The City of Houston and other municipalities in the Houston Metro area have implemented and are enforcing their various Water Restrictions and Drought Contingency Plans. Listed below are some of the Cities and Municipalities in the JB Irrigation Service areas that are affected. JB Irrigation can help you comply with your current water restrictions. Call JB Irrigation to have a Sprinkler System Efficiency Evaluation completed. Our S.W.E.E.P. asscessment will show you how you can save water. See http://www.jbirrigation.com/sweep-program for more information.

If your City or Municipality is not listed, call your water provider directly. There should be a phone number on your water bill.

City of Houston (includes Kingwood): August 15, 2011 -- Due to persistent drought conditions and continuously decreasing water levels in Lake Houston, Mayor Annise Parker today mandated the implementation of the City of Houston Stage Two Water Conservation Measures in accordance with the procedures outlined in Chapter 47 in the Code of Ordinances.

During Stage Two of the conservation plan, customers are required to:

•Repair all detectable leaks within 72 hours of discovery and

•Limit outdoor irrigation to the hours between 8:00 p.m. and 10 a.m. on NO more than two days per week according to the following schedule:
•Sundays and Thursdays for customers with even-numbered street addresses
•Saturdays and Wednesdays for customers with odd-numbered street addresses
Failure to follow requirements may result in fines. For questions or to report a violation, please call 3-1-1.

Conroe: Prohibited from watering lawns or filling pools during the day. Allowed only between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.

The Woodlands: Drought Contingency Plan – Severe Water Shortage Conditions

Extreme drought conditions prompted The Woodlands MUDs, served by The Woodlands Joint Powers Agency, to move directly from Stage 1 to STAGE 3 - Severe Water Shortage Conditions - of the drought contingency plan. Residential and commercial water demands (primarily irrigation) exceeded 90 percent of capacity for three consecutive days at one or more of the seven water-production sites serving The Woodlands.

Lawn watering restrictions are mandatory. If you have a programmable controller, it must be set to the following schedule to water no more than twice a week; and all watering cycles complete by 4:00 a.m. Odd addresses on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Even addresses on Thursdays and Sundays. No more than a total of one inch of potable water applied per week.

Tomball: addresses ending in even numbers may water lawns on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; addresses ending in odd numbers may water lawns Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays; all watering must be done before 10 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

Voluntary Water Restrictions
•Pearland
•Sugar Land: Residents with even numbered addresses are encouraged to water lawns on Thursdays and Sundays. Odd numbered addresses should be watered on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Other Ways to Conserve Water:

•Keep showers under five minutes
•Turn water off while brushing your teeth
•Wash only full loads of dishes or clothes
•Replace older model showerheads and faucet aerators with new low-flow models and install low water use toilets
•Inspect toilets for silent leaks by putting food coloring in the toilet tank. If colored water leaks into the toilet bowl before flushing, water is being lost due to a worn flapper
•Refrain from washing any vehicle or motorbike unless the dirt poses a driving hazard
•Refrain from washing down any sidewalk, walkway, driveway, parking lot or any other hard-surfaced area
•Refrain from filling, refilling or adding water to any indoor or outdoor swimming pool, spa or whirlpool.