Denver Water Imposes First Lawn-Watering Ban in Nearly 25 Years
Denver Water issued about $175,000 in fines in October 2026 for lawn-watering violations under its first such ban in nearly a quarter century, imposed as reservoirs fell to about two-thirds capacity amid drought.
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| Oct 21, 8:03 PM | cbsnews.com | Denver Water issues 450 citations for water restriction violations |
| Oct 21, 6:55 PM | kdvr.com | Denver Water says restrictions are working, more than 1 billion gallons saved |
| Oct 20, 5:50 PM | 9news.com | Denver Water issued more than twice as many fines in 18 days of its lawn watering ban as it did in previous 5 months |
| Oct 19, 6:13 AM | westword.com | How much money and gallons have Denver’s lawn-watering bans saved? |
| Oct 17, 8:02 PM | 9news.com | Denver Water issues $175K in water restriction violations during first part of October |
| Oct 15, 5:20 PM | denvergazette.com | Denver’s reservoirs dwindle to two-thirds capacity |
| Oct 14, 3:07 PM | denverite.com | Denver Water issued $175,500 worth of fines for lawn watering so far this month |