By SARA CASTELLANOSThe Aurora Sentinel
AURORA | Residents in Aurora may water their lawns up to three days per week at their discretion this year, members of the Water Policy Committee said at a meeting Feb. 9.
The committee will recommend to the Aurora City Council that this year’s water schedule restriction should be the same as last year’s, with residents being able to pick which days they can water their lawns provided they don’t water more than three days per week.
“We like the three-day-a-week as a suggestion because it’s voluntary, (residents) get to pick the time, they get to rotate their schedule so it fits their lifestyle and it doesn’t adhere to a strict calendar,” said Greg Baker, spokesman for the Aurora Water Department.
Watering your lawn more than three times a week isn’t recommended, Baker says.
“To water more than three days a week is actually wasteful because your lawn doesn’t need that much water on it,” he said. “It discourages deep root growth which, in the long term, can actually be detrimental to your lawn”.
Baker says the restriction could tighten depending on weather conditions or if there is a drought.
The Water Policy Committee is slated to make their recommendation to city council members at a study session on Feb. 22.
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