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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