A lot of water flows through Moses Lake's water system, especially in the summer. Summer consumption of water in the city is about 20 million gallons per day, with about half of that being used by single-family residences for indoor use and irrigating lawns. Looking at available water in the aquifer the city taps into, officials are looking at how to find other sources for the purpose of lawn maintenance.
April 13, 2023
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Moses Lake considers water conservation
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council has delayed consideration of major changes to the city’s water conservation ordinance to May after council members expressed concern over how the new conservation rules would be enforced and the council’s ability to review the rules in the future. “There should be a sunset clause to revisit this,” said Mayor Don Myers during the roughly two-hour-long regular council meeting on Tuesday. Utility Services Manager Jessica Cole told council members the proposed changes would make current water conservation requirements year-round, limit summer lawn watering and irrigation to three days per week, prohibit watering between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on watering days, ban it outright on Monday, limit the amount of water people can use on their lawns after a rainstorm and require immediate repairs to leaky water pipes.