The Central Texas Groundwater District Board of Directors determined the district should continue to impose Stage 3 severe drought status restrictions until further notice. Meaning mandatory water reduction of 10% will stay in place through the next several weeks.
Also, non-exempt well users must re-circulate water whenever possible; water for dust control only if required by law; check wells for leaks; reserve outdoor lawn and landscape watering between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.; water lawns and landscapes every five to seven days; if needed, wash vehicles only at a car wash station; cover fountains, ponds and swimming pools to reduce evaporation.
Do not use water to wash sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, streets, tennis courts or any outdoor surfaces except for animal or human health and safety reasons or fire hazard prevention; do not fill ponds, tanks, lakes, reservoirs, swimming pools or other surface impoundments with groundwater more than 100,000 gallons, less than 100,000 gallons is discouraged and watering livestock in leak-proof troughs is recommended.
