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ONWASA Onslow Water & Sewer Authority
Preserving Our Most Precious Natural Resource
Class Two
Socially or Economically Important Uses of Water
All domestic Uses Other Than Those Included in Classes One and Three
  • Home water use, including kitchen, bathroom, and laundry use
  • Minimal watering of vegetable gardens
  • Watering of trees where necessary to preserve them

Commercial, Agricultural, Industrial, and Institutional Uses
  • Outdoor commercial watering (public or private) using conservation measures and to the extent that sources of water other than fresh water are not available to use.
  • Irrigation for commercial vegetable gardens and fruit orchards or the maintenance of livestock.
  • Watering by commercial nurseries at a minimum level necessary to maintain stock.
  • Water use by arboretums and public gardens of national, state, or regional significance where necessary to preserve specimens.
  • Use of fresh water at a minimum rate necessary to implement vegetation following earth-moving, where such vegetation is required by law or regulation.
  • Watering of golf course greens.
  • Filling and Operation of Swimming Pools:
    • Residential pools which serve more that 25 dwelling units
    • Pools used by health care facilities for patient care and rehabilitation
    • Municipal pools
  • Commercial car and truck washes
  • Commercial Laundromats
  • Restaurants, clubs, and eating places
  • Air Conditioning:
    • Refilling for start up at the beginning of the cooling season
    • Make-up of water during the cooling season
    • Refilling specifically approved by health officials and the local governing body, where the system has been drained for health protection or repair purposes
  • Schools, churches, motels / hotels and similar commercial establishments