Watering

Georgetown moves to two-day watering schedule

Georgetown residents can water their lawns twice a week beginning June 9. The city will move to a two-day watering schedule thanks to the addition of more than 10 million gallons of water per day from the South Lake Water Treatment Plant coming online this summer.

City continues water treatment capacity expansions

Repairs and expansion efforts at Georgetown’s water treatment plant last year resulted in an available capacity of 10 million gallons more per day in 2024 when compared to 2023. A more mild summer also resulted in more water in Central Texas reservoirs.

Conserve water this summer

Entering into the month of June, the City of Georgetown remains in a Stage 2 drought, which is classified as a severe drought.

Georgetown temporarily enacts stage 3 water restrictions

The City of Georgetown  issued a press release on Friday, July 14, stating due to high, sustained water use and system treatments nearing capacity, the city is temporarily enacting stage 3 water restrictions. The restrictions will last until Monday, July 17.
Lake Georgetown is shown as waves of water pound the shoreline.

Lake Georgetown is shown as waves of water pound the shoreline.

New watering regulations now effective in Georgetown

Georgetown’s new irrigation regulations are in effect beginning Wednesday, April 26. The regulations are the result of ordinances passed by council earlier this month in an attempt to increase the conservation efforts within the City of Georgetown Water Utility.