Leander Residents Are Reminded Water Conservation Plan In Effect

LEANDER, TX—Lender residents are reminded that Phase 2 of the city's Water Conservation and Contingency Plan is in effect until further notice. The plan includes conservation guidelines and adjusted response measures to curb peak water use during times of high demand.

• Water Conservation Guide
• Water Conservation Ordinance

Any of the four conservation plan phases are put in place as a result of high water demand or drought-like conditions, with each phase offering response measures from the city and from Leander water customers.

Ways to conserve water for residential customers include watering once a week (see schedule below) as the most important measure to follow. Landscape irrigation from automated systems is allowed, as well as everyday water uses like drinking, bathing, and washing clothes and dishes. The City of Leander asks that residents conserve to keep water demands low.

For residential street address numbers ending in:

• 1,5, or 9 —Water* on Friday
• 2,4,6, or 8 —Water* on Wednesday
• 0,3, or 7 —Water* on Sunday

*Reminder: Landscape irrigation is allowed before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. only. Hand-held watering allowed any time.

For commercial customers, watering once a week (according to the schedule below) also is the most important rule to follow. Landscape irrigation from automated systems is allowed, as well as everyday water uses for serving, drinking, and cleaning.

For commercial street address numbers ending in:

• 1,5, or 9 —Water* on Tuesday
• 2,4,6, or 8 —Water* on Saturday
• 0,3, or 7 —Water* on Thursday

*Reminder: Landscape irrigation allowed before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. only. Hand-held watering allowed any time.

* Landscape irrigation allowed before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. only. Hand-held watering allowed any time.

For more information on enforcement and Phase 2 actions, click HERE.

Water Conservation Tips

• Check your irrigation systems — When landscape irrigation by automated sprinkers is allowed, check your irrigation schedule and reduce spray times to minimize water waste. Also check your system for leaks and water runoff.
• Check your toilet for leaks — Put a few drops of food coloring in your toilet tank. If, without flushing, the coloring begins to appear in the bowl., you have a leak that may be wasting more than 100 gallons of water a day.
• Stop using your toilet as a wastebasket — Every cigarette butt or tissue you flush away also flushes away five to seven gallons of water.
• Take shorter showers — A typical shower uses five to ten gallons of water a minute. Limit your showers to the time it takes to soap up, wash down and rise off.
• Install water-saving shower heads or flow restrictors — Your hardware or plumbing supply store stocks inexpensive shower heads or flow restrictors that will cut your shower flow to about three gallons a minute instead of five to ten. They are easy to install, and your showers will still be cleansing and refreshing.
• Turn off the water while brushing your teeth — Before brushing, wet your brush and fill a glass for rinsing your mouth.
• Check faucets and pipes for leaks — Even a small drip can waste 50 or more gallons of water a day.
• Use your automatic dishwasher for full loads only — Every time you run your dishwasher, you use about 25 gallons of water.
• Don't let the faucet run while you clean vegetables — Rinse your vegetables instead in a bowl or sink full of clean water.