Water Restrictions to Change April 1, 2008Effective April 1, 2008, Forsyth County will modify its outdoor water use restrictions, allowing for the filling of swimming pools and for limited hand watering. The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved the revisions at their March 6 meeting.
Swimming Pools
Starting April 1, the filling of installed pools is permitted.
Hand Watering
Starting April 1, each household, business or other institution/property owner will be allowed to hand water existing landscaping using one garden hose for 25 minutes a day within the hours of midnight to 10 a.m. on designated days. The hose must be hand held during watering and equipped with a standard spray nozzle that automatically turns off when not hand held.
· Odd-numbered addresses (addresses ending with the number 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) may hand water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
· Even-numbered addresses (addresses ending with the number 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 or no number) may hand water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
· No watering is allowed on Fridays.
Also at their March 6th meeting, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners adopted an amendment to Chapter 18, Article VI of the Forsyth County Code of Ordinances (Ordinance #88 – Water Use Ordinance) to modify the enforcement provisions for violations of the Code and for other lawful purposes. These revised penalties became effective March 7, 2008.
The approved modifications allow for the levying of administrative fines for water restriction violations. Fines are cumulative for a 24-month period and will appear on customer’s water bills.
First Violation: Written notice posted at the property where the violation occurred
Second Violation: $100 administrative penalty placed upon water bill of the service address where violation occurred
Third Violation: $500 administrative penalty placed upon water bill of the service address where violation occurred
Fourth and Subsequent Violations: $1,000 administrative penalty placed upon water bill of the service address where violation occurred and service termination, plus applicable charges for reconnection of service.
Any administrative penalties imposed shall be payable to the Water and Sewer Department as part of the customer’s regular bill for water service and shall not be affected by the filing of any appeal. Any customer receiving such a penalty may request and be granted an appeal hearing before the Forsyth County Zoning Board of Appeals. The appellate fee is set at $50.
For additional details,
visit www.forsythco.com.
