The City has been on the drought Stage 1 contingency plan since March 2022.?? As of August 3rd, Stage 1 remains intact.?? DROUGHT RESPONSE STAGE 1 Stage 1 - Mild Water Shortage Conditions, Voluntary Conservation. Raise public and customer awareness of water demand conditions. Encourage voluntary water conservation by avoiding non-essential water uses. Achieve a target reduction of 5% of the city's total water demand. ? ????? (1)?? Irrigation of landscaped areas with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems should be limited to any two days of the week between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. ???? ?(2)?? Outdoor water use is discouraged between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. except with hand-held hoses equipped with a positive pistol grip nozzle or other device that automatically shuts off water flow when the hose is not being used, or hand-held buckets. ????? (3)?? All operations of the city shall minimize non-essential water uses. ? More information on Stages 2 ? 4 can be found by visiting https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/harkerhts/latest/harker_tx/0-0-0-1214 ?
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