CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As heat conditions continue to rise, area cities have already begun to implement counter measures.
The City of Alice has begun Stage 1 of their Drought Contingency Plan.
The goal of Stage 1 is to achieve a voluntary 10% reduction in total water use and daily water demand, according to a press release from the City of Alice.
Residents and area businesses are asked to practice the following.
- Voluntarily limit irrigation of landscaped areas with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. as well as 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on designated watering days:
- Sundays & Thursdays for those whose street addresses end in an even number (0,2,4,6,8)
- Saturdays & Wednesdays for those whose street addresses end in an odd number (1,3,5,7,9)
2. Water customers requested to practice water conservation and to minimize or discontinue water uses for non-essential purposes.
For more information regarding the contingency plan and how to conserve water, click here.
A PDF version of the plan can be viewed below.
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