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To ensure that an adequate supply of water is available for drinking and bathing, Frisco West WCIDDC has entered Stage 3 of the Drought Contingency Plan effective immediately.

Stage 3 includes the MANDATORY water use restrictions set for the below.

Any person who violates the water use restrictions set forth below is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each day that one or more of the provisions in this Plan is violated shall constitute a separate offense. If a person is convicted of three or more distinct violations of this Plan, the Operator shall, upon due notice to the customer, be authorized to discontinue water service to the premises where such violations occur as laid out in the District 2025 Rate Order - FWWCIDRate Order.

WATER USE RESTRICTIONS

Water Use Restrictions for Reducing Demand Customers will comply with the requirements and mandatory restrictions on non-essential and other water uses as provided below. Specific measures to be implemented during this stage will be determined by the Board, or official designee. The Board, or official designee, may also take other actions not listed, if deemed necessary. All requirements of Stage 1 and Stage 2 shall remain in effect during this Stage 3, plus the following incremental or new measures: 

•  Require reduction of water use through maximum 1-day-per-week landscape irrigation schedule. Irrigation by means of automatic irrigation systems and hose-end sprinklers can occur between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and between 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight.

• Customers with street addresses ending in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) may irrigate on Sunday.
• Customers with street addresses ending in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) may irrigate on Saturday.
• Any property 1) owned by the applicable Homeowner's Association or 2) deemed a common area or open space of the District may irrigate on Tuesday.
• Irrigation of landscaped areas and building foundations is permitted between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. if it is by means of a hand-held hose, drip irrigation or soaker hose systems. 

• Restrict vehicle washing to commercial car wash facilities. Such vehicle washing shall occur only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and between 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight. 

• Filling, refilling or adding of water to swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, spas and ornamental ponds is prohibited. 

• Watering of nursery plant stock to the designated off-peak hours applicable to residential customers is restricted. 

A rate surcharge on retail usage has been implemented and enforcement activities will increase.

Implement utilization of alternative water sources if available.         

Once the Conservations Condition ends, we will notify you and you may then return to normal usage.  If conditions should worsen, you will be notified of more stringent restrictions to ensure the availability of water in your community.

If you have any questions, please contact Inframark, the water and wastewater operator for Frisco West WCIDDC, at 281-579-4500.

The board of Directors appreciates your cooperation.