Drought Data Dictionary
Explanation of drought priority, stage codes, and date notified.
Priority of Water Use
Priority | Description |
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O - Outage | Water service interrupted. |
E - Emergency | Could be out of water in 45 days or less. |
P - Priority | Could be out of water in 90 days or less. |
C - Concern | Could be out of water in 180 days or less. |
W - Watch | Has greater than a 180-day supply of water remaining. |
R - Resolved | No longer experiencing water capacity problems. |
TCEQ Drought Response Stages
TCEQ Stage | Description |
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V - Voluntary | Customers requested to voluntarily limit water use. |
1 - Mild restrictions | Use of water for non-essential uses is restricted (i.e. outdoor watering limited to no more than twice or once a week) |
2 - Moderate restrictions | All outdoor water usage is prohibited except by hand-held hoses with manual on/off nozzles. Water usage for livestock is exempt from this restriction. |
3 - Severe restrictions | All outdoor water usage is prohibited; livestock watering may be exempted by the utility. All consumption may also be limited to each customer in specific ways. |
Date Notified
The "date notified" is the most recent date that the Public Water System notified TCEQ of changes to their drought response stage.