With temperatures dropping, lawns don’t need as much water, and the soil retains moisture longer, making it easier to keep grass healthy with less watering. Your cool-season grass is already recovering after the summer heat, and reducing your watering schedule now helps conserve water while keeping your lawn healthy by avoiding overwatering. Darren Hess, WBWCD Assistant General Manager/COO, said “we appreciate everyone’s efforts to conserve water this year and use only water that is needed; please ensure that you change your settings on your irrigation controller.”  

Make sure to check the “Weekly Lawn Watering Guide” found at this website: https://conservewater.utah.gov/. This tool will help you know how frequently you should be watering. By making these adjustments, you’ll help conserve water and ensure a healthy lawn come spring. “You only need to water twice or even once a week now until the end of the season due to cooler temperatures and more precipitation said Hess, “we never know what the next winter will bring in terms of snow and precipitation.”  

Please note that Secondary Water providers will be turning off the secondary water supply on Oct. 15. Residents are advised to shut off their user valves after the water is no longer available in the system. This small step helps prevent potential damage to your sprinkler system over the winter months.

“We would also encourage folks to blow out their systems in the off season and then shut their main valve so in the spring they do not need to worry about it,” Hess said. 

He explained each year, the district has individuals that leave their main valve open during charging and then during the winter one of their kids or someone turns on the hose bib in the back next to the house, resulting in a flooded basement. “We really want to avoid that situation for everyone involved,”  he said.

The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District (WBWCD) primarily wholesales secondary water to water providers, who in turn retail it to their customers. To increase customer service and decrease costs for users, the district has partnered with agencies to operate and maintain district-owned secondary pipelines and connections. There are three different agencies that operate within Kaysville city. They are Benchland, Davis and Weber Canal Company, and Haight’s Creek. Each operates independently from the city and has their own rules, rates, and schedules. Each has their own water restrictions and enforcement. Please visit their individual websites to find out what those restrictions are or for questions about outside watering.

In addition to being the regional water supplier, WBWCD provides water conservation and rebate information, and year-round learning garden classes as well as other special events. This year, their Garden Spooktacular Event will be held at 2837 UT-193, Layton, Oct. 25, 2024, from 4 to 8 p.m. This is a free family fun event that encourages costumes and offers a balloon artist, treasure hunt in the district’s “Spooktacular” garden, entertaining (Scales & Tails show times: 4:30, 5;40, and 6:30 p.m.), and a pumpkin carving and decorating contest which is open to the public to submit a pumpkin and vote on favorites.