MARION — A mandatory water restriction will take effect in Marion from Thursday, June 15 through Friday, Sept. 15, announced the town. 

According to an alert sent by the Town of Marion, “The use of any outside watering is prohibited except between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 a.m., and between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for even street-numbered addresses, and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday for odd-street numbered addresses. Residents may wash vehicles and water plants on Sundays by means of a hand-held hose between the hours of 6 a.m. and 12 p.m.”

According to the town, the water restriction will be “strictly enforced” and “any person violating this State of Water Supply Conservation Bylaw shall be liable to the [Town of Marion] in the amount of $50 for the first violation and $100 for each subsequent violation.”

For more information, contact the Marion Department of Public Works office at 508-748-3540.