A BREAK COMING THIS MONDAY FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO VIOLATE LOCAL WATERING RULES. THAT MEANS ALLOWING WATER TO RUN INTO THE STREET … OR USING YOUR SPRINKLERS BETWEEN 11AM AND 7PM. KATHERINE YUHAS WITH THE WATER AUTHORITY SAYS YOU WILL NOT BE FINED THE FIRST TWO TIMES. BUT THEY’LL SEND YOU A POST CARD TO ALERT YOU … AND OFFER TO HELP YOU LOCATE THE PROBLEM. BUT A THIRD OFFENSE WILL GET YOU A FINE.
YUHAS SAYS RESIDENTIAL WATER USE IS 55 PERCENT LOWER THAN IT WAS IN 1995 … SO THIS IS A KIND OF REWARD. THE OLD RULES FINED YOU 25 DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION … 50 FOR THE SECOND … 100 FOR THE THIRD … AND ON UP AS HIGH AS 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
