Water violations come with a $150 fine. Here's who is getting ticketed.
. The punishing drought that is drying Texas waterways and browning lawns has brought on strict watering rules aimed at cutting consumption in San Antonio.
Under Stage 2 restrictions, watering with a sprinkler, irrigation system or soaker hose is allowed only between 7 and 11 a.m. or 7 and 11 p.m. and only on a designated day based on the last digit of a resident’s address.“We’re not telling people they can’t water their lawns,” said Karen Guz, SAWS director of conservation. “We’re just trying to help moderate it and keep it within reason.”
The city’s water enforcers — who patrol neighborhoods across San Antonio at all hours — have encountered many people like Porter, said Guz. Most aren’t watering on their scheduled day or don’t have irrigation systems set properly. Others are using water so excessively that it is “running like a river through the neighborhood,” Guz said., which allows San Antonians to tip off the utility when they notice potential violations.Most of SAWS’ water enforcement is concentrated in the areas of San Antonio that use the most water, Guz said. Those areas include new homes on the Northwest Side, portions of Terrell Hills and Olmos Park, and neighborhoods most likely to have automated irrigation systems.
These systems are so easy to run and gobble up about 2,000 gallons of water per use and about 70 percent more water in the summer than hoses and other watering devices.
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