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In June 2007 TRWD adopted a more aggressive drought contingency plan aimed at conserving water during times of extended dry weather and excessive demands. Below you will find information on the various stages listed within the plan, including trigger conditions and the measures and actions that will be enacted as TRWD’s water supply declines below certain levels.

The three drought stages are based on the combined storage capacity of the district’s four reservoirs – Lake Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain Lake, Cedar Creek Reservoir and Richland-Chambers

To see the complete drought contingency plan, please click here


 

Stage

 

 

Reduction Goal

 

Trigger and Probability of Implementation

 

All Water Users

 

City Government

 

Industrial / Commercial

 

1

Water Watch

 

 

 

5%

 

75% capacity (combined storage, East Texas and West Fork reservoirs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

20% or

Once every five years (based on 2010 demands)

 

 

No outdoor watering

10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Landscape watering restricted to twice per week

 

Restriction on vehicle washing

 

Encourage reduction on swimming pools draining/filling

 

Encourage use of Texas native and drought tolerant plants in landscaping

 

 

Increase public education efforts

 

Intensify leak detection and repair activities

 

Reduction in non essential water use

 

Municipal parks and golf courses watering limited to twice per week

 

Increase enforcement efforts

 

Notify wholesale customer of actions being taken and request them to implement similar procedures

 

 

Golf courses watering limited to twice per week

 

Identify and encourage voluntary reduction measures by high-volume water users through the use of audits

 

Encourage hotels and restaurants to serve drinking water on an “on demand” basis

 

 


 

 

2

Water Warning

 

 

 

10%

 

60% capacity (combined storage, East Texas and West Fork reservoirs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4% or

Once every 25 years (based on 2010 demands)

 

 

No outdoor watering

10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Landscape watering restricted to once per week

 

Prohibit use of water for dust control, except as required to protect public health

 

Restriction on vehicle washing

 

Restriction on the operation of ornamental fountains or ponds, except where necessary to support aquatic life or if equipped with a recirculation system

 

Encourage the public to wait until the drought or emergency situation has passed before establishing new landscaping

 

 

Increase frequency of media releases on water supply condition

 

Further accelerate public education efforts on way to reduce water use

 

Municipal parks and golf courses watering limited to once per week.  Greens and T boxes may be watered as needed to keep alive, but limited to off peak (10:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.)

 

Halt non-essential water use

 

Wet street sweeping prohibited

 

Notify wholesale customer of actions being taken and request them to implement similar procedures

 

 

 

Limit landscape watering of parks, golf courses and sports fields to once per week. Greens and T boxes may be watered as needed to keep alive, but limited to off peak (10:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.)

 

Exception – foundations, new plantings (first year) may be watered any day by handheld hose or soaker hose.

 

 

 


 

 

3

Water Emergency

 

 

 

20%

 

45% capacity (combined storage, East Texas and West Fork reservoirs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.3% or

Once every 333 years (based  on 2010 demands)

 

 

Residential landscape irrigation is prohibited

 

No new landscape installations

 

Vehicle washing restricted to commercial car wash or commercial service station and can only be done as necessary for health, sanitation or safety reasons

 

Prohibit the operation of ornamental fountains of ponds, except where necessary to support aquatic life or if equipped with a recirculation system

 

Prohibit the draining, filling or refilling of swimming pools, wading pools, and Jacuzzi type pools