Officials are urging homeowners in the Hamptons to ease up on water their lawns, especially those homes and estates going through hundreds of thousands (sometimes even millions) of gallons of water
Suffolk County Water Authority Chairman Patrick Halpin said that seven-hour period"puts the whole system at risk," adding that nearly 70 percent of the tower’s water is used on lawns. As a result, Halpin said he was asking customers to voluntarily stop watering lawns between midnight and 7 a.m.
"They need to cut back the amount of water that they use...and give the fire departments a fighting chance," said Southampton Fire Marshal John Rankin.
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