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Water Conservation Advisory City of Orono <br />With our abundance of water resourr,2s together with other <br />natural amenities found in the City of Orono it is often <br />difficult for 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 Lake. The majority of the community however are on private <br />wells. Orono has not experienced any significant problems with <br />its own system. (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 hack 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. The water be it in <br />the lake or in the aquifer is a precious resource and to the <br />extent that it becomes abused may cause a problem for al l of us. <br />The City further request the residents limit their watering <br />at this time to concentrating on shrubs, and flowers plus new <br />sod and new trees letting their grass grow dormant as watering <br />efforts may actually be injurious to the long term health of the <br />lawn. Should this drought deepen it may be appropriate to begin <br />watering the taller trees in order to keep this very strong <br />natural amenity in good condition. <br />The water we have although abundant is a limited resource <br />and the City of Orono request your cooperation in protecting the <br />resource not only in the aquifer but in our lakes and wetlands. <br />The City would appreciate any comments that you may have <br />regarding this advisory or more stringent measures that the City <br />may need to undertake regarding water conservation should this <br />drought continue. In addition to this advisory those served by <br />Long Lake or Wayzata municpal system should abide by whatever <br />restrictions those cities have in place. <br />