The Utah Department of Natural Resources has been asking Uintah Basin residents to Slow the Flow due to the drought conditions of the state. Their hope is to normalize having a yellow lawn. If the public is not sure how much watering one should be doing, the Utah DNR has a Weekly Lawn Watering Guide to use as a resource. Water-saving actions made a difference last summer, saving billions of gallons during the extreme drought. With the drought still in place and impacting the state be sure to contact the local provider so that individuals know if the area is implementing restrictions. The DNR states “wait to water as long as possible. or until the temperatures are in the mid-70s for several consecutive days. Hold off and let nature’s sprinkler system do your watering. The other exception is watering to soak in fertilizer. 60% of residential water use is used for outdoor irrigation. Eliminating just one watering can save about 3,000 gallons for the average quarter-acre Utah yard with .17 acres of green space. Please look for ways to water efficiently and slow the flow.”
