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The City of League City has reached MODERATE Water Shortage Conditions. City Ordinance NO 2002-26 and the League City Drought Contingency Plan requires that we enact a stage 2 response to this water shortage. Stage 2 response requires that citizens follow the listed MANDATORY rules regarding water conservation..\ This mandatory water rationing goes into effect Thursday, July 2, 2009. This plan should allow the City to achieve a ten percent reduction in daily water demand.
Water Use Restrictions as required by City of League City Ordinance NO. 2002-26 and The League City Drought Contingency Plan.
Water use restrictions: Under threat of penalty for violation, the following water use restrictions shall apply to all persons:
1. Irrigation of landscaped areas with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems shall be limited to Tuesdays and Thursdays for customers with even-numbered addresses, and Mondays and Wednesdays for water customers with odd-numbered addresses, and irrigation of landscaped areas is further limited to the hours between midnight and 5:00 a.m., and between 8:00 p.m. and midnight on designated watering days. However, irrigation of landscaped areas is permitted at anytime if it is by means of a hand-held hose, a faucet filled bucket or watering can of five gallons or less, or a drip irrigation system.
2. Use of water to wash any motor vehicle, motorbike, boat, trailer, airplane, or other vehicle is prohibited except on designated watering days between midnight and 5:00 a.m. and between 8:00 p.m. and midnight. Such washing, when allowed, shall be done with a hand-held bucket or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive shutoff nozzle for quick rinses. Vehicle washing may be done at any time of the immediate premises of a commercial car wash or commercial service station. Further, such washing may be exempted from these regulations if the health, safety and welfare of the public is contingent upon frequent vehicle cleansing, such as garbage trucks and vehicles used to transport food and perishables.
3. Use of water to fill, refill or add to any indoor or outdoor swimming pools, wading pools and Jacuzzi-type pools is prohibited except on designated watering days between midnight and 5:00 a.m. and between 8:00 p.m. and midnight.
4. Operation of any ornamental fountain or pond for aesthetic or scenic purposes is prohibited except when necessary to support aquatic life or when such fountains or ponds are equipped with a recirculation system.
5. Use of water from hydrants shall be limited to fire fighting, related activities, or other activities necessary to maintain public health, safety and welfare, except that use of water from designated fire hydrants for construction purposes may be allowed under special permit from the city.
6. Use of water for the irrigation of golf course greens, tee boxes, and fairways is prohibited except on designated watering days between midnight and 5:00 a.m. and between 8:00 p.m. and midnight. However, if the golf course utilizes a water source other than that provided by the city, the facility shall not be subject to these regulations.
7. All restaurants are prohibited from serving water to patrons except upon request of the patron.
8. The following uses of water are defined as non-essential and are prohibited:
i. Washing down of any sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts or other hard-surfaced areas;
ii. Using water to wash down buildings or structures for purposes other than immediate fire protection;
iii. Using water for dust control;
iv. Flushing gutters or permitting water to run or accumulate in any gutter or street; and
v. Failing to repair a controllable leak within a reasonable period of five days after having been given notice directing the repair of such leak
For water conservation tips and/or questions concerning this notice, please call 311. |
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League City Hall closes at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 2nd and is closed all day July 3rd in observance of Independence Day. |
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