For the first time since 2021, the City of Fort Collins is asking Northern Colorado residents to begin conserving water. The city’s manager started the month of May by asking residents to voluntarily restrict how much water they use on their lawns.
“Starting today, the city manager has issued a voluntary water shortage watch,” said Alice Conovitz, water conservation specialist for Fort Collins Utilities.
The voluntary restrictions include asking residents to only water their lawns twice a week, specifically in the mornings or evenings. They also ask residents to install devices on the ends of their water hoses that shut off the water unless needed at that moment…