Dover Declares Level 2 Drought, Limits Outdoor Watering
DATELINE — DOVER
The Town of Dover has declared a Level 2 Significant Drought, restricting nonessential outdoor water use townwide to hand-held hoses or watering cans, and only before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
TOWN HALL
Town officials announced the Level 2 drought declaration this week, tightening rules on lawn and garden watering across Dover. Under the restriction, residents may use hand-held hoses or watering cans for nonessential outdoor watering only during the early morning and evening hours; sprinklers and other unattended irrigation are barred during restricted periods.
Separately, Aquarion Water Company recently joined the Board of Selectmen for a public information session to discuss options for resolving water quality problems affecting its Dover customers, including discolored water and the presence of PFAS. No timeline for fixes was announced.
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"🌱 Patch AM: What Dover residents should do now about rising West Nile virus risk": Patch's morning newsletter urged Dover-area residents to take precautions as mosquito-borne West Nile virus activity rises regionally, according to Dover-Sherborn Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/dover).
In an update to previously reported coverage, "Defense Rests In Duxbury Mom Lindsay Clancy Triple Murder Trial: Reports": The defense concluded its case without the Massachusetts mother testifying at her trial over the deaths of her three children, per Dover-Sherborn Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/dover).
COMING UP
Dover's Warrant Committee Working Group meets Monday, Aug. 24, and again Tuesday, Aug. 25. The Dover community calendar also lists Fresh Air & Farm Fun: Sunday Farm Pop-Up at Silverwood on Sunday, Aug. 23.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.