Highest Water Usage to Date

Yesterday Denton used over 24 Million Gallons of Water! This is our first time in 2024 to break 24 million. As temperatures increase, water usage increases as well. So while it is not unexpected that we have hit an annual milestone, this milestone should be something we consider. What water wise habits can we implement? Some simple solutions can be:

1. Do not use you toilet as a trash can! We will save you the gory details of the items that make their way to the wastewater treatment plant.... but we do want to stress please, please throw trash in the trash. Wasting water to flush trash is just that, a waste.

2. Use a broom, not the hose, to sweep off porches.

3. Got the gardening bug? Plant natives and avoid water hungry species of plants that do not thrive here.

4. Do not order a water you dont intend to drink. It used to be customary to order a water with your soft drink/ tea, etc.. at restaurants. These waters often get discarded, still full. Skip the water you don't intend to drink.

5. Speak up when you see broken sprinklers. Do you have a neighbor with a sprinkler turned geyser? Odds are they don't know, this is a good opportunity to let them now they have a busted sprinkler head. If you are not comfortable talking to your neighbor, you can reach out to us at https://dentontx.citysourced.com/ and we can send someone to inform your neighbor. This information will not be a citation, just a friendly heads up on an issue they likely are not aware of.