JWSC rescinds Stage 2 drought response measures
October 19, 2022
JWSC is rescinding Stage Two of its Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) and falling back to Stage One. The DCP can be found in its entirety at https://jonestownwsc.org/documents/1423/Drought_Contingency_Plan.pdf
- Requirements for termination - Stage 2 of the Plan may be rescinded when:
- Treatment Capacity:
- The water treatment plant capacity condition listed above as a triggering event for Stage 2 has ceased to exist for five consecutive days; or
- The groundwater pumpage amounts have fallen below the 85 percent threshold, and remained below that level for five consecutive days.
- Water Supply:
- LCRA announces that voluntary compliance to implement a utility’s mandatory water restrictions are no longer needed in accordance with the LCRA DCP.
Upon termination of Stage 2, Stage 1 becomes operative.
Stage One
Triggering criteria
- Treatment Capacity:
- 80 % of capacity for three consecutive days
- 85 % on a single day
- Water Supply:
- Combined storage of Lakes Travis and Buchanan reaches 1.4 million acre-feet in
Reduction measures
Voluntary Compliance with the following
1 st mandatory watering schedule
Jonestown WSC Water System Irrigate outdoors using an in-ground irrigation system or hose-end sprinkler no more than TWICE per week and only during scheduled days and times as indicated below:
Residential Odd number addresses: Wednesdays and Saturdays
Even number addresses: Thursdays and Sundays
Commercial (including large landscapes such as HOA common areas) Tuesdays and Fridays
Watering Hours: Midnight to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight
Helpful links https://jonestownwsc.org/
LCRA WaterSmart Tools and Resources https://www.lcra.org/water/watersmart/tools-resources/
Water My Yard Sign https://watermyyard.org/#/Location