{"id":1369,"date":"2015-08-23T17:08:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T23:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2015-08-23T17:08:19","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T23:08:19","slug":"continued-water-restrictions-in-grand-prairie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=1369","title":{"rendered":"Continued Water Restrictions in Grand Prairie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please remember that water restrictions still exist and that the City will enforce them with fines. We still see people hosing off their driveways\/carports daily, with water trailing down the street.\u00a0 This is irresponsible and violates the restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the current restrictions:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ColumnUserControl3\" class=\"column   banner_col clearfix  \">\n<header id=\"widget_224_0_2846\" class=\"title_widget clearfix  \">\n<h1>Current Water Restrictions<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ColumnUserControl4\" class=\"column   has_small_col  \">\n<div id=\"widget_225_4392_2846\" class=\"content_area normal_content_area clearfix \">\n<p>The following restrictions are in effect in the city of Grand Prairie:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>No<\/em><\/strong> watering on Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>Even numbered addresses may water\u00a0on Mondays and Thursdays.<\/li>\n<li>Odd numbered addresses may water on Tuesday and Fridays.<\/li>\n<li>Handheld and soaker hoses are allowed to be used any time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The following restrictions also apply <em>at all times<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Residents and business are\u00a0prohibited from watering their lawns anytime between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>When watering, a constant stream of water should not be allowed to flow into the street drainage.<\/li>\n<li>Watering during precipitation is prohibited. Rain sensors are required on newer watering systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gptx.org\/city-government\/city-departments\/departments-g-z\/public-works\/water-wise\/drought-contingency-plan\"><strong>Drought Contingency Plan<\/strong><\/a> may, depending on need, also prohibit <em>all or some of the following non-essential uses<\/em> (water use that does not directly benefit or maintain health, personal cleanliness, or firefighting purposes):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Irrigation of landscape areas, including parks, athletic fields, and golf courses, except otherwise provided under this Plan;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use of water to wash any motor vehicle, motorbike, boat, trailer, airplane or other vehicle; except as otherwise provided under this plan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Use of water to wash down any sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts, or other hard-surfaced areas;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Use of water to wash down buildings or structures for purposes other than immediate fire protection;<\/li>\n<li>Flushing gutters or permitting water to run in any gutter or street, except as part of water quality management to flush stagnant water or enhance disinfection residuals;<\/li>\n<li>Use of water to fill, refill, or add to any indoor or outdoor swimming pools or Jacuzzi-type pools;<\/li>\n<li>Use of water in a fountain or pond for aesthetic or scenic purposes except where necessary to support aquatic life;<\/li>\n<li>Failure to repair a leak(s) within a reasonable period after having been given notice directing the repair of such leak(s) and;<\/li>\n<li>Use of water from hydrants for construction purposes or any other purposes other than fire fighting.<\/li>\n<li>Use of water from public drinking supply for gas well operations including fracturing and drilling<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more information, call 972-237-8377 or 972-237-8154.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please remember that water restrictions still exist and that the City will enforce them with fines. We still see people hosing off their driveways\/carports daily, with water trailing down the street.\u00a0 This is irresponsible and violates the restrictions. Here are the current restrictions: &nbsp; Current Water Restrictions The following restrictions are in effect in the..<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-default read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=1369\">Read more <span class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[116],"tags":[136,50],"class_list":["post-1369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-water-restrictions","tag-136","tag-water"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1106,"url":"https:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=1106","url_meta":{"origin":1369,"position":0},"title":"GP Water Restrictions Are Still In Place","author":"Don Ryan","date":"April 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Even though we have had some significant rainfall lately, the City of Grand Prairie still has the following restrictions in force. \u00a0 Current Water Restrictions The following restrictions are in effect in the city of Grand Prairie: No watering on Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday. 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