Water Services
Mandatory Water Restrictions Start August 31
The City of Georgetown is implementing mandatory restrictions on outdoor water use that go into effect on Monday, August 31. Enforcement starts on that day in the early morning at 12 a.m. in response to a directive from the Brazos River Authority.
At a news conference at Lake Georgetown on Tuesday, the Brazos River Authority reported that water use from Lake Georgetown in the months of July and August is more than 20 percent higher than last year. The river authority manages the water supply in the Lake for the cities of Georgetown and Round Rock, as well as the Brushy Creek and Chisholm Trail utility districts. Lake Georgetown is 23 feet below the full level and is dropping at a rate of about one foot per week.
Matt Phillips with the Brazos River Authority announced at the news conference that they are moving to Stage 2 of their drought contingency plan. “The overall goal of moving to Stage 2 is to strongly recommend to our customers that depend on Lake Georgetown to scale back on their water usage by returning to the amounts used in 2008 or below, if possible,” said Phillips.
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