Overview

• Conservation Stage rules take effect on September 2 after roughly two years under Stage 2 restrictions.
• July flooding refilled Lakes Buchanan and Travis to about 1.9 million acre-feet, roughly 94% full, prompting the move and skipping Stage 1.
• The LCRA projects combined storage to remain above about 1.4 million acre-feet for at least four months, meeting the city’s plan criteria.
• Automatic irrigation remains limited to one assigned day each week before 10 a.m. and after 7 p.m.; local guidance extends watering windows to 15 hours and permits hose-end sprinklers twice weekly and drip irrigation for up to 30 hours.
• Austin Water will continue enforcement and mandatory commercial efficiency programs, with reports of water waste investigated through Austin 3-1-1.