Stage 2 Watering Restrictions for the City of Austin
As of Aug. 24, the City of Austin implemented a new once-a-week watering schedule based on the type of customer and, for residential users, the last digit of street addresses. Single family homes include duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. Multi-family customers include common areas of codominiums or homeowners' associations.
Monday: No watering
Tuesday: Commercial and multifamily customers ending in odd numbers
Wednesday: No watering
Thursday: No watering
Friday: Commercial and multifamily customers ending in even numbers
Saturday: Residential ending in odd street addresses
Sunday: Residential ending in even street addresses
The schedule is mandatory for all commercial and multi-family users.
Outdoor watering times are as follows:
Automatic systems -- before 10 a.m.
Hose-end sprinklers and soaker hoses -- before 10 a.m., and/or after 7 p.m.
By hand -- any time on any day.
Restrictions are in effect until further notice.
For more information on the city of Austin Water Conservation Program, visit cityofaustin.org/watercon or call (512) 974-2199.
Watering Restrictions Lifted for the City of San Marcos
For more information about Stage 1 water restrictions in San Marcos, click the link.
Waste of water is prohibited at all times.
Irrigation with sprinklers is prohibited between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Irrigation with hand-held bucket, hand-held hose,soaker hose and drip irrigation systems is allowed on any day and at any time.
Charity car washes are prohibited unless held at a certified commercial car wash.
Non-commercial vehicle washing is allowed on any day and at any time but must be done using a handheld bucket or handheld hose equipped with a positive shutoff device.
Swimming pools are allowed to operate and be filled as normal. It is recommended that pools be covered while not in use to minimize evaporative losses.
Operation of non-recirculating aesthetic water features is prohibited at all times.
Washing of impervious surfaces is allowed but should be limited unless required for health and safety.
Stage 2 Watering Restrictions for the City of Kyle
For more information about the City of Kyle's Stage 2 water restrictions, click the link.
Waste of water is prohibited.
Watering is permitted on your designated day only during the hours before 10 a.m. and after 7 p.m.
Automatic irrigation systems may only operated between the hours of midnight and 10 a.m.
Designated week days are determined by street number as follows:
Addresses ending in # and designated day:
1 or 2 Monday
3 or 4 Tuesday
5 or 6 Wednesday
7 or 8 Thursday
9 or 0 Friday
Non-commercial (at-home) car washing is allowed only on the designated week day from midnight to 10 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Washing must be done wit h a handheld bucket or a handheld hose equipped with a positive shutoff nozzle.
Charity carwashes are prohibited.
Using an automatic fill valve to add water to an outdoor swimming or wading pool or to a pond is prohibited.
Washing a sidewalk, driveway, parking area, street, tennis court, patio, or other paved area, is
prohibited except to alleviate an immediate health or safety hazard.
Athletic fields for organized sports such as football, softball, baseball, or soccer must comply with Stage 2 restrictions.
Irrigation with hand-held bucket, hand-held hose, soaker hose or drip irrigation is allowed on any day and at any time. Customers are encouraged to reduce all other non-essential water uses.