Wash On Wheels Informs Property Managers that Water Restrictions Caused by Colorado’s Drought Prohibit Pressure Washing in Fort Collins
Colorado’s drought conditions are causing water restrictions in most cities for the remainder of 2013. But conditions in Fort Collins are so bad they are prohibiting any nonessential use, including pressure washing of commercial buildings.
Pressure Washing Like This Is Prohibited In Fort Collins, Colorado For 2013
Most cities are restricting the watering of lawns since it’s the largest nonessential use of water. But effective April 5, 2013 water restrictions in Fort Collins will be much more strict.
After the fires last summer in Poudre Canyon, the ash and mud in the burned out areas ran down into the Poudre River and the water may not be usable. Since Fort Collins gets half of their drinking water from the Poudre River, they are immediately restricting all pressure washing on “siding, garages, sidewalks, driveways, and patios except as necessary for health and safety reasons.”
Other restrictions apply as well. For example, car washing for auto dealers is restricted to once per week. Other car washing must be done by hand with a bucket. If the water restrictions at this Response Level 1 aren’t enough to keep the projected water supply shortage at acceptable levels, there are three more restrictive levels that may have to be put in place.
Pressure washing companies that aren’t used to drought conditions can use far more water than they need. “As one example, we use less than two gallons per car when washing for our auto dealer clients,” said Joel Shorey, President of Wash On Wheels, “We dealt with the drought conditions in 2002 and have run as efficiently as possible for the last 11 years.”
With 27 years experience in Denver, Wash On Wheels knows how to deal with Colorado’s drought conditions. They also specialize in EPA water recovery and include it with their pressure washing service at no extra charge.
Wash On Wheels is Colorado’s largest mobile pressure washing company. In business since 1985, they have an A+ rating with the Denver/Boulder BBB. The company’s services include pressure washing commercial buildings, sidewalks, parking garages, restaurants, and graffiti removal. Their services also include car washing for auto dealers, fleet truck washing, boat cleaning and interior and exterior detailing. They specialize in emergency grease and oil spill cleanups. Wash On Wheels services the Denver metro area and Front Range Colorado. For more information, contact Joel Shorey at 303-937-7181 or visit https://washonwheels.net.
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- 2013 Drought Causes Water Restrictions Across Colorado
- Wash On Wheels Provides Car Washing Service for 2013 Denver Auto Show at Colorado Convention Center
- Xcel relaxes water rights to Colorado River to help during drought (denverpost.com)
- Decision Time For Colorado Farmers As Drought Looms (denver.cbslocal.com)
- Editorial: Drought or not, use only what you need (denverpost.com)
