Some of the easiest ways to get on the wrong side of your neighbors on Nextdoor include… actually, never mind. That list is too long for a short blog post! But one thing that is almost sure to draw the ire of ill-spelling neighborhood busybodies, self-styled professional Twitter-shaming, emoji-empowered rabble-rousers and city code inspectors alike is not following the rules as they pertain to running your lawn sprinklers.
What it boils down to is this: Currently, you can only water your yard every other day in OKC and surrounding communities. From https://www.okc.gov/departments/utilities/squeeze-every-drop/water-conservation-program/water-conservation-measures:
How does odd/even watering work? It's simple.
- If your address ends in an even number, you can water on even-numbered calendar days.
- If your address ends in an odd number, you can water on odd-numbered calendar days.
For example:
- If your address is 1400, you can water on the 2nd, 4th, 6th of the month and so on.
- If your address is 1401, you can water on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, etc.”
The regulations above are considered “Stage 1” and are the most relaxed things will ever get in terms of watering. If we get into a particularly dry pattern, the rules may change and get more restrictive to relieve strain on our municipal water supplies. You may be allowed to water only two or one days per week, or perhaps only by hand, or possibly even less. Stay tuned to municipal social media channels for details.
Some other tips: Make sure you’re not watering the sidewalk or the street (that really doesn’t do anybody any good and if you get dragged on social media for that, you did that to yourself, quite frankly), water after dark to reduce loss due to evaporation and don’t water when it’s windy, etc. The City has a checklist and self-audit located here that may be useful. Work to save water to not only keep your bills low, but to stay under the radar of those pesky Neighborhood Leads by adhering to the water conservation rules.
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