BE SURE TO VIEW THE WATERING CALANDER ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

NTMWD Board action requests that Member Cities and Customers (including indirect customers) implement the following water conservation strategies:

• Initiate Stage 3 of the Member Cities and Customers drought contingency and water emergency response plans no later than November 1.
• Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems to once every two weeks between November 1 and March 31 and eliminate watering from 10 AM to 6 PM
• Accelerate public education efforts on ways to reduce water usage by 10%.
• Foundations, new landscaping, new plantings (first year) of shrubs, and trees may be watered for up to two hours on any day by a handheld hose, a soaker hose, or a dedicated zone using a drip irrigation system.
• Wait until the current drought has passed before establishing new landscaping and no hydroseeding, hydromulching or sprigging allowed.
• Do not drain and refill swimming pools except to replace normal water loss.
• Halt nonessential city government water use including street cleaning, vehicle washing, operation of ornamental fountains, etc.
• Accelerate public education efforts on ways to reduce water usage by 10%.
• Initiate engineering studies to evaluate alternatives should conditions worsen.
• Watering of golf courses using treated water is prohibited except as needed to keep greens and tee boxes alive.

  NTMWD is encouraging residents to check control units, rain and freeze sensors on sprinkler systems to prevent unnecessary usage, and to repair any water leaks.

For more information see the City of Forney Website: