Dover Declares Level 2 Drought, Limits Outdoor Watering to Hand-Held Hoses

DATELINE — DOVER

Dover has moved to a Level 2 Significant Drought designation, town officials announced, restricting nonessential outdoor water use to hand-held hoses or watering cans only, and only outside daytime hours.

TOWN HALL

The Level 2 declaration limits nonessential outdoor watering — such as lawn irrigation — to hand-held hoses or watering cans, and only after 5 p.m. and before 9 a.m., according to the town's News Flash announcement. Residents can find the full restriction details on the town's website.

The Department of Public Works is preparing to begin paving projects around Dover in July, the town said in a separate News Flash post, though a specific street list and start date were not detailed in the announcement.

Separately, Aquarion Water Company met with the Board of Selectmen at a recent Public Information Session to lay out options for addressing water quality problems affecting Aquarion customers in town, including discolored water and the presence of PFAS. The town's announcement did not specify which remedies are under consideration or a timeline for a decision.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Patch AM: Dover remembers Catherine "Pippen" Cook's decades of service and community leadership" — Dover Patch's morning briefing spotlighted tributes to longtime resident Catherine "Pippen" Cook, recognizing her years of community service and leadership, according to Dover Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/dover).

"Patch AM: Dover says thank you to a DPW mainstay after 40 years" — The same Patch briefing noted the town is thanking a longtime Department of Public Works employee marking four decades on the job, Dover Patch reports (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/dover).