Recap on Last Summer

We have had a few citizens reach out regarding the likelihood of water restrictions this summer. This is a simple question, but the answer can be a bit complex.

Every year from June 1st - September 30th, irrigation is not allowed during the daytime hours of 10am - 6pm. No matter how rainy or dry the weather is that summer, we will always have these restrictions in place.

There may be additional restrictions imposed, either depending on the availability of our water supply or the demand of our customers. Water Supply is based on our lake levels, which is directly affected our weather. Where we have more control as a community, is on the DEMAND side of the equation. This is based on how much water our residents use. When usage hits a certain threshold, we are legally required by the TCEQ to implement restrictions. We did NOT have to do so last summer, but we did come close. The graph below displays our actual usage against the restrictions in place.

Here you can see that towards the end of August we were very close to legally being required to roll out restrictions. The high usage during this time is directly attributed to landscape irrigation.

That said, you have the power to keep us from hitting trigger levels and rolling out additional restrictions by adopting water wise landscaping! We will continue to post tips on heat and drought proofing your landscape as we near summer.