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Year Round

Stage 1

Stage 1 Flyer (pdf)

Stage 1 Flyer - Spanish (pdf)

Stage 1 FAQ (pdf)

Stage 2

Stage 3

Watering Efficiently

Landscape Variance

Power Washing Variance

Report Water Waste

Full 2005 Conservation Ordinance

Year Round watering restrictions are in effect when the Aquifer level is above 650 feet mean sea level at the monitored well.

• Water waste is prohibited at all times. Allowing water to run off into a gutter, ditch, or drain or failing to repair a controllable leak is considered water waste.
  
  
• Residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural Edwards Aquifer water users should use common sense and best practices to avoid water waste.
  
  
• Landscape watering with an irrigation system or sprinkler is permitted any day of the week between the hours of 8 p.m. and 10 a.m.
  
  
• Hand watering with a hand-held hose, drip irrigation or bucket is permitted any time of day.
  
  
• Washing impervious cover such as parking lots, driveways, streets or sidewalks is permitted, but should be done responsibly to avoid excessive runoff.
  
  
• Non-commercial washing of vehicles and mobile equipment (e.g. washing vehicles at a residence) is permitted any time. Use of an automatic shut-off nozzle or bucket of 5 gallons or less is recommended to prevent water waste.
  
  
• The use of commercial vehicle wash facilities is permitted any day.
  
  

The use of treated wastewater or recycled water is a defense to prosecution under these rules.

Year Round restrictions continue until there is an announcement in the newspaper that Stage One is in effect.