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A supplement to the Best Management Practices Manual produced by the Texas Water Conservation Task Force.
Appendix B
Potential Drought Provisions Affecting Landscape Water Use
Based upon City of San Antonio Ordinance, Chapter 34.

Stage 1:
Water waste is prohibited at all times. Water waste includes allowing water to run off into a gutter, ditch, street, or drain; or failing to repair a controllable leak.

You should reduce water consumption by any means available.

Hand watering with a hand-held hose, soaker hose, drip irrigation, bucket or watering is permitted any time and any day.

Operators of golf courses, athletic fields and parks must submit a conservation plan to SAWS. Golf courses, athletic fields and parks may not irrigate between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Landscape areas on golf courses not directly "in play" are required to follow one-day-perweek watering based on address unless otherwise instructed by SAWS.

Use of fountains, waterfalls, or other aesthetic water features outdoors or indoors is prohibited.

Landscape watering with an irrigation system or sprinkler is allowed only once a week before 10 a.m. or after 8 p.m. on your designated watering day as determined by your address.
Last Digit of Street Address Watering Day
0 or 1 Monday
2 or 3 Tuesday
4 or 5 Wednesday
6 or 7 Thursday
8 or 9 Friday
No watering on weekends

Newly planted landscapes may qualify for a three-week exemption from the one-day-perweek watering rules. Property owners must mail, fax or e-mail their request to SAWS along with their name, address of the landscape, and date of installation. You may also apply for a variance online. If your request is approved, you will receive a confirmation
letter stating the duration of the permit. Over-seeding existing turf or other landscape is not considered new landscape and will not be given an exemption.

Stage 2:
All restrictions from Stage 1 are included.

Watering with a hand-held hose or drip irrigation permitted during the hours of 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. any day.

Watering with an irrigation system or sprinkler, permitted only once a week on the designated watering day during the hours of 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Last Digit of Street Address Watering Day
0 or 1 Monday
2 or 3 Tuesday
4 or 5 Wednesday
6 or 7 Thursday
8 or 9 Friday
No watering on weekends

Conforming golf courses shall effect a 20% reduction of ET rate. Non-conforming golf courses shall use no more than 1.6 times their base usage. Accompanied by reduced irrigation times.

Athletic fields shall reduce water use by an additional 5% from Stage 1 and have on with SAWS an approved conservation plan.

Stage 3:
All restrictions from Stage 2 are included.

Aesthetic fountains prohibited, unless treated wastewater is used.

Irrigation with a soaker hose, hose-end sprinkler or in-ground irrigation system is allowed every other week beginning on the second Monday after the Stage III has been declared, 3:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Hand-held hose, drip irrigation system or 5 gallon bucket Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays during Stage III hours.

Watering newly planted landscapes permitted only with a variance from the SAWS Conservation Department.

Conforming golf courses shall effect a 10% reduction of ET rate. Non-conforming golf courses shall use no more than 1.8 times their base usage.

Athletic fields shall reduce water use by an additional 5% from Stage 1 and have on with SAWS an approved conservation plan.