You can save on your monthly bill by adjusting when you run your sprinkler system.

You can save on your monthly bill by adjusting when you run your sprinkler system.

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You can save on your monthly bill by adjusting when you run your sprinkler system.

Moving water roars through production pumps at a Metropolitan Utilities District treatment plant.

Vice president of water operations Michael Koenig says it's the sound of water sent to homes across the Omaha metro. And homeowners with automated sprinkler systems demand water simultaneously for around two hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.

"It puts more pressure on those systems and people to keep up," Koenig said.

MUD says there's enough water, but demand works machines harder.

"It takes a substantial amount of infrastructure to meet that gallon usage that we have during those two hours," Koenig said.

If demand keeps pressuring MUD infrastructure, it could trickle into what you pay each month. Scheduling your system on alternative days should spread demand.

MUD asks homeowners to alter their irrigation schedules based on the last number of their address. Homeowners with odd numbers should water Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. Homeowners with even numbers should water on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, or Sunday.

As MUD builds a new pump station off 154th and West Dodge, the Nebraska NRD says the area is under abnormally dry, meaning a really weak drought. Conditions pale in comparison to the rest of the state, and western part of the country. Here at home, hotter and dryer conditions could come in the next week or two.

"If our customers demand it or don't change patterns, we will continue to build pump stations," Koenig said.

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