McHenry County Blog

A press release from the City of Crystal Lake:

To ensure adequate water supply, the City of Crystal Lake has adjusted its Water System Status to Yellow Condition.

The City of Crystal Lake has adjusted its Water System Status to Yellow Condition.

No opening of hydrants either, I’ll bet.

Under the Yellow Condition sprinkler/irrigation lawn and landscape watering as well as car washing is permitted on odd/even days between the hours of 5-8 a.m. and 6-9 p.m.

Property addresses ending in odd numbers shall be permitted to use water on odd numbered calendar days and even numbered addresses on even numbered days. Exempt from this requirement is sprinkler containers less than 2 gallons in size.

The Yellow Condition will be in effect until further notice.

Residents are encouraged not to water their lawns during this prolonged dry weather.
Visit the City’s website at www.crystallake.org for any new information on the status of the water system.

Any person, firm, or corporation violating this water conservation ordinance 322 is subject to a fine not less than fifty ($50.00) dollars or more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars for each offense plus the City’s cost of prosecution, including but not limited to attorney fees. Each day that violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.

Not squirting at my son protected by a car window this time.

Right in your face.

And, in my car, had I driven just a bit closer.

You’ve seen the

signs, if you have driven around Crystal Lake recently.

But, do you know why the city public works department flushes them?

Take a look at the color of the water right after the flushing begins in the picture on the left.

All you probably see while flushing is occurring is the white water on the right after the rust or whatever is already in the street.

Quite a bit of gunk apparently gets flushed out of the water supply system.

All photos can be enlarged by clicking on them. These were taken near Auto Zone in front of Joseph’s Market Place.

Not squirting at my son protected by a car window this time.

Right in your face.

And, in my car, had I driven just a bit closer.

You’ve seen the

signs, if you have driven around Crystal Lake recently.

But, do you know why the city public works department flushes them?

Take a look at the color of the water right after the flushing begins in the picture on the left.

All you probably see while flushing is occurring is the white water on the right after the rust or whatever is already in the street.

Quite a bit of gunk apparently gets flushed out of the water supply system.

All photos can be enlarged by clicking on them. These were taken near Auto Zone in front of Joseph’s Market Place.