GEORGETOWN TWP., MI – The pristine, lush green lawns in a Grand Rapids suburb are creating infrastructure issues for the township due to some residents’ significantly high water use for lawn irrigation in the summer.
Georgetown Township is hoping to change residential water use habits through a new, voluntary community sprinkling schedule that aims to reduce the amount of water used for people’s lawns.
The township is asking residents to use a new odd/even lawn sprinkling schedule this summer to try to conserve water and address significant spikes in water usage during summer months…