Central Texas cities are asking residents to decrease water use during a historic drought. But are these efforts effective?
Cities around Texas have different strategies for getting residents to conserve water, from raising awareness on social media to issuing citations to enforcing criminal penalties.
These calls for conservation include specific schedules for when residents can use outdoor sprinkler systems, water by hand and use decorative water features like fountains. “We send out a lot of information by direct mail, by email, we use social media, newspapers,” De La Cruz said. “We just try to get the word out however much we can.”The city's focus isn't actually enforcement — it's education, according to De La Cruz. And although the department wants compliance, she said nobody benefits from fines.The nearby City of Kyle is also struggling with water.
Kyle water patrols have recorded 542 violations this year and more than 20 violations have been sent to the municipal court, according to the city. But even with citations, Kyle has been struggling to keep up with water demand and has had to“We're pretty dry out here,” said Jennifer Barr, conservation manager for El Paso Water. “We're in kind of the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert, and we only get about eight inches of rainfall on average per year.
The city isn't under drought restrictions. Instead, it has a year-round ordinance with conservation rules residents have to follow. Barr said it's strictly enforced. Neighbors are constantly calling in when they see violations, and Barr said it usually takes only one warning for people to start complying.
“We do have repeat violators wasting water consistently,” she said. “ we would be able to not have to wait for months to get them into municipal court and we’d be able to fine them.”
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