Roslyn Water District Release Summer Lawn Watering Schedule

Adedamola Agboola

The Roslyn Water District is urging residents to reduce the amount of time they spend watering their lawns and adhere to a watering conservation schedule.

“We are asking residents to decrease the amount of time they spend watering their lawns,” Roslyn Water Superintendent Richard Passariello said.

He said the district has been asking residents to decrease the amount of time spent watering their lawns for a few years because of ongoing repairs in the district.

In a letter that will be sent out to residents, District Chairman Michael Kosinski said some of the critical projects the district is undertaking will not be fully operational at the beginning of the irrigation season.

“Therefore, it is necessary to continue the existing irrigation restrictions,” Kosinski said.

The Town of North Hempstead approved a $20.9 million in 2014 for improvements that included work to eliminate Freon-22 contamination from wells at the William Cullen Bryant Viaduct, Diana’s Trail and Mineola Avenue.

Passariello said he is optimistic that well No. 8 on Mineola Avenue will be completed by the end of the spring.

“If the project is completed before the irrigation season begins, we might adjust the watering restrictions as work progresses,” Passariello said on Tuesday.

In the same letter, Kosinki said residents should comply with the same schedule as last year for watering their lawns and gardens during the irrigation season as mandated by Nassau County.

The Roslyn Water District is comprised of the villages of Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor, East Hills and Flower Hill, as well as unincorporated areas of Greenvale, Albertson and Glenwood Landing and parts of Port Washington. Each well distributes water throughout the district through 93 miles of water mains.

Officials have said the district consumes more than 291,700 gallons per hour on an average summer day. The district uses approximately 155,000 gallons per hour on an average day.

While water district officials have suggested residents conserve water by not watering their lawns this summer, a water-rationing plan has been established to limit the frequency of water use. 

Under the plan, residents who live at odd-numbered addresses would be able to water their lawns on odd-numbered days, while residents who live at even-numbered addresses would be able to water their lawns on even-numbered days, officials said.

The villages and areas covered by the water district were also given specific days and times during which residents may water their lawns, officials said.

Water district officials said the owners of municipal and commercial properties would be able to water their lawns from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

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