Currently in effect, Aqua WSC is in Stage 1 – Mild Shortage Conditions in accordance with our Drought Contingency Plan. Thank you for your conservation efforts and for being a valued member of Aqua WSC.

Requirements for Initiation:

Aqua WSC will request customers to voluntarily conserve water and adhere to the prescribed restrictions on certain water uses on occurrence of any of the following triggering conditions:

• Begins on May 1st of every year when not in a declared drought stage.

• Average daily water use has reached 75 percent of system production capacity for three
(3) consecutive days.

The request and drought response condition will remain consecutive as each new month begins.

Requirements for Termination:

Aqua WSC may rescind Stage 1 of the Drought Contingency Plan on September 1st of every year or when all of the conditions listed as triggering events have ceased to exist for a period of seven (7) consecutive days.

Goal:
Achieve a 10% voluntary reduction in daily water demand sufficient to optimize system reliability.

Voluntary Water Use Restrictions:

Aqua WSC will request water customers to voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas to the watering schedule and that customers limit the volume of water for irrigation of landscaped areas to no more than one (1) inch on the appropriate watering day.

Aqua WSC will request that customers using water for construction purposes limit their use to the Outdoor Watering Schedule.

Aqua WSC Outdoor Watering Schedule:

Outdoor watering hours are between 12:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and between 7:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. on the appropriate watering day. For customers having rural delivery numbers, use the last numerical digit of the delivery number, whether route or box, to determine outdoor watering days.

• Monday and Thursday: Even last number of address

• Tuesday and Friday: Odd last number of address

To learn more about the stages, view Aqua WSC’s Drought Contingency Plan.