07-24-09 ESPAÑOLA LIFTS STAGE 4 WATER RESTRICTIONS

As of July 24, 2009, the City of Española has lifted the Stage 4 water restrictions imposed by the City Council at an emergency meeting July 15^th.  The Stage 4 restrictions were implemented after the city’s water tank number two developed a major leak on July 13^th, spilling nearly a million gallons of water down Industrial Park Road.  The loss of the tank meant the city had to take well number two, the city’s largest producing well, offline until water from the well could be rerouted, away from tank number two.

The Stage 4 restrictions included prohibiting watering lawns and washing cars by residents using city water, and required commercial car washes and Laundromats to reduce their water use by 27%.

The city has gone back to Stage 3 restrictions, which allow lawns to be watered on days assigned based on location, have no restrictions on car washing, and don’t require commercial water customers to limit water use, although the city can impose fines for using more than 20,000 gallons of water a month.

For more information, call the City Clerk’s Office at (505) 747-6012.