Missouri City implements mandatory water conservation - Community Impact

Missouri City implements mandatory water conservation | Community Impact

Missouri City will be under mandatory

water conservation measures beginning Aug. 28, as part of the city’s response to escalating drought conditions.
What happened?

The rising demand of water resources on independent water systems in these designated zones influenced this decision, according to an Aug. 25 city news release.
The details

Residents can consult the

city’s map of affected areas to determine their conservation status or enter their address in the Water Conservation Address Finder App.

Regions marked in blue on the map are required to conserve water, while those in yellow will be encouraged to adopt voluntary conservation practices. The remaining sections are also strongly advised to embrace voluntary water conservation practices, according to the release.

According to the

city’s website, neighborhoods under mandatory restriction include:

- Bermuda Dunes Village
- Calvary Indian Fellowship
- Cartwright Townhomes
- Creekmont
- Creekmont North
- Dry Creek Village
- Lake Shore Harbour
- Lexington Grove
- Lexington Place
- Lexington Square
- Manors at Silver Ridge
- Murphy Townhomes
- Oak Pointe
- Oakwick
- Forest Estates
- Olympia Estates
- Oyster Creek Crossing
- Park Lake Condominium Fourplex
- Parks Edge
- Pebble Beach
- Quail Park Patio Homes
- Quail Valley Bell States
- Quail Valley Cottages
- Quail Valley East
- Quail Valley Glen Lakes
- Quail Valley La Quinta
- Quail Valley North
- Quail Valley Patio Homes
- Quail Valley Thunderbird
- Quail Valley Thunderbird Patio Homes
- Quail Valley Thunderbird West
- Quail Valley Thunderbird West Courtyard
- Quail Valley Townhomes
- Quail Valley Townhomes
- Sedona Creek
- Shipmans Cove
- Talia Wood Patio Homes
- Venetian Village
- Vicksburg Point
- Vicksburg Village of Cumberland
- Vicksburg Village of Shiloh
- Waterbrook Estates

Residents in areas under the mandatory conservation must stop:

- washing sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots and tennis courts;
- washing or watering buildings or structures for needs other than immediate fire protection;
- using water for dust control, unless specifically as permitted by the city’s public works director;
- flushing gutters or allowing water to run or accumulate in any gutter or street; and
- they must repair controllable leaks within a reasonable period, according to the city website.