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Reclaimed water rationing coming to North Pinellas
Beginning Friday, customers will alternate watering days based on location.
By TAMARA EL-KHOURY
Published October 31, 2006
PALM HARBOR -- The combination of virtually no rain in October and increased customer demand is forcing Pinellas County reduce the amount of reclaimed water available to 2,600 North Pinellas customers.
Starting Friday, north county customers will have reclaimed water three days a week. Customers south of Alderman Road and west of U.S. 19 N will have reclaimed water Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. All other north county customers will have reclaimed water available on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The system will be down on Mondays for maintenance and pond recovery. County utilities officials say this strategy of providing reclaimed water on alternating days of the week to two designated zones will help them restore their storage ponds to normal levels. But if pond levels fall to a critical point, the system may be shut down, they said. Officials ask customers to reduce their lawn irrigation to minimum amount until Friday. For more details, call the reclaimed water hot line at (727) 464-4273 or visit www.pinellascounty.org/utilities.
[Last modified October 31, 2006, 12:22:52]
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