- Washing of vehicles.
- Washing of exterior building surfaces, parking lots, driveways or sidewalks.
- Nonessential outdoor water use.
Exceptions
- Commercial car washes.
- Vehicle washing necessary for operator safety.
- Surface washing necessary to apply treatments — paint, preservatives, stucco, pavement or cement.
- Irrigation to establish a new lawn and new plantings — during May and September.
- Irrigation of gardens, flowers, and ornamental plants — hand-held hose with shut-off spray nozzle or drip irrigation.
- Irrigation of lawns by hand-held hose — hose with shut-off spray nozzle.
- Uses required for health and safety reasons.
- Uses required by regulation.
- Uses for production of food and fiber.
- Uses for maintenance of livestock.
- Uses meeting core business functions — including nursery stock maintenance.
- Vehicle washing — commercial car wash or necessary for operator safety.
- Washing exterior building surfaces, parking lots, driveways or sidewalks — necessary to apply surface treatments.
- Hand-held hose or drip irrigation of gardens, flowers, and ornamental plants — hand-held hose must have a shutoff spray nozzle.
- Hand-held hose irrigation of lawns — hand-held hose must have a shutoff spray nozzle.
- Water uses required for health and safety, regulation, food and fiber production, livestock maintenance, or core business functions.
Effective 2026-08-17Updated 2026-08-19