Georgetown water customers following brand-new preservation guidelines since April 26

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN)-- The City of Georgetown said Wednesday a new ordinance entered into impact for Georgetown water clients.

While the city will enable hand-watering any day of the week, the city states property customers utilizing automated watering systems, soaker hoses, drip and hose-end sprinklers should utilize the following timetable:

Automatic Irrigation Systems, Soaker Hoses, Drip and Hose-End Sprinklers.

Last digit of residential or commercial property street address Allowed watering day( s) Allowed watering hours 1 Tuesday Midnight-7 a.m.,.
7 p.m.-Midnight 2 or 6 Wednesday Midnight-7 a.m.,.
7 p.m.-Midnight 0 Thursday Midnight-7 a.m.,.
7 p.m.-Midnight 5 or 9 Friday Midnight-7 a.m.,.
7 p.m.-Midnight 4 or 8 Saturday Midnight-7 a.m.,.
7 p.m.-Midnight 3 or 7 Sunday Midnight-7 a.m.,.
7 p.m.-Midnight Monday None New DCP 2 Watering Schedule (Courtesy: The City of Georgetown) DCP= Drought Contingency Phase.

According to City of Georgetown, other changes included updates to water utilize constraints when the City is not in what it called a Drought Contingency (the city is currently in drought stage 2), a brand-new cost structure, designer requirements, inspection requirements for business and HOA irrigation systems, and new watering timeframes for all watering methods.

Developers, builders, and irrigation-system installers will now be required to offer directions on the irrigation system's design and functionality, according to the city statement.

Furthermore, they need to provide info to homeowners on where to find the city's watering schedule and how to correctly preserve their irrigation systems.

Council likewise authorized an automated irrigation system audit ordinance that needs homeowner associations and nonresidential consumers to have irrigation systems examined every two years, according to the city statement.

The violation procedure and associated charge structure also were adjusted.

Residential and nonresidential customers are on a various violation and charge structure, and costs will be based on the dry spell phase the City of Georgetown remains in at the time of the infraction, according to the city statement.

Residential Violation Structure.

Single Family Residential Violations1st Occurrence2nd event in 12 month Period3rd event in 12 month period4th event in 12 month period5th and subsequent occurrence( s) in 12 month periodNon-DCPCourtesy Notice$ 50$ 75$ 100$ 250DCP1Courtesy Notice$ 50$ 75$ 250$ 400DCP2Courtesy Notice$ 75$ 150$ 300$ 450DCP3Courtesy Notice$ 150$ 300$ 450$ 600DCP4Courtesy Notice$ 200$ 350$ 500$ 650Administrative Hearing CostN/A$ 25 or 10% of charge$ 25 or 10% of charge$ 25 or 10% of charge$ 25 or 10% of feeInformation courtesy City of Georgetown. DCP= Drought Contingency Phase.

Non-Residential Violation Structure.

Non-Single Family Residential Violations1st Occurrencer2nd Occurrence in 12 month Period3rd Occurrence in 12 month period4th Occurrence in 12 month period5th and subsequent incident( s) in 12 month periodNon-DCPCourtesy Notice$ 250$ 400$ 500$ 750DCP1Courtesy Notice$ 250$ 400$ 500$ 750DCP2Courtesy Notice$ 500$ 600$ 800$ 800DCP3Courtesy Notice$ 750$ 750$ 750$ 750DCP4Courtesy Notice$ 800$ 800$ 800$ 800Administrative Hearing CostN/A$ 25 or 10% of fee$ 25 or 10% of cost$ 25 or 10% of cost$ 25 or 10% of feeInformation courtesy City of Georgetown. DCP= Drought Contingency Phase.

To learn more about the city's Drought Contingency Plan, click here.