Phase 2 – Water Restrictions

Usage Target – 35 percent reduction of overall system water use.

Phase 2 Conditions are implemented when:

  1. The water level in the City’s No. 1 well drops to, or stabilizes below 40 feet above the pump suction for a period of more than five consecutive days.
  2. Lake Georgetown level drops to 765 feet (above mean sea level), and no rainfall or other inflow predicted, and the Williamson County Raw Water Line is unavailable or is not capable of maintaining Lake Georgetown Level above 760 feet under the current demand.
  3. An event occurs where water demand exceeds the supply and aggressive conservation measures will maintain the ability to provide the proper level of service as determined by the General Manager.

Customer and City Actions

  • Increase efforts to inform the public on water conservation strategies.
  • Increase detection and repair of water leaks in the distribution system.
  • Suspend hydrant testing.
  • Prohibit all water waste.
  • Suspend the use of potable water for the following City municipal operations:
    • Vehicle washing.
    • Street cleaning.
    • Landscape irrigation in City parks (does not include athletic fields) except by handheld hose or drip irrigation.
  • Prohibit all non-essential water use except:
    • The addition of water to a pool or splash pad where necessary to maintain the water purification system in service or to maintain structural integrity of the pool.
    • The washing of vehicles or boats at a commercial car wash or service station.
  • Restrict landscape irrigation use to the evening (7:00 p.m. to midnight) and morning hours (midnight to noon) in accordance with an irrigation schedule that provides for no landscape irrigation on Monday with landscape irrigation permitted no more than one day per week with the day of week and irrigation start time specified based upon customer address.
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