Stage 1 Watering Restrictions Now in Place

As of November 18th, 2024, we are moving back to Stage 1 watering restrictions, which allows for irrigation twice per week, between the hours of 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.   

Watering days for addresses ending in:
0,1,2, 3: Monday & Thursday
4,5,6: Tuesday & Friday
7,8,9: Wednesday & Saturday

Commercial properties and HOAs: Tuesday & Friday 
No Watering on Sunday

Commonly Asked Questions:

1. Why can I only water during certain hours? Water evaporates in the heat during the day, so in order to prevent over-irrigation, we ask you only use your irrigation system during the hours posted on the designated days. We do not want overnight watering so our tanks don't get low overnight before the morning rush. 

2. Can I water by hand? Yes, you may water by hand or with a 5-gallon bucket at any time. 

3. What happens if I irrigate outside of the schedule provided or irrigate more than I should? 

1st offence: Warning letter

2nd offence: $500 fine

3rd offence: $1,000

4th offence: WTCPUA can disconnect water service after adequate notice to the customer and the customer must pay $500 reconnection fee

4. How do you enforce these restrictions? We do 60 hours a week of patrolling neighborhoods. Patrols are both random and based on complaints from people who live in the neighborhood.

5. What determines what stage we are in? LCRA determines the stage based on the the combined capacity of Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan. Additionally, WTCPUA may implement a stage outside of that based on the capacity of the treatment plant or other emergency conditions.

6. Why is irrigation in particular restricted? Irrigation uses up to 70 percent of our treated water supply. During a drought or in the hot summer months, use of treated water for irrigation increases even more, putting supply at risk for normal, everyday consumption.