Is the budgeted amount of water really enough to grow things in Boulder even in winter?
Yes, the amount allocated provides enough water for healthy landscapes but not so much that it is easily wasted. The majority of Boulder water customers currently use water quite effectively in creating and maintaining quality landscapes in this community. Winter budget allocations were made to provide enough water for some outdoor, hand-watering during a dry winter. You should have enough water to address winter-time needs for trees and shrubs. Top Does my monthly budget allow for watering trees in the winter months? If not, can I get more water? Monthly water budgets were designed to be generously adequate for most of the city’s 30,000 water customers. Single-family residential accounts are allocated 7,000 gallons per month during the winter (December – February). The average use for single-family accounts in these winter months is less than 5,000 gallons, so the additional 2,000 gallons per month could be used for winter watering of trees and shrubs (or however the customer chooses)
