Iola officials adjusted newly instituted rules limiting water usage today.
Iolans still must adhere to the odd-even lawn watering rules. Those whose addresses end in an even number can water their lawns only on even-numbered days, for example. Watering is prohibited between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m.
But those residents may now use sprinklers or other automated watering systems, Iola City Administrator Carl Slaugh said.
The original restrictions mandated Iolans use hand-held hoses or buckets to water lawns.
Slaugh said the changes were made after he learned the city had provided differing versions of the restrictions to residents.
“It was my fault,” he said.
The restrictions were put in place after Iola was placed under a Stage 2 water warning Monday by the Kansas Water Office.
Iolans also are prohibited from washing their cars between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. Local car washes will close, too.
“I didn’t do a good job of communicating the new restrictions to one of the car washes in town,” Slaugh said. “They didn’t hear about it until (Wednesday.)”
