The City of Junction, by state mandate, adopted a Drought Contingency Plan in November, 2015. The purpose of the plan is to establish procedures for identifying and responding to a water supply emergency. The overall objective is to minimize any risks to public health and safety, preserve essential public services, and minimize any adverse impacts of a water supply emergency on the residents and economic well-being of the City.
Because of the Water Supply Emergency, the City of Junction will now go to: STAGE4 – MANDATORY
Triggering level: When U.S. water flows in the Llano River reaches 40 cfs or WTP Capacity at 100% for 3 consecutive days. On or about June 6, 2022, the USGS Llano River station near Junction went below 40 cfps and has stayed there declining since.
The following applies to
STAGE 4:
- Irrigation utilizing hose-end sprinklers or automatic sprinkler systems for lawns, gardens, landscaped areas, trees, shrubs and other plants is prohibited except during designated hours which shall be between the hours of
6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Customers with an address ending in an
even number
are only allowed to water between designated hours on
Tuesdays
and
Fridays. Customers with an address ending in an
odd
number are only allowed to water for this purpose between designated hours on
Thursdays
and
Saturdays. Irrigation by hand-held hoses or drip irrigation systems is exempt. This includes athletic fields.
- Washing of trucks, trailers, boats, automobiles and other mobile equipment not occurring on the immediate premises of a commercial car wash and commercial service prohibited except during designated hours of 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Customers with an address ending in an even number are only allowed water for this purpose between designated hours on Tuesdays and Fridays. Customers with an address ending in an odd number are only allowed to water for this purpose between designated hours on Thursdays and Saturdays. is prohibited except on designated hours as stated above. Such washing shall be done with a hand-held bucket or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive shutoff nozzle for quick rinses.
- Irrigation utilizing hose-end sprinklers or automatic sprinkler systems for athletic fields is prohibited except during designated hours which shall be between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Customers with an address ending in an even number are only allowed to water between designated hours on Tuesdays and Fridays. Customers with an address ending in an odd number are only allowed to water for this purpose between designated hours on Thursdays and Saturdays. Irrigation using hand-held hoses or drip irrigation systems is exempt.
- The refilling or adding of water to residential swimming and/or wading pools is prohibited, except to maintain structural integrity of the pool.
- The operation of any ornamental fountain or other structure making similar use of water with or without recalculating features, is prohibited.
- Also prohibited is allowing irrigation water to run off into a gutter, ditch or drain; failure to repair a controllable leak; washing sidewalks, streets, driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, or other paved areas, except to alleviate immediate hazards.
- A WATER USE SURCHARGE OF $15 SHALL BE LEVIED AGAINST ALL CUSTOMERS THAT USE OVER 8,000 GALLONS PER MONTH.
The City of Junction asks that all residents and businesses help conserve water.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call City Hall at (325)-446-2622.
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