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Updated: June 19, 2007
Mandatory Water Restrictions
The City initiated Stage 3 of its Drought
Contingency Plan in 2006. Council passed an Ordinance effective
June 20, 2007 modifying the Stage 3 restrictions
after determining that recent rainfall has had a positive impact
on our area and especially Lavon Lake, North Texas Municipal Water
District’s (NTMWD) main water supply and that Wylie citizens
would benefit from some reduction in watering restrictions.
Wylie residents who are served by East Fork or Wylie Northeast
should follow the watering restrictions and watering days as defined
in their Drought Contingency Plan.
Listed below are the mandatory water restrictions and exceptions
for Stages 2, 3 and 4.
| Stage 2 Water Restrictions |
- Limit landscape watering to twice every seven (7) days.
Customers with an address ending in an even number will
be permitted to water on Mondays and Thursdays. Customers
with an address ending in an odd number will be permitted
to water on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- Prohibit outdoor watering with sprinklers or irrigation
system between 10 am and 6 pm.
- Noncommercial vehicle washing is limited to the same
two days a week as required by landscape watering.
- Customers are encouraged to wait until the current drought
situation has passed before establishing new landscaping.
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| Stage 3 Water Restrictions
– Modified 6/12/07 (in effect) |
- Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation
systems at each service address to two times per week based
on the last digit of the street address. Allowed watering
day and times are shown in the table below.
Ending number of address: |
Allowed watering days: |
0 or 1 |
Monday and Friday |
2 or 3 |
Tuesday and Saturday |
4 or 5 |
Wednesday and Sunday |
6 or 7 |
Thursday and Monday |
8 or 9 |
Friday and Tuesday |
Note: Watering is allowed on the assigned day between
6 a.m. and 10 a.m and between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
- Prohibit outdoor watering with sprinklers or irrigation
system between 10 am and 6 pm and between 10pm and 6am year
round.
- Prohibit hosing of paved areas, buildings, or windows.
- Prohibit operation of ornamental fountains if they use
treated water.
- Prohibit using water in such a manner as to allow runoff
or other waste.
- Existing swimming pools may not be drained and refilled,
except to replace normal water loss.
- Prohibit watering of golf courses using treated water.
Golf courses may water greens and tee boxes to keep them
alive without restrictions.
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| Stage 3 Exceptions |
- Customers may water foundations, trees and new (first-year)
plantings of shrubs up to two hours a day by a hand-held
or soaker hose.
- Customers may water new planting of grass within the first
30 days up to one hour a day by any means.
- Vehicle washing is allowed using a hand-operated hose
equipped with a positive shut off.
- Commercial car washing businesses are permitted to operate
under
Stage 3.
- Restrictions do not apply to locations using treated wastewater
effluent for irrigation.
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| Stage 4 Water Restrictions |
- Prohibit commercial and residential landscape watering.
- Prohibit washing of vehicles except as necessary for
health, sanitation or safety reasons.
- Prohibit establishment of new landscaping.
- Prohibit hosing of paved areas, buildings, or windows.
- Prohibit operation of ornamental fountains if they use
treated water.
- Prohibit using water in such a manner as to allow runoff
or other waste.
- Prohibit new permitting of private pools.
- Prohibit watering of golf courses using treated water.
Golf courses may water greens and tee boxes to keep them
alive without restrictions.
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| Stage 4 Exceptions. |
- Customers may water foundations, trees and new (first-year)
plantings of shrubs up to two hours a day by a hand-held
or soaker hose.
- Existing swimming pools may not be drained and refilled,
except to replace normal water loss.
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The City’s Water Department will continue normal operations
and maintenance to the City’s water distribution system. This
routine maintenance includes the occasional flushing of fire hydrants
to control taste and odor problems as well as maintain adequate
chlorine levels. In addition, the City will use a non-potable, alternative
water source, which does not come from the NTMWD distribution center,
for additional watering of athletic fields and median landscape.
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