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Water Conservation Advisory City of Orono <br />With our abundance of water resources together with other <br />natural amenities found in the City of Orono it is often <br />difficult fur us to begin conserving on items that we take for <br />granted. The City of Orono which operates its own municipal <br />system has residents served by water systems from Wayzata and <br />Long L2ke. The majority of the community however are on private <br />wells. Orono has not experienced any significant problems with <br />its own sy-item. (At present the City of Wayzata does have an <br />odd -even sprinkling ban in effect for its users which would also <br />apply to Orono users.) With two dry years back to back as <br />evidenced by the low lake level in Minnetonka, the City of Orono, <br />is requesting its residents to voluntarily undertake at least an <br />odd -even sprinkling ban not for those on municipal water, but <br />also for private wells or from lake sources. -he water to it in <br />the lake or in the aquifer is a precious resource and to the <br />axtent that it becomes abused may cause a problem for all of us. <br />The <br />City further request the <br />residents limit their <br />watering <br />at this <br />time to concentrating on <br />shrubs, and flowers <br />plus new <br />sod and <br />new trees letting their grass <br />grow dormant as <br />watering <br />efforts <br />may actually be injurious <br />to the long term health <br />of the <br />lawn. Should <br />this drought deepen it <br />may be appropriate <br />to begin <br />watering the taller trees in order to keep this very strong <br />,natural <br />amenity in good condition. <br />The water we have although abundant i 3 limited resource <br />and the City of Orono request your cooperat i,. protecting the <br />resource not only in the aquifer but in our makes and wetlands. <br />The City would appreciate any comi.,ents that you may have <br />regarding this advisory or more stringent measures t,at the City <br />may need to undertake regarding water conservation should this <br />drought continue. In addition to this advisory those Perved b,, <br />Long Lake or Wayzata municpal system shoui.. abide by whatever <br />restrictions those cities have in place. <br />