Alerts
August 04, 2026
Due to recent rainfall, Iredell Water is issuing a change from mandatory water restrictions to voluntary water restrictions, effective immediately. Because the Iredell Water Corporation service area still remains in moderate drought, however, and it operates a groundwater-based system, Iredell Water must still ask its customers to use water wisely.
As a result, Iredell Water is asking our customers to voluntarily continue with the following steps:
- Repair all known leaks
- Limit at-home car washing to the minimum.
- Limit lawn and garden watering to that which is necessary for plants to survive.
- Limit washing down outside areas such as sidewalks, patios, parking lots, service bays or aprons, etc.
- Do not leave faucets running while shaving, brushing, teeth, or rinsing dishes.
- Water shrubbery to the minimum required, reusing household water when possible.
- Limit use of clothes washers and dish washers to only operate when fully loaded.
- Use of showers for bathing instead of baths and limit showers to a few minutes.
- Limit flushing of toilets. Think “If it’s yellow, be mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down.”
- Use of disposable and biodegradable dishes, if possible.
- Use of flow-restrictive and water-saving devices when possible.
- Limit hours of operation of water-cooled air conditioners.
- Use only hoses with spring-activated nozzles when watering lawns and gardens.
Iredell Water is also implementing its Voluntary Lawn and Landscape Irrigation Schedule, which is used during times of moderate drought. The schedule is as follows:
- Odd-numbered street addresses:
- Tuesday 8 p.m. to Wednesday 8 a.m.
- Saturday 8 p.m. to Sunday 8 a.m.
- Even-numbered street addresses and unnumbered addresses:
- Thursday 8 p.m. to Friday 8 a.m.
- Sunday 8 p.m. to Monday 8 a.m.
Iredell Water would like our customers and consumers for helping us protect our water supply during the worst drought in more than 20 years.
