Have no fear of water restrictions in Hutch Published: 6/23/2013
9:47 PM | Last update: 6/23/2013 10:26 PM  Have no fear of water
restrictions in Hutch  Ask Hutch  By Amy Bickel - The Hutchinson
News  Q: I see we are expecting our third year of drought. I
have noticed some businesses and homes watering their lawns
daily. Some of these lawns are being watered in the heat of the
day. I assume even those on a well are lowering the water tables
as well as those who use city water services. Is that correct?
Is Hutch going to enact a water restriction schedule?  If you
are asking whether businesses are doing something wrong, well,
there's nothing in writing that says they can't water in the
heat of the day, although it isn't the most efficient time.
But, yes, despite some spring rainfall, Hutchinson is still in a
severe drought. And, yes, drought and water use does have an
effect on the water table.  However, we're not going to see any
water restrictions telling us when to water or how often, at
least not at this