Water Conservation Period begins on May 1st.

For all groundwater users within the BSEACD, May 1^st marks the beginning of our Water Conservation Period. This is not to be confused with an official drought declaration but is actually a calendar driven period from May to September of every year to recognize the time when water demand goes up and natural rainfall amounts go done.

During this period, the District requests that all BSEACD permittees and groundwater users be mindful of your water use and conserve wherever possible. Recommended steps for achieving the voluntary 10% water use reductions are outlined in permittee Drought Contingency Plans.

What day can I water my lawn ?!?!?!?!

Very soon we anticipate that many of our permittees will be getting frantic phone calls with questions like this from many of its end user water customers. The confusion is coming from the switch from a 5-day watering schedule to a 2/week watering schedule that the City of Austin has recently implemented and that will go into affect on May 1^st.

The BSEACD feels very strongly that a 5-day watering schedule is more than sufficient to maintain most lawns and has been a schedule that most regional water customers have grown accustomed to for some time. Nonetheless, the switch was made so we all need to be prepared to help remedy this initial confusion.

Please do your part to inform all your water customers that the District will continue to maintain the 5/day watering schedule for all District groundwater users.

Current Conditions 4/24/08

Drought Status: NO DROUGHT
Barton Springs = 46 cfs (10-day avg is 47 cfs)
Lovelady Well = 168.8 feet

Unless we get significant rains, we are estimating entry into Alarm Stage Drought in early to mid June.

Manchaca Rainfall (year to date, as of 4/24) = 4.9 inches

U.S. Drought Monitor indicates "abnormally dry" conditions (note, this is a meteorological drought index).

U.S. Seasonal Outlook indicates our area is within a region mapped as "Drought ongoing, some improvement"

Current Conditions 4/10/8

Drought Status: NO DROUGHT
Barton Springs = 50 cfs (10-day avg is 51 cfs)
Lovelady Well = 165.3 feet

Manchaca Rainfall (year to date, as of 4/10) = 3.7 inches

U.S. Drought Monitor indicates "abnormally dry" conditions (note, this is a meteorological drought index).

U.S. Seasonal Outlook indicates our area is within a region mapped as "Drought to persist or intensify."