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Water conservation is important in Elizabethtown because.......  

·         It preserves and protects our natural resources.

·         It saves money for you and your community.

·         It ensures the reliability of your water supply.  

 

Public Notice

As of today, June 1, 2007, the Town of Elizabethtown has implemented Stage I of its Water Shortage and Conservation Ordinance (Chapter 51.72 of the Code of Ordinances). This was done in light of the updated North Carolina Drought Advisory issued May 29, 2007 by the Drought Management Advisory Council, which now lists Bladen County as experiencing "Moderate Drought" instead of simply being "Abnormally Dry." (Information from the NC Drought Management Advisory Council is available on the web at http://www.ncwater.org/drought/.)With the implementation of Stage I of the Water Shortage Awareness Ordinance, irrigation of outdoor landscaping (including grass, shrubbery, trees, flowers and vegetable gardens) shall be limited to the following:

(a) Irrigation shall be limited to the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
(b) For customers whose address numbers end in an even digit, such watering shall be restricted to watering on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(c) For customers whose address numbers end in an odd digit, such watering shall be restricted to watering on Wednesday, Friday or Sunday.
(d) No irrigation shall take place on Monday or in the daylight hours of any day between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
(e) Exceptions to these restrictions may be granted temporarily to persons engaged in the business of landscaping on a site by site basis for one to three days, by permit issued by the Town Manager.

Additionally, The Town of Elizabethtown encourages all Town water customers to make every effort to conserve water.

Water conservation is important in Elizabethtown because.......

  • It preserves and protects our natural resources.
  • It saves money for you and your community.
  • It ensures the reliability of our water supply.

The Town of Elizabethtown appreciates everyone's cooperation on this matter,