The Water Treatment Division and the Rawlins Fire Department need our entire community’s help now to conserve water. It is essential to work together now to guarantee that we have enough water for household uses and to ensure fire suppression can be met.
The current water demand is above 3.5 million gallons per day, and our system cannot meet this demand, especially with the decreased water supply from the springs. This has been complicated due to infrastructure issues at our water sources and at the treatment plant. We are enacting mandatory water restrictions throughout our community to help guarantee enough water is available for fire protection, drinking and other household uses.
These water restrictions include:
- Only water on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Only water during the cooler hours - no watering is allowed between 10am and 6pm. Do not water at all on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.
- Do not allow water to run onto or pool in gutters, streets, and sidewalks.
- Washing parking lots, sidewalks or driveways with a hose is prohibited except for construction, safety, and health reasons.
We have reached “Level D” from our water use management as defined in Rawlins Municipal Code 13.10. This code does allow for greater restrictions to be placed, but we hope that these moderate measures will be enough to guarantee enough clean water for our community. Fines can be given of up to $750 and higher water rates may be charged to users of more than 6,000 gallons per month.
All city facilities which are supplied by treated water, including all parks and the cemetery, are at under 50% of their typical watering schedule which may lead to dry and uncomfortable grass.
For more information, please visit www.rawlinswy.org/waterrules or contact City Hall at 307-328-4500.
