Drought
DROUGHT STAGE 1 IN EFFECT
The following embedded video is from the Texas Water Development Board regarding the drought conditions across the state for Summer 2025.
Stages of Drought
Water conservation goals and groundwater usage reduction measures and restrictions are defined in this Rule. They are comparable to the goals, reductions, and restrictions incorporated by the drought contingency plans of the City of Blanco and the City of Johnson City. However, this District Rule more closely addresses the uses, needs, concerns, and compliance capabilities of well owners and users, most of which are outside the service areas of retail water utilities and community water supply systems.
Conservation Goals
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mild Drought | Moderate Drought | Severe Drought | Critical Drought |
| 5-10% reduction in groundwater use | 20% reduction in groundwater use | 20-50% reduction in groundwater use | 50% + reduction in groundwater use |
Usage Reduction Measures
Stage One
- Continue, or increase, voluntary reduction in various uses
- Check for and correct all plumbing leaks
- Maintaining more than 50,000 gallons of groundwater in ponds, lakes, tanks, reservoirs, or other surface impoundments for holding water is prohibited except for those wells permitted for non-domestic irrigation.
Stage Two
- Continue, or increase, voluntary reduction in various uses
- Check for and correct all plumbing leaks
- Water outside lawns, trees, shrubs once every 5 to 7 day.
- Water at night between hours of 8pm and 8am
- Keep swimming pools, landscape or decorative ponds, and fountains covered, use water recirculation, and refill only once every 5 to 7 days
- Wash vehicles at car wash only as needed
- No washing of buildings, driveways, streets, patios, or other outdoor surfaces except as required for human or animal health and safety needs, or for fire prevention
- Water livestock in leak-proof troughs as much as practical
- Maintaining more than 50,000 gallons of groundwater in ponds, lakes, tanks, reservoirs, or other surface impoundments for holding water is prohibited except for those wells permitted for non-domestic irrigation.
Stage Three
- Continue, or increase voluntary reduction in various uses
- Check for and correct all plumbing leaks
- Water outside lawns, trees, shrubs once every 5 to 7 days
- Water at night between hours of 8pm and midnight using hand-held hose
with automatic shut off nozzle or automatic timer BPGCD Rules Page 36 Publication Date: 9/21/17 - Hose end sprinkler systems prohibited
- Wash vehicles at car wash only as needed
- No washing of buildings, driveways, streets, patios, or other outdoor
surfaces except as required for human or animal health and safety needs, or for fire prevention - Watering for dust control only when required by law
- Livestock watered in leak-proof troughs strongly recommended
- Pumping groundwater into livestock ponds is discouraged
- Providing groundwater to ponds, lakes, tanks, reservoirs, or other
surface impoundments for holding water is prohibited.
Stage Four
- Continue, or increase, voluntary reduction in various uses
- Check for and correct all plumbing leaks
- No outside watering of lawns, trees, shrubs, or gardens
- No vehicle washing
- No washing of buildings, driveways, streets, patios, or other outdoor surfaces except as required for human or animal health and safety needs, or for fire prevention
- Watering for dust control only when required by law
- Livestock watered in leak-proof troughs only
- Providing groundwater to ponds, lakes, tanks, reservoirs, or other surface impoundments for holding water is prohibited.