The City of Round Rock announced mandatory water restrictions starting today.

Because of the ongoing drought and triple-digit temperatures, the Brazos River Authority has directed its customers who access water from Lake Georgetown to implement Stage 2 Drought measures, which for the City of Round Rock means transitioning from voluntary to mandatory watering restrictions.

Here are some important highlights:

• Outdoor irrigation with hose end sprinkler, soaker hose, drip irrigation only on water day(s), not between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
• Watering days for single-family residential customers are Wednesday and Saturday for odd-numbered addresses, and Thursday and Sunday for even-numbered addresses.
• Watering days for commercial/industrial/institutional/municipal/multi-family customers are Tuesday and Friday.
• Outdoor irrigation with a permanently installed automatic irrigation system on water day(s) only between midnight and 10 a.m.
• Watering with a hand held hose or bucket is allowed anytime.
• Violation of the mandatory restrictions is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.

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The 1ST ANNUAL BEHRENS RANCH BACK TO SCHOOL PARTY will take place on Saturday, August 22nd (the Saturday before school starts), from 6:30-8:30pm at the Amenity Center. This new event will have lots of exciting things for your family to do! There will be moonbounces, slides, climbers and lots of games with prizes for the kids! We’ll also have light snacks & drinks for everyone, so plan on coming out and celebrating the end of the summer with your Behrens Ranch neighbors.