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.
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