MANDATORY WATER RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
Miralomas Municipal Utility District receives water from The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA). The GBRA has a Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) in place for wholesale customers in order to safeguard the water supply for the communities it serves. Miralomas MUD must follow the Drought Contingency Plan in accordance with the GBRA.
The GBRA has implemented Stage 3 of the Drought Contingency Plan. Water restrictions are mandatory. Please follow the guidelines below.
- No person may waste water, including allowing irrigation tailwater or water from vehicle washing at a residence to escape from that person’s property.
- No person may use water to wash an impervious outdoor ground covering such as a parking lot, driveway, street, or sidewalk unless for health or safety reasons.
- Every person who owns or has possession of a swimming pool must cover the pool with an effective evaporation cover, screen or shield covering at least 25 percent of the surface of the pool when the pool is not in active use. Active use includes necessary maintenance that requires removal of the cover, screen or shields. Active use of public, commercial and apartment pools is whenever the pool is not officially closed.
- No person may use water for an ornamental outdoor fountain or similar feature, unless the water is recycled, and the only additional water used is to compensate for evaporative losses.
- Filling new and existing pools is prohibited. Water may be used to replenish swimming pools to maintenance levels. Drainage of swimming pools is permitted only onto a pervious surface, or onto a pool deck where the water is transmitted directly to a pervious surfaced, only if necessary to:
- Remove excess water from the pool due to rain in order to lower the water to maintain level;
- Repair, maintain, or replace a pool component which has become hazardous; or
- Repair a pool leak.
- Washing of vehicles is prohibited at other than a commercial vehicle wash facility.
The penalty for wasting water or any violation of Stage 3 restrictions, is $100 - $200 per day per violation.