NO Lawn Watering Between 10 AM to 6 PM Year-Round

The watering of lawn and landscapes using irrigation systems (watering with sprinklers) in the City of Burleson is prohibited for both residential and commercial water customers between the hours of 10 AM and 6 PM any day of the year. The purpose of this year-round restriction is to prevent the unnecessary loss of water emitted from sprinklers due to evaporation  Watering during these hours is permitted only if using a hand-held hose or soaker hose (drip system). 
    
Irrigation systems are required to have rain and freeze sensors in compliance with state design and installation regulations.  The effective date for this requirement depends upon the installation date and type of system.

Any commercial or industrial irrigation system installed on or after June 1, 2007, must be equipped with rain and freeze sensing devices.  Any commercial or industrial irrigation system installed before June 1, 2007 must be retrofitted with similar rain and freeze sensors. Any residential irrigation system installed on or after September 1, 2007 is required to have rain and freeze sensors.

Variances to this ordinance may be granted under certain conditions.  Please see Ordinance B-768-07.  To request a variance, please submit an online Landscape Irrigation Variance Request or download and print an Adobe Acrobat version and submit to the Public Works Department by mail to City of Burleson,  141 W. Renfro Street, Burleson, Texas 76028, Attn: David Smyth, or in person at 1675 SE John Jones Drive, Burleson, TX.

Any person, firm, or corporation who does not comply with the water conservation requirements laid out in Ordinance B-768-07 is subject to fines up to $500 per violation.

Wholesale water providers, such as the City of Fort Worth, are required to implement water conservation measures such as these by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  Those providers then require their customer cities, such as the City of Burleson, to implement the same restrictions.

Water Conservation and Drought Contingency: What is the difference?

The City of Burleson has a Water Conservation Plan and a Drought Contingency / Emergency Water Management Plan.

A Water Conservation Plan is a combination of strategies to:

• Reduce the consumption of water
• Reduce the loss of water
• Improve the efficient use of water
• Increase the reuse and recycling of water

A Drought Contingency/Emergency Water Management Plan is:

• A statement of a water supplier’s capacity
• A response plan to address external conditions including drought or  system failure that may create the need to restrict usage for the protection of health, safety and welfare of the public

Related Links
For other valuable on-line resources about water conservation, please visit these websites:
Tarrant Regional Water District
Texas Smartscape
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Texas Water Development Board