Springfield residents could be under mandatory water restrictions before the end of the summer, and could see those restrictions continue into next year if there’s no break in the drought.
Mayor Mike Houston will introduce an ordinance that will limit when residents can water lawns or wash cars.
The mayor hasn’t said yet how much of a fine he will seek for violations, and says the rules probably wouldn’t be aggressively enforced anyway.
Houston says the goal is to get people into a mindset of conservation now, since even more stringent rules could be needed next year unless the drought ends.
