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TRWD impleme T i enting St tage 1 of Drough Contin f ht ngency P Plan Aug 29 g.

FORT WORT TX (Aug 24, 2011 The Tarran Regional Water Distric (TRWD) h notified it F TH, gust 1) nt W ct has ts wholesale cus w stomers that it will implement Stage 1 of its Droug Continge ght ency Plan on Monday, Au 29, ug. when the dist w tricts storage capacity is expected to reach 75 perc e r cent. TRWD customers, including t cities Ds the of o Fort Worth Arlington, Mansfield a the Trinit River Auth h, and ty hority, will im mplement ma andatory two o-day-aweek waterin restrictions and other c w ng s conservation measures until conditions improve. s The T primary focus of TRW WDs Stage 1 actions is to significantly reduce out tdoor waterin which can ng, n account for 50 to 60 perce or more o the daily re a ent of esidential wa used in th summer. Residential ater he customers wh c hose addresse end in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) will be perm es d mitted to only water lawn and ns landscapes on Sundays an Thursdays Addresses ending in even numbers ( 4, 6, 8 or 0) may only water n nd s. (2, y on o Saturdays and Wednes sdays. Non-r residential cu ustomers, including apartm ments, businesses, parks a and common area may only water on Tue c as, esdays and Fridays. The time of day r F t restriction, which prohibit w ts outdoor watering between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., will continue to remain in eff o n f d l ffect. Other Stage 1 measures in O nclude the fo ollowing: No ho osing of pave areas, such as sidewalk driveways, parking lot etc. ed h ks, ts, Vehic washing l cle limited to use of hand-hel buckets an hose with positive shut valve. V e ld nd toff Vehicles may be washed at any time at a carwash. b t No ho osing of build dings or othe structures for purposes other than fi protection er f ire n. Reducing frequen of drainin and refillin swimming pools. ncy ng ng g uraging hotels, restaurant and bars to serve water only upon re ts o r equest. Encou

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This is the first time TRWD has implemented restrictions under this Drought Contingency Plan based on its storage capacity. The plan was updated in 2007 in an effort to be more proactive in protecting the districts supplies. The update included elevating the Stage 1 trigger from 60 percent capacity to 75 percent. TRWD serves 1.8 million people in 11 North Texas counties, including 98 percent of Tarrant County. It owns and operates four area reservoirs: Lake Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain Lake to the northwest and Cedar Creek and Richland-Chambers Reservoirs in East Texas. The district determines its storage capacity based on the water supply levels of all four reservoirs. To read TRWDs Drought Contingency Plan, please visit www.savetarrantwater.com. -30-