Limited outdoor watering can resume in Cedar Park, Leander after pipeline repair

Cedar Park, Texas (KXAN) – Residents of choose Austin-area cities can resume outside watering for a restricted time Monday after being fully restricted resulting from plumbing repairs.

At Cedar Park, visitors can return to the water outdoor two days per week. Restrictions prohibiting irrigation programs and hose-end sprinklers have been lifted, in accordance with town.

Under is a breakdown of designated watering days for Cedar Park:

• Odd residential addresses (ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9): Wednesday and Saturday
• Even residential addresses (ending in 2, 4, 6, 8 or 0): Thursday and Sunday
• Enterprise addresses (together with HOA widespread areas and residence complexes): Tuesdays and Fridays
• Watering occasions: earlier than 10 a.m. and after 7 p.m.

Strict restrictions have been imposed in early September resulting from a leak in an undersea pipeline in Lake Travis. The road is a part of the Brushy Creek Regional Utilities Authority water remedy plant, which provides about 20% of Cedar Park’s handled water, in accordance with town. The plant is town’s secondary wastewater remedy plant.

The sewage remedy plant needed to be taken out of service resulting from line upkeep, so Cedar Park is solely dependent by itself sewage remedy plant. That’s why restrictions and water conservation measures are in impact, particularly for the reason that metropolis says garden irrigation is Cedar Park’s largest supply of water.

Town mentioned crews are on schedule to restore the BCRUA line by Tuesday.

Leander Watering Calendar

Leander clients will now resume their weekly watering schedule beginning Monday, in accordance with a metropolis assertion. In contrast to Cedar Park, the BCRUA water remedy plant is Leander’s foremost supply of ingesting water.

One other supply of water for Leander is the Sandy Creek Water Therapy Plant, which has a remedy capability of simply 9 million gallons per day. Town’s common summer season water consumption is twice as excessive as earlier than.

Nevertheless, town of Leander highlighted the conservation efforts of its residents, saying clients consumed a mean of seven.2 million gallons a day earlier than and through plumbing repairs.

Under is a breakdown of Leander’s present irrigation program as a part of its second part of water conservation efforts. Irrigation might solely happen earlier than 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on designated watering days.

Residential deal with (primarily based on ending avenue quantity)

• 1, 5 or 9: Friday
• 2, 4, 6 or 8: Wednesday
• 0, 3 or 7: Sunday

Enterprise deal with (primarily based on ending avenue quantity)

• 1, 5 or 9: Tuesday
• 2, 4, 6 or 8: Saturday
• 0, 3 or 7: Thursday

Leander mentioned he may also restore water connections for building, new meter installations and pool allow approvals.

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