SYRACUSE, Utah – Extreme drought conditions prompted the city of Syracuse to issue a notice urging residents to limit their secondary water use this summer. It comes as mountain reservoirs are at low levels due to the lack of moisture.
Reservoirs are so low, Syracuse City could not pressurize its secondary water system Friday morning.
In a Facebook post, officials say the city is receiving only half the amount of water it does during a regular year. Therefore, the city says conservation efforts will restrict secondary water by about 45% compared to last year.
Syracuse isn’t messing around
Syracuse says “no watering” days are now in effect, which they will be strictly enforcing.
To show how serious the city is, officials say chronic water wasters could have their secondary water service shut off or face fines. The “no watering” schedule is:
Check your system
Syracuse asks homeowners to take some additional steps on top of limiting secondary water use:
More recommendations for water conservation can be found at conservewater.utah.gov