Water provider
Westfield Dpwwater Division
Official sources publish different current rules for this coverage target.
Review each source claim below before watering.
Different information: rule for non-essential outdoor water use.
MassDEP listing
Outdoor watering ban
Nonessential outdoor water use is prohibited.
Prohibited uses
- Nonessential outdoor watering.
Town claim
Outdoor watering ban
Nonessential outdoor water use is prohibited.
Prohibited uses
- Nonessential outdoor water uses — all ratepayers.
Exceptions
- Watering of ornamentals and flower gardens — drip irrigation, hand-held hose, or watering cans.
- Non-essential outdoor water use — production of food or fiber or as a core function of a business.
Town claim
Outdoor watering ban
Nonessential outdoor water use is prohibited.
Prohibited uses
- Nonessential outdoor water use — for all ratepayers.
Exceptions
- Non-essential outdoor water use — use a hand-held hose or watering can; unless it meets the requirements for an exception.
- Watering ornamentals and flower gardens — use drip irrigation, a hand-held hose, or watering cans.
Town claim
Outdoor watering ban
Nonessential outdoor water use is prohibited.
Rule details
- Prohibited use: nonessential outdoor water uses.
- Restricted use: non-essential outdoor water use — only by hand-held hose or watering can; unless it meets the requirements for an exception.
Exceptions
- Watering of ornamentals and flower gardens — with drip irrigation, hand-held hose, or watering cans.
Town claim
Outdoor watering ban
Nonessential outdoor water use is prohibited.
Prohibited uses
- Non-essential outdoor water use.
Exceptions
- Non-essential water use — by drip irrigation, hand-held hose or watering can before 9am or after 5pm.
- Water use for health or safety reasons.
- Water use by permit, license, statute or regulation.
- Water use for food and fiber production — including vegetable gardens.
- Water use for livestock maintenance.
- Water use for core business functions — functions essential to commercial operations.
- Public parks irrigation — before 9:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m.
- Public and private recreation-field irrigation — before 9:00a.m. and after 5:00p.m.
- Irrigation of publicly-funded shade trees and public-right-of-way trees.
Town claim
Outdoor watering ban
Nonessential outdoor water use is prohibited.
Prohibited uses
- Nonessential outdoor water uses — for all ratepayers.
Exceptions
- Watering of ornamentals and flower gardens — with drip irrigation, hand-held hose, or watering cans.
Town claim
Mandatory watering schedule
1 watering day per week.
Watering schedule
- 1 watering day per week — Allowed weekdays: Tuesday. Water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Section 1. Ratepayers billed in January, April, July, and October.
- 1 watering day per week — Allowed weekdays: Thursday. Water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Section 2. Ratepayers billed in February, May, August, and November.
- 1 watering day per week — Allowed weekdays: Saturday. Water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Section 3. Ratepayers billed in March, June, September, and December.
Exceptions
- Non-essential outdoor water use — production of food or fiber; core function of a business.
Claims stay separate when official sources describe different rules. Confirm changes with the listed source before watering.