Stage 3 Water Restrictions
Stage 3 Water Restrictions Effective June 1, 2013 - 10% Reduction Goal
The City of Rowlett purchases water from the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD).
A lack of rainfall and the inability to use water from Lake Texoma (which makes up 28% of the District's supply) due to a zebra mussel invasion* has once again spurred the need for additional water restrictions. Therefore the NTMWD has voted to implement Stage 3 Water Restrictions with a 10% reduction goal. As a customer city, Rowlett must comply.
The good news is that NTMWD is currently constructing a new pipeline from the Texas side of Lake Texoma and expects it to be complete in January, 2014. At that point, Lake Texoma will be back online.
*It is illegal to transport zebra mussels accross state lines under the Federal Lacey Act. These mussels destroy a lakes's ecosystem by 'cleaning' the water, effectively removing food sources for other organisms.
Stage 3 Water Restrictions
City of Rowlett Water Management Plan requirements:
- Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation system to once every seven days corresponding with the last number of an address (see chart below).
- Foundations, new landscaping, new plantings (first year) of shrubs and trees may be watered for up to two hours on any day by a hand-held hose, a soaker hose or a dedicated zone using a drip irrigation system.
- Prohibit hydroseeding, hydomulching, overseeding and sprigging.
- Existing swimming pools may not be drained and refilled except to replace normal water loss.
- Halt non-essential City government water use* including street cleaning, vehicle washing, operation of ornamental fountains, etc.
- Prohibit washing or rinsing of vehicles by hose except with a hose end cutoff nozzle.
- Public athletic fields used for competition may be watered twice per week.
- Registered and properly functioning ET/Smart irrigation systems and drip/bubbler irrigation systems may irrigate without restrictions.
* Waterview Golf Course utilizes untreated water from a separate City of Dallas (Lake Ray Hubbard) agreement and will not be subject to Stage 3 Water Restrictions.
Links and More Information
North Texas Municipal Water District
City of Rowlett Water Management Plan
Application for Exemption from Stage 3 Water Restrictions
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