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Stage 2 Drought Conditions

JWSC is entering Stage Two of its Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) The DCP can be found in its entirety at Drought Contingency | Jonestown Water Supply (jonestownwsc.org)

the following is an overview of the key components of the stage one

 

Triggering criteria

  1. Treatment Capacity:
  • 93 % of capacity for three consecutive days
  • 95 % on a single day
  1. Water Supply:
  • Combined storage of Lakes Travis and Buchanan reaches 1.4 million acre-feet in

Demand Management Measures:

Under threat of penalty, the following water-use restrictions shall apply to all retail water customers

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/

 

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