Steps to Cut Water
Costs Pay Off for Troy Residents
Underground Sprinkler Restrictions Remain
in Effect in Effort to Keep Costs Down
(TROY,
MI) – As everyone
readies themselves for the summer lawn maintenance routine, Troy residents and
business owners are asked to heed the Troy ordinance that limits the use of
outdoor automatic underground sprinkler systems to between the hours of 11 pm
and 5 am daily. Doing so will help to
keep water costs lower.
After
a two-year test of Troy’s ordinance aimed at restricting water use during peak
hours, the results are in and are very positive. Troy water users were able to reduce the
“peak-hour” usage of water better than any of the other communities in the
Detroit Water & Sewerage Department (DWSD) system.
As
a result, Troy has now been able to negotiate a rate that is 15 percent lower
than the average increase to the other DWSD
communities. Troy water users will save
approximately $1,000,000 per year for the next three years.
“Troy
is now being used as the ‘Model City’ in many of the other 125 communities
negotiating contracts with the DWSD,” Superintendant of Water & Sewer Rick
Shepler said. “There is only one caveat
and that is that Troy must maintain the current peak-hour demands that have
been negotiated in the water contract. We
encourage all of our residents and businesses to keep up the good work and
persuade others to follow the ordinance.”
For
more information about the Outdoor Underground Sprinkler Restrictions, visit
the City’s Web site at www.troymi.gov. To
see if your sprinkler system is affected by these restrictions, call
248.524.3370 or e-mail WaterDepartment@troymi.gov.
###