Who Controls your Water Usage
In Round Rock, the city has water restrictions that have been placed for many years, though some times there were more restrictions than others. Currently (as of September 7th 2014), We are in a level I restriction, which consists of the following from http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=10&recordid=3294 .
"The City of Round Rock’s Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) consists of 3 stages.
The City is enacting Stage 1 of the DCP and the restrictions for this Stage are based on the following schedule:
Single-Family Residential Odd-Numbered Addresses are Wednesday and/or Saturday
Single-Family Residential Even-Numbered Addresses are Thursday and/or Sunday
Commercial/Multi-Family Residential are Tuesday and/or Friday
Watering is allowed between midnight to 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. to midnight only.
The following activities are allowed in compliance with the watering schedule above:
Outdoor watering
Foundation watering
Wash vehicles
Fill swimming pools Golf course irrigation
New landscaping
Operating ornamental fountains that DO recirculate water
Not allowed:
Street, sidewalk, patio washing
Operating ornamental fountains that do NOT recirculate water
Exclusions:
Commercial car washes
Commercial plant nurseries
Commercial power washing companies
Athletic fields where field is in use (organized youth, amateur or professional sports)
Necessary usage to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public (i.e. washing garbage trucks and vehicles used to transport food and perishables)
Irrigation using other sources of water, such as groundwater, City’s reuse water, or rainwater"
There are more levels of restrictions, up to stage IV, where most water use other than drinking, 2 minute showers, and teeth brushing is restricted, unless you use collected rainwater for the rest.
"The City of Round Rock’s Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) consists of 3 stages.
The City is enacting Stage 1 of the DCP and the restrictions for this Stage are based on the following schedule:
Single-Family Residential Odd-Numbered Addresses are Wednesday and/or Saturday
Single-Family Residential Even-Numbered Addresses are Thursday and/or Sunday
Commercial/Multi-Family Residential are Tuesday and/or Friday
Watering is allowed between midnight to 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. to midnight only.
The following activities are allowed in compliance with the watering schedule above:
Outdoor watering
Foundation watering
Wash vehicles
Fill swimming pools Golf course irrigation
New landscaping
Operating ornamental fountains that DO recirculate water
Not allowed:
Street, sidewalk, patio washing
Operating ornamental fountains that do NOT recirculate water
Exclusions:
Commercial car washes
Commercial plant nurseries
Commercial power washing companies
Athletic fields where field is in use (organized youth, amateur or professional sports)
Necessary usage to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public (i.e. washing garbage trucks and vehicles used to transport food and perishables)
Irrigation using other sources of water, such as groundwater, City’s reuse water, or rainwater"
There are more levels of restrictions, up to stage IV, where most water use other than drinking, 2 minute showers, and teeth brushing is restricted, unless you use collected rainwater for the rest.