Outdoor Water Use
The City of London Water By-law W-3 is in effect each year from June 1 to August 31.
If your street address ends with a 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 you may use water outdoors on EVEN numbered calendar days only.
If your street address ends with a 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 you may use water outdoors on ODD numbered calendar days only.
Summertime Water Conservation Tips
- Water your garden or lawn early in the morning or in the evening to reduce loss due to evaporation. As a rule, most lawns and gardens require little more than two to three centimeters of water per week. Use a rain gauge or put a margarine container on your lawn to help track water usage. Re-think how much lawn you need.
- Naturalize your yard using native plant species to minimize maintenance, reduce costs and increase water efficiency. Selecting plants for their drought tolerance, and/or ability to thrive without regular maintenance in the climate conditions where they will be grown – xeriscaping – can reduce landscape water use by 50 to 75 per cent.
- Water your lawn for longer periods once or twice a week rather than watering every other day. This will allow water to soak into the soil and get to the roots of plants better.
- Your lawn only needs 2.5 centimetres (one inch) of water per week to stay green, and rain water counts.
- Remember, rain barrels conserve rain water not subject to the Outdoor Water Use Regulations. The water is also better for your plants.
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