Current Water Stage
Stage II - Moderate Drought
Details of each Water Use Restriction Stage
Stage will mirror the stage set by the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District (CTGCD). Links below to triggers and restrictions for each stage
Important note: If you are using water from a rainwater collection system for one of the restricted uses listed by the CTGCD you are not subject to the restriction.
Stage I – Near Normal:
See information here: https://www.centraltexasgcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Stage-1-Near-Normal.pdf
Stage II – Moderate Drought:
Trigger
- Annual water use equals or exceeds 80% of well permitted amount; or
- Total daily demand equals or exceeds 70% of pumping capacity
CTGCD Triggers https://www.centraltexasgcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Stage-2-Moderate-Drought.pdf
Restrictions
- CTGCD Restrictions https://www.centraltexasgcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Stage-2-Moderate-Drought.pdf
Stage III – Severe Drought:
Trigger
- Annual water use equals or exceeds 90% of well permitted amount; or
- Total daily demand equals or exceeds 80% of pumping capacity
- CTGCD Triggers https://www.centraltexasgcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Stage-3-Severe-Drought.pdf
Restrictions
- CTGCD Restrictions https://www.centraltexasgcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Stage-3-Severe-Drought.pdf
Stage IV – Critical:
Trigger
- Annual water use equals or exceeds 100% of well permitted amount; or
- Total daily demand equals 90% of pumping capacity; or
- There is a system outage; or
- CTGCD Triggers https://www.centraltexasgcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Stage-4-Critical-Drought.pdf
Restrictions
Note: Current well permitted amount is approximately 13.8 million gallons per year for Whitewater Springs due to the Special Withdrawal Limitation imposed by the CTGCD. This summary has been taken from the current water tariff. If there are errors on this page the tariff controls.