On Friday, the City of Lubbock issued a reminder that yearly summer water restrictions went back into effect. Some of the city’s restrictions are in effect year-round. Others are specific to the warmer months of the year.
The city issued the following written statement:
The City would like to remind our water customers that Stage 1 drought restrictions are still in place. Restrictions associated with Stage 1 include:
- Landscape irrigation allowed during two assigned days per week
- Irrigation schedules are based on the last digit of the house address:
- Addresses ending in 0, 3, 4, or 9 – Monday and Thursday
- Addresses ending in 1, 5, or 6 – Tuesday and Friday
- Addresses ending in 2, 7, or 8 – Wednesday & Saturday
- Soaker hoses, drip irrigation, and hand watering are allowed any day at any time
- City operations and wholesale customers must adhere to restrictions.
- Variance applications for irrigating new landscape material are available at water.ci.lubbock.tx.us.
In addition, on April 1st, the City’s annual water conservation measures begin. These measures include:
- On your scheduled watering days, irrigation is allowed from midnight to 10:00 a.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to midnight.
- No irrigation is allowed between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day from April 1 to September 30.
- Irrigation must be applied without significant runoff.
- Irrigate less than 1.5 inches of water per week.
- Do not irrigate during precipitation events.
The City of Lubbock asks that all residents and businesses continue to be considerate and efficient with their water usage in an effort to conserve water and reduce overall demand so we can preserve our water supplies for many decades to come.