WSUD Drought Contingency Plan - STAGE 1 in effect as of June 1st, 2025.
In order to help us manage the demand for water during periods of heavy usage, please follow the schedule below for all outdoor watering.
Stage 1 Details:
Trigger:
- Automatically begins June 1 each year.
District Actions:
- Increased conservation communication
- Increased leak detection and repair
Customer Actions:
- Limit lawn irrigation to 3 days per week, 6pm – 4am
- Even Numbers (0,2,4,6,8) should irrigate Monday, Wednesday, Friday
- Odd Numbers (1,3,5,7,9) should irrigate Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
- Irrigation by handheld hose, soaker hoses, or drip irrigation systems is permitted at any time
Stage 1 Watering Schedule:
Full Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) Breakdown:
DCP Prep - Rachio Installation Saga
Remember To Replace Your Rain Sensor Discs Annually:
In 2024 we hosted a landscape irrigation expert from TAMU for a talk on sprinkler systems and irrigation practices. You can read a summary of the presentation on the Landscape Irrigation Education page on our website (www.wellbornsud.com/landscape-irrigation-education). One surprising takeaway for me is that the rain sensors many of us have connected to our sprinkler systems have internal components that need to be changed regularly. More modern sensors work differently, but these are fairly simple. There is a stack of cardboard discs inside that swell up when they get wet. Once they swell up they complete a circuit in the sensor which sends a signal to the sprinkler controller to stay off for a set period of time. We learned at the seminar that those discs are only good for 1-2 years of use. They must be replaced annually or biannually to be sure they are operating correctly. The replacement discs can be purchased online or at irrigation suppliers and are reasonably priced.
Previous DCP Updates:
Download 2024 updates here: DCP Updates 2024
Download 2023 updates here: DCP Updates 2023
