SUBMITTED REPORT
City officials declared at their May 7 council meeting that Kyle was under Stage II drought management restrictions effective immediately.
The restrictions came shortly after the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) officially declared the district was under Stage III Critical Drought. Kyle receives some of its water from the BSEACD, though the majority comes from Canyon Lake, which is governed by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA).
Under Stage II drought Kyle protocol, restrictions include mandatory maximum of twice per week watering and restrictions on car washing and other outside uses of water, according to the city’s website.
Kyle customers are allowed to water (irrigate) by handheld hose, or handheld bucket at any time during the day or night; or by a hose and sprinkler, a soaker hose or drip irrigation from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. on their designated outdoor water use day. Customers with automatic irrigation systems should time their devices to operate from midnight to 10 a.m. on their designated outdoor water use day.
Kyle residences with odd-numbered addresses are scheduled for Wednesday and/or Saturday as their water use day, and residences with even-numbered addresses are designated with water use days on Thursday and/or Sunday.
Washing cars, trucks, trailers, boats, or other vehicles or mobile equipment is allowed only on the customer’s designated water use day. Customers can wash their vehicles only from midnight to 10 a.m. and again from 7 p.m. to midnight on designated days. Washing must be done with a handheld bucker or handheld hose equipped with a positive shutoff nozzle.
Using automatic fill valve to add water to an outdoor swimming or wading pool or pond, charity car washes, and washing sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, streets, patios or other paved areas, except to alleviate an immediate health or safety hazard is prohibited during this Stage II Drought Management.
