We gave out 5,000 last year in rebates. We budgeted 0,000 more this year.
Steve Massey
We're asking for voluntarily conservation of water and to not plant any new landscaping until the drought passes.
conservation water
We could use that lake dry if we're not careful.
(People need to) stop irrigating their lawns. This time in the winter, you don't need to be watering the ground around your home but every couple of weeks.
people time home winter stop
Don't water all the grass. Just soak around the tree, foundation.
water grass foundation tree
In three months, the Lavon dropped 10 feet this time. But, if the drought continues, we could go down three feet in a few weeks.
time
The way the water district has put it, if we do not see a significant improvement in the rainfall, we do expect to hit stage four.
improvement water stage
It's really difficult to say (if we'll hit Stage 4), but the rainfall that will keep us from going to Stage 4 has not happened yet. The lake didn't go up very much from the rain we had last weekend.
rain difficult stage
We're anxious for them not to do that at [stages] 3 or 4. When we know Stage 3 is imminent. We want to schedule the civic workshop. Our citizens start to feel pain at Stage 3, when they can't wash their car and have to restrict water, and they have to have a venue to discuss it with city staff.
car pain city feel start water stage
Our feeling is that I want to warn people before I do it [raise water rates]. It's just good customer service.
people feeling good water
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