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Stage One watering restrictions call for landscape watering only on a designated time and day.

With Stage One Drought Restrictions In Effect, Year-Round Rule Debate May Resurface

by Jeffrey Sullivan July 14, 2017January 31, 2020

Stage One restrictions allow for once-a-week landscape watering only before 11 a.m. and after 7 p.m. on certain days according to customer addresses.

San Antonio Police Officer Rendon stands in the street after being handed a novelty light saber to direct traffic. Photo by Scott Ball.

After Downpour, SAWS Lifts Drought Restrictions

by Iris Dimmick December 2, 2015October 7, 2016

Water sprinkler. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Shaylor. https://www.flickr.com/photos/shaylor/50456484/in/photolist-5sAXo-23gnH-jNdY7P-5fCQQE-dCvFiB-81fE3q-eXZgNk-74iJS-rTqywP-uydHNN-8FbvXq-53nSSW-4kSsRe-cBgdDq-8HQpeT-9V6iF1-dX2FY1-n6xqon-5cakqk-8s6Bhp-r85iAm-bR5AVr-gqtjjS-72HbCb-vMiCx9-57iH3e-iCrWXj-2HzDY6-4MoWUi-6RsMNq-8HHLgL-8ibTJp-6N2iZq-nT2eQ9-h2RQDB-6UTkFo-8N3HDK-ozF9K-a4NqdE-ekzLJk-ofzwbc-7JBdnP-65198Z-ciDu8q-9ZDqBU-MRYo7-6991XW-Mw517-eWFCLT-d1eeLf

San Antonio Brings Back Drought Restrictions

by Iris Dimmick July 30, 2015October 7, 2016

SAWS customers can turn on their irrigation systems one time any day of the week under the current Year-Round watering rules. Photo via Flickr user Ricardo Bernardo. https://www.flickr.com/photos/zone41/1295750655/in/photolist-2Yv4wx-867s3u-8SidnN-3gArx-4Cjp1x-bq6Ha2-fySXZ6-4CjorM-9r71ya-4UAGXa-bCaVks-bR5Bpi-bR5BmB-bCaV3Y-bCaV3d-bR5B1z-bCaUbJ-bCaTL3-bR5zFD-bCaT9b-bCaT6q-bR5z7i-bCaSzu-bR5yB8-bCaS1y-bR5xYZ-bR5xAv-bR5xba-bR5wT8-bR5wAP-bR5wf4-bR5w2i-bR5vXH-bCaPw9-bR5vM4-6E8uXz-5XegxY-i2r3E-i2qSe-i2qEs-i2qwT-7i6mqj-7NW3vW-9ZDqzN-47DLgj-9j2ci8-4W6nH9-6ZGSQG-dfYPhR-ofCF4t

SAWS Survey: Should Year-Round Watering Rules be More Strict?

by Iris Dimmick July 16, 2015January 31, 2020

Stage III water restrictions allow irrigation watering only once every two weeks. Photo courtesy of SAWS.

San Antonio Drought Restriction Lifted, Conservation Still Encouraged

by Iris Dimmick June 9, 2015October 7, 2016