The City of Lewisville warned residents on Monday to conserve water or face a water emergency.
With temperatures hitting 100 degrees for the last 21 consecutive days, officials said the city’s water system is at maximum capacity.
“Denton County currently is under an Excessive Heat Warning, with sustained temperatures above 105 degrees,” the city said in a news release. This is placing significant stress on Lewisville’s and the entire North Texas water supply.”
Water customers were placed on an outdoor watering schedule, limited to two days per week for lawn and landscape irrigation.
“Daytime watering by automatic irrigation or hose-end sprinklers between the hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. will be prohibited in most cases. The restrictions will apply to all city water customers,” the city’s website says.
“Lewisville purchases water from Dallas Water Utilities and is required to adopt conservation provisions that are consistent with those applied in Dallas. Similar restrictions already have been adopted in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, and many other cities in the region.”
The city is increasing its enforcement of the mandatory outdoor watering restrictions:
- Residents with an even-numbered address are allowed to water on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
- Residents with odd-numbered addresses are allowed to water on Wednesdays and Sundays.
- Commercial and apartment properties are allowed to water on Mondays and Thursdays.
Officials said there are exceptions under certain conditions, including properties that irrigate with reclaimed or well water and properties too large to water in a single day.
“Remember, brown grass is better than dry faucets,” the city advised in a news release.
Meanwhile, a small town in Rockwall County is dealing with water problems as well.
After running out of water last year, McClendon-Chisholm residents have been asked to cut back on their necessities, Fox 4 KDFW reported.
The utility that manages the city’s water issued a Stage 5 restriction, meaning no watering outdoors, washing cars, or filling pools.
“New homes are coming up just every day. People are moving in every day,” resident Kristi Dickinson told Fox 4. “But we can’t support, there’s not enough water for the people who already live here.”
