The City of Pflugerville remains and is currently under Stage II Mandatory Water Conservation Restrictions for the City of Pflugerville water customers since Monday, August 29, 2011.
Spring 2013 rains have not made up for the months of severe drought experienced in Central Texas. Pflugerville is still on stage II water restrictions.
Water Conservation Twice-a-Week Outdoor Watering Schedule:
- Find your water schedule based on your street address.
- Residential homes with an odd number: Wednesday & Saturday
- Residential homes with an even number: Thursday and Sunday
- No watering on Mondays
- Commercial facilities (apartments, condominiums, civic, commercial, industrial and institutional properties: Tuesday and Friday
- Hand Watering: There are no restrictions when watering with a hand-held positive shutoff nozzle. Car washing is only allowed on your scheduled day.
The restrictions allow watering of lawns, landscapes and foundations, but only on designated days and before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. Watering with a hand held positive shutoff nozzle or bucket is allowed anytime, any day. Car washing is permitted only on watering days and not between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Filling or refilling of indoor or outdoor swimming pools is prohibited.
"While Lake Pflugerville is able to support our current supply and demand needs, LCRA declares mandatory conservation when the reserve amount of water is below 900,000 acre feet and that signals the need for everyone to conserve,” James Wills, public works director said. “We participate to make sure we don’t deplete the supply that we have and to make sure we can get through the drought with the resources we have.”
According to the City’s Drought Contingency Plan, the goal of Stage II Water Conservation is to reduce the use of water by at least 10%. The decision to move from voluntary to mandatory conservation is based upon the amount of acre feet of water storage in lakes Travis and Buchanan as Pflugerville receives water from these lakes via the Colorado River. During a time of drought, the water that is released from Buchanan and Travis does not replenish easily due to the lack of rain and runoff. When the LCRA implements a water-rationing program, all entities that receive water from the lower Colorado River are directly affected and have to implement the same program, including the City of Pflugerville.
According to the LCRA, the mandatory water schedule is designed to reduce water consumption and peak demand. Customers may benefit from lower utility bills as a result of using less water. Violation of the mandatory restrictions is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.
