The city of Austin's new twice-a-week watering schedule is based on the type of customer and, for residential users, the last digit of street addresses. Single family homes include duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. Multi-family customers include common areas of codominiums or homeowners' associations.

Monday: No watering
Tuesday: Commercial and multifamily customers
Wednesday: Residential ending in odd street addresses
Thursday: Residential ending in even street addresses
Friday: Commercial and multifamily customers
Saturday: Residential ending in odd street addresses
Sunday: Residential ending in even street addresses

The schedule is mandatory for all commercial and multi-family users.

For residential users, watering days are only mandatory from May 1 - Sept. 30.

Customers with automatic irrigation (or sprinkler) systems may water year round before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m.

There are no time restrictions for hose-end sprinklers outside of May 1 - Sept. 30, at which time users may water before 10 a.m. and after 7 p.m. on the designated watering day.

Watering by hand-held hose or bucket is allowed any time of the day, any day of the week.

For more information on the city of Austin Water Conservation Program, visit cityofaustin.org/watercon or call (512) 974-2199.

San Marcos Stage 1 rules

• Waste of water is prohibited.
• Irrigation with sprinklers in allowed only one day per week on the designated week day before 10 a.m. and after 8 p.m. Designated week days are determined by street number as follows:

Addresses ending in # and designated day:
0 or 1 Monday
2 or 3 Tuesday
4 or 5 Wednesday
6 or 7 Thursday
8 or 9 Friday

• Non-commercial (at-home) car washing is allowed only on the designated week day.
• Outdoor swimming pools must be at least partially covered (25% of water surface area) when not in use.
• Filling of new decorative water features such as fountains and ponds is prohibited.
• Washing of impervious surfaces is prohibited unless required for health and safety.
• Restaurants may serve water only upon customer request.

Irrigation with hand-held bucket, hand-held hose, soaker hose or drip irrigation is allowed on any day and at any time. Customers are encouraged to reduce all other non-essential water uses.