Western Portion of Georgetown Water Service Area Moved Into Drought Stage 2

All Georgetown water customers on one-day-per-week watering schedule starting Sept. 29

Effective Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, all Georgetown water utility customers may return to the assigned, one-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule and other Drought Stage 2 restrictions.

Customers in the western side of the City of Georgetown’s service area – generally the areas west of D.B. Wood Road and southwest of Williams Drive – who have been under in Drought Stage 3 restrictions can water once per week on their assigned day starting Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. The Drought Stage 3 restrictions for the western portion of our water service area are being lifted because temperatures are starting to cool, usage has declined, and Georgetown is now receiving additional water from the City of Leander.

All Georgetown customers must adhere to the assigned, one-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule, so the City can continue to provide safe drinking water and avoid boil water notices. The one-day-per-week watering schedule is based on the location’s address: Click here to confirm your schedule. No one is exempted from these restrictions. Residents can report violations here.

“I cannot stress this enough: It is imperative that all Georgetown water customers water only on their day, so we make sure our system has enough pressure to provide safe drinking water,” City Manager David Morgan said. 

The City installed a temporary pump and started pulling additional water at its connection with the City of Leander Sept. 1. Georgetown has been consistently pulling an average of 1 to 1.5 million gallons per day from the connection since that time. The cities of both Georgetown and Leander have worked together to test the system and are confident this is a viable, sustainable solution moving forward.

The Southside Water Treatment Plant passed initial regulatory testing Sept. 22, giving the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) up to 60 days to review the results and clear the plant to deliver water to customers. The City is working with TCEQ to significantly reduce their timeline. 

“With a shift in lower temperatures and some rain, we’ve seen water demands on our system reduced,” Morgan said. “This, along with increased water from Leander, places us in a position to safely lift stage 3 restrictions.”

All City irrigation systems, which have been turned off since July 17, will revert to the one-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule.

Find more information about this summer’s water restrictions here. Find more information on rebates, programming your controller how-to videos, and information on our water system at water.georgetown.org.