Dear UConn Water System Users:
UConn is issuing a Stage IA Water Conservation Alert because seasonally dry conditions have reduced area streamflows. We are enlisting your cooperation to conserve water until further notice.
The University’s water supply remains adequate to meet current and forecasted system demands and any emergency needs such as firefighting. Per UConn’s Water Supply Plan, we are committed to operating an environmentally sustainable water supply system. Given current streamflow conditions and rainfall forecast, we are asking our students, faculty, staff and our off campus municipal, commercial, and residential users to be conscientious of their daily water use and to conserve water voluntarily by:
- Taking shorter showers
- Running dishwashers and clothes washing machines with full loads
- Shutting off water while washing dishes, shaving, brushing teeth, and lathering up to wash hands, rather than running the water continuously
- Avoiding vehicle washing or power-washing homes and other buildings
- Not using water to clean sidewalks, driveways and roads
- Reducing, to the extent possible, the watering of lawns, recreational and athletic fields, gardens, or other landscaped areas (if watering is essential, late-evening hours are best)
- Not using public water to fill residential swimming pools
By issuing the Stage IA Water Conservation Alert, we encourage you to reduce how much water you use. Thank you for your help. We appreciate your cooperation. UConn is actively monitoring conditions and will continue to provide updates as conditions change.
Sincerely,
Stanley L. Nolan
Director of Utility Operations and Energy Management
For more information, contact: Stanley Nolan/Director Utility Operations & Energy Management at stanley.nolan@uconn.edu/860-486-3208