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Ravena Village warns of temporary watering restrictions as water-plant work continues
Summary
Village officials said the Dean's Mill water-plant project remains underway and the village is down one basin; officials announced hand-watering only restrictions and new cameras to deter trespassing at the ponds.
The chair of the Ravena Village board said July 21 that construction at the Dean's Mill water plant is nearing completion but one basin remains out of service, and he urged residents to follow temporary watering limits.
The chair announced "hand watering only, and hand usage, just no unattended sprinkling" as the village manages reduced capacity while the plant project finishes. He said the restrictions are necessary because the system is "still down 1 basin."
Officials also reported recent trespassing at the village ponds and said new signage and cellular cameras are being installed at the water-plant property "so we'll know when people are up there immediately," the chair said, noting the site is the public water supply and access is restricted to protect it.
The board framed the measures as temporary steps tied to ongoing construction. The chair said grant paperwork has been submitted to the Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) and that the village typically hears back around the Christmas period, though timing is not certain.
The meeting also included routine public-works updates: the village pool had been uncovered, cleaned, repaired and reopened after passing inspection, and crews continue work on the park pavilion and regular brush pickup.
The board did not set an end date for the watering restrictions; officials said they will lift them when plant operations return to normal.
Provenance: Transcript discussion first introduced the water-plant construction and watering restriction and concluded with the trespassing and camera installation updates.
