CITY OF GATESVILLE HAS IMPLEMENTED STAGE 1- DROUGHT WATCH CONDITIONS OF ITS DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN

Stage 1 Response - Drought Watch Conditions

a.Target. The target of this stage is to achieve a voluntary five percent reduction in use that would have occurred in the absence of drought contingency measures.

b. Best management practices for supply management. Additional measures to be implemented directly by the city to manage limited water supplies and/or reduce water demand include reduced flushing of water mains and limited watering at city-owned parks and facilities.

c. Voluntary water use restrictions for reducing demand. Water customers are requested to:

1. Voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas to Sundays and Thursdays for customers with a street address ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8), and Saturdays and Wednesdays for water customers with a street address ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9), and to irrigate landscapes only between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight on designated watering days.

2. All operations of the city shall adhere to water use restrictions prescribed for stage 2 of the plan.

3. Water customers are requested to practice water conservation and to minimize or discontinue water use for non-essential purposes.