Another large section of east Williamson County is being asked to conserve water use.
On Monday, Aug. 8, Southwest Milam Water Supply Corporation (WSC) went into Stage 1 of its conservation plan. The company’s service area extends into areas between Thrall and Granger Lake as well as southeast rural Williamson County.
“All operations of Southwest Milam WSC shall adhere to water use restrictions prescribed for Stage 1 of the conservation plan,” said Southwest Milam WSC in a statement. “Water customers are requested to practice water conservation and to minimize or discontinue water use for non-essential purposes.”
Per the plan, water customers are asked to voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas to designated days. Street addresses ending in an even number would be for Sundays and Thursdays, and odd-numbered addresses could water their lawns on Saturdays and Wednesdays. On the designated days, residents are asked to limit their outdoor watering to the hours of 8 p.m. to 10 a.m.
For more information, visit https://www.swmilamwater.org.
Drought Watch
The Brazos River Authority continues to be in a Stage 1 Drought Watch for Granger Lake. Its reach includes all residents serviced by Taylor, Thrall, Jonah Water Special Utility District and Lone Star Regional Water Authority.
BRA asks consumers to voluntarily reduce water usage by 5%. Additional requests include limiting outdoor watering to schedules similar to that of Southwest Milam WSC.
The drought watch is the result of the drier than normal conditions in this portion of the Brazos River basin and is a response to drought trigger levels established by the BRA’s Drought Contingency Plan. For more information, visit http://www.brazos.org.
Mandatory restrictions
Jonah Water SUD, Hutto and Manville Water Supply Corporation still have mandatory restrictions, which mostly pertain to outdoor water use.
For water restrictions in the three districts, visit http://www.huttotx.gov, http://www.jonahwater.com and https://www.manvillewsc.org.
