WACO, Texas — At a meeting on Tuesday, April 16, the Waco City Council decided to table an ordinance that will limit the number of times a week residents can water.
The City of Waco adopts a Water Conservation Plan every five years. For this year's plan, City leaders are taking into account recent drought conditions and preparing themselves for an expected influx of people moving to the area.
Councilman Josh Borderud told 6 News the council still needs time to comb through the details of the conservation plan before coming to any permanent decision.
If the ordinance is adopted, year-round water restrictions will not only include limits on outdoor water usage but also a water rate surcharge for certain drought stages, as well as other changes.
Waco City Spokesperson Jessica Emmett Sellers said the changes will help sustain the City's water source ahead of any drought conditions the City may face.
"So this is a year-long or year-round conservation plan," Sellers said. "People are going to have three watering days per week so it's more than what we had in the drought restrictions because we're looking at, you know, like I said, this is a year-round, all the time, 'let's be mindful about water' kind of plan. So that's going to be the biggest change for the average resident."
Still, some sort of restrictions are expected as more people are moving to Waco and surrounding cities.
"Everybody wants to have a good water pressure and everybody wants to have all the things that you expect when you move to a place," Sellers added. "Hopefully to continue to provide that high-level service, this is one of the ways that we can try to make that happen."
The council moved this topic to the May 7 council agenda.
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