Leland, NC - Brunswick Regional Water & Sewer H2GO has issued a Stage 1 Water Conservation Alert.  A Stage 1 Water Conservation Alert is triggered when water demands reach 80% of the system capacity over a 7-day rolling average.  Excessive customer irrigation over the past several weeks has nearly doubled demand on the water system.  The purpose of this Alert is to maintain and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of H2GO residents by establishing short and long-term conservation strategies to effectively manage H2GO’s water resource supplies.
 
Effective immediately, and until further notice, spray irrigation is restricted to no more than two (2) days per week:  Even numbered property addresses shall limit irrigation to Wednesdays and Sundays; odd numbered property addresses shall limit irrigation to Tuesdays and Saturdays.  Irrigation customers are encouraged to install rain and soil moisture sensors on irrigation controls to reduce unnecessary irrigation. For properly managed southern turf-grasses, 1” of water per week is adequate.  Irrigation systems should only be used to supplement weekly rainfall totals.
 
Please visit H2GO’s web site for Water Conservation measures, and to view voluntary and mandatory water restrictions  prescribed by H2GO’s Water Shortage Response Plan.
 
Thank you for your cooperation.
 
For media inquiries, please contact Bob Walker, H2GO Executive Director, at bwalker@H2GOonline.com or 910-371-9949, ext. 1006.