How much water?

[John Doherty]

I'm having a battle with a local municipality and need some help. We are entering the 6th year of drought here in Colorado and water is a big issue. My problem is that they (the city) will not allow PW of horizontal surfaces, they do allow vertical surface cleaning. So I have 3 subdivisions for one of my builders that I can't do flat work on, they let the brick work be done because there is 'no other practical way to do it'. I don't do any brick work so I'm trying to find out how much water is used to do it.

On the flat work side I use approx. 250 gals for a 2 car garage and 300 for a 3 car, this is the rear pad and or deck, front porch / walk, garage floor, driveway and city sidewalk. State it anyway that's convenient, by # of bricks or sqft etc.

Thanks in advance,

JD

[Firedkm]

JD,

I would try to find out if you can get an exemption certificate. Here in NJ we can get one when there is a drought. The theory behind it is they are not allowed to take your livelyhood away from you. If washing horizonal surfaces is your lively hood you may be able to find a way to still do it legally.

[John Doherty]

Dale,

Good suggestion, unfortunately it doesn't exist with these guys, last year they were ready to throw 10k people out of work in the landscape industry, luckily we got a huge snow storm last April. There were people who couldn't put in a lawn for almost 2 years!

JD