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Metro Vancouver watering restrictions go into effect Friday

Water restrictions in Metro Vancouver go into effect on May 1. Global News

Watering restrictions for Metro Vancouver homeowners go into effect on Friday.

Under Stage 1, residents can water their lawn two mornings per week.

Here are lawn-watering times for residential and non-residential addresses:

Residential addresses

  • Even-numbered addresses: 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday and Saturday
  • Odd-numbered addresses: 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday and Sunday
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Non-residential addresses

  • Even-numbered addresses 1 ­a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday; 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday
  • Odd-numbered addresses: 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday; 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday

The restrictions are in effect until Oct. 15.

A statement from the City of Vancouver said Tuesday that water restrictions remain important during the COVID-19 crisis as residents are home more often and may “spend more time tending lawns and gardens than other years.”

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Those reservoir levels are expected to reach 100 per cent by June.

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