City Of Amarillo Implements Drought Contingency Plan
The City of Amarillo announced Monday that due to low levels in the water reservoir, they are implementing Stage 1 of the Drought Contingency Plan. This plan consists of an voluntary outdoor watering schedule. Stage 1 of the Drought Contingency Plan includes voluntary outdoor watering based on odd and even-numbered addresses. Odd-numbered addresses may water on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Even-numbered addresses may water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Residents are asked not to water on Saturdays. Residents are asked to water lawns between the hours of 10 pm and 6 am and to water lawns no more than three times a week to conserve water.
Stage 1 of the plan is implemented when demand or normal operating condition results in a drawdown of the reservoir to at or below approximately 60 percent of its capacity or when total daily water demand equals or exceeds approximately 70 percent of the available water production capability for five consecutive days. The Amarillo reservoir is currently at 60 percent of its storage capacity.