Hamilton’s outdoor water usage ban is officially over

If you’ve been waiting to power-wash that deck and give that lawn a good soak, you finally can once again as the City of Hamilton has lifted its temporary ban on outdoor water usage, effective immediately on July 10th.

The ban on non-essential outdoor water use ran through most of this week – during a relentless heatwave, no less – and was upgraded to a full-out ban after being previously established as a voluntarily ask to residents.

That meant that locals who wanted to fill up their pools, water their garden with sprinklers, wash their vehicles, and other heavy-duty water-based activities had to put those plans on hold for a full week.

Effective immediately, the ban on all non-essential outdoor water use has been LIFTED & residents are permitted to resume non-essential water use outdoors, including watering lawns, using sprinklers, filling large pools & washing cars. Thank you, #HamOnt!https://t.co/bhsIg6dReT pic.twitter.com/DNHqWTa5gR

— City of Hamilton (@cityofhamilton) July 10, 2020

The original reason for the ban was a delay in construction at the city’s Woodward Water Treatment Plant, which was expected to limit the plant’s capacity to treat enough water to keep up with local demand; especially as the extended heatwave was expected to bring higher than usual water usage in the city.

Thankfully, the ban has now been lifted for all Hamilton residents; even a little sooner than anticipated.

“The City thanks residents for their cooperation in limiting their water use and helping to ensure the water supply in Hamilton was not interrupted,” said the City of Hamilton in a release. “Thanks to the efforts of residents in helping to conserve water, the City was able to lift the ban a few days ahead of schedule.”

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