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Posted: June 21, 2006

The City of Plano is initiating mandatory once-weekly outdoor watering restrictions effective June 19, 2006. This is the third in a three-part consecutive series explaining those restrictions and providing information on your watering day and related outdoor watering information.


Keeping you informed about our region’s drought condition and our outdoor watering restrictions is a top priority for us. All Plano water consumers (85,000+) were direct mailed an informational letter on the outdoor restrictions, along with the watering day zone map. Utility bills will also contain information on the outdoor restrictions beginning in June 2006.

An informational hotline has been set up that is continually updated with the latest information about the drought and Plano’s outdoor watering restrictions. Check it frequently for updates:

972-769-4338

Check out the City’s web site for a copy of the City’s drought/water emergency ordinance and for additional drought/restriction information, including answers to frequently asked questions. Copies of the City’s drought/emergency water ordinance is available at each Plano library as well as the central Action Center (information desk) at Municipal Center:

www.planotx.org/water

Stay tuned to planocitynews for informational news articles.

Over 200 “Water Alert” signs have been posted throughout our All-America City listing the hotline information number and the web site address. Direct contact with top Plano water users has been established with ongoing dialogue. Contact was made with the Plano Home Owner’s Council, with many homeowner associations spreading the word about the outdoor watering restrictions to their membership. Staff continues to make presentations and appear at public events to promote awareness of the Stage 3 restrictions and to continue on-going water conservation efforts.

Additional print information will be appearing in several City publications with local media also supportive of the information effort on the watering restrictions.

Your cooperation and support plays a critical role in the success of our regional water conservation efforts during this time of extreme drought. If not a resident of Plano, you are encouraged to check with your local municipality/county to determine if outdoor watering restrictions are in force and join us in conserving our most valuable resource – our water.