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DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER  8:    Denver Post reporter Joey Bunch on Monday, September 8, 2014. (Denver Post Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon)
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Starting May 1, Denver Water’s roaming monitors will begin enforcing the utility’s summer watering rules.

They are:

  •  No lawn watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
  •  No overwatering that results in puddles in gutters, streets or alleys.
  •  No spraying concrete or asphalt.
  •  Leaky sprinklers must be repaired within 10 days.
  •  No using spray irrigation during rain or high winds.
  •  Watering is limited to three days a week, although there are no assigned days.

    A first offense nets a warning. A fine is $50, then $100 on the next offense. Denver Water could suspend a customer’s service for subsequent violations.

    Those who spot water waste in Denver parks can call the city’s 311 customer-service line. To report water waste at homes, businesses or elsewhere, call 303-893-2444.

    “We’ll be keeping an eye out for water waste, but our primary mission is to inform our customers,” Melissa Elliott, Denver Water’s manager of water conservation, said in a statement.

    Denver Water will soon mail its customers instructions for summer watering rules and tips for a healthy landscape.

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