FREE Christmas Tree Removal
Allied Waste will collect Christmas trees after the holidays beginning January 3rd and continuing through January 20th. Residents are asked to place their bare tree (no lights, ornaments, tinsel or any decorations) by the curb on their normal scheduled garbage day WITHOUT a yard waste sticker and NOT IN A BAG. After January 20th residents will be required to wait until April when the yard waste program starts up again and a sticker will be needed at that time.
Water Conservation
Watering from the Village of Oswego water distribution system may only be used as follows:
- All properties with even-numbered street numbers (i.e. numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8) may use village distributed water for sprinkling or automatic water systems for plant or yard watering on even-numbered calendar dates between the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- All properties with odd-numbered street numbers (i.e. numbers ending in (1, 3, 5, 7, or 9) may use village distributed water for sprinkling or automatic water systems for plant or yard watering on odd-numbered calendar dates between the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the paragraphs above, the following special regulations shall apply:
- There shall be no restrictions as to hours or days when water from the village water distribution system may be used for watering or sprinkling of gardens, trees, shrubs, or other outdoor plants where such watering or sprinkling is done by a person using a hand-held watering device.
- The automatic watering of trees and shrubs by means of root feeders within the drip line of the tree or shrub will follow the even/odd restrictions stated above.
- The planting of sod or grass seed is prohibited during the months of June, July and August.
- Property owners or residents who want to continuously water a newly seeded, slit-seeded, or sodded area more than ten (10) square yards will need to obtain a permit at the Public Works Department at Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill. (There is no fee for this permit, however, violators will be fined.)
Water Shutoff Valve
Do you know where your indoor water shutoff valve is? There are times when a leak can occur in the water service line inside the home and a public works employee is not immediately available to turn the water off at the street. 9 times out of 10 the homeowner can turn off their water at their indoor valve by their water meter until help can arrive.
If you do not know where your indoor shutoff valve is please call the Public Works Department at
630-554-3242 to schedule an appointment for someone to come show you where it is and how to turn it off. This service is FREE and can save you from having a water mess in your home.
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