Click the link to read the article on the Arvada Press website (Rylee Dunn). Here’s an excerpt:
April 7, 2026
After one of the driest winters on record in Colorado, the City of Arvada has declared a Stage 1 drought and will begin implementing mandatory watering restrictions on April 15. Starting April 15, all Arvada water customers — including residents, businesses and city-managed properties — will have to start following a mandatory two-day per week watering schedule. Outdoor watering is prohibited from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Amy Willhite, Arvada’s Water Resources Administrator, said the watering restrictions will help Arvada preserve its water supply amid rising temperatures and historically low snowpack levels.
“Maintaining a reliable water supply is a public health and safety priority for the City of Arvada,” Willhite said. “Restricting outdoor watering ensures we can continue to have the supply needed for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and other essential needs this year and in the future.
“These conservation measures protect our water supply through the current drought, and unknown future conditions,” Willhite continued. “In a significant drought, it becomes the responsibility of our entire community to conserve water.”
The city’s goal with the restrictions is to reduce water use across the city by 20%. Once the restrictions take effect, single-family residential homes with even-numbered addresses will be permitted to water on Sundays and Thursdays. Homes with odd-numbered addresses will be allowed to water on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Apartment buildings and commercial buildings will be permitted to water on Tuesdays and Fridays unless otherwise instructed. Trees, shrubs, vegetable gardens, and flowers can be watered using a handheld hose or drip irrigation outside of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
