North Texas Residents, Businesses Asked to Conserve Water as Heatwave Continues

The North Texas Municipal Water District has asked residents and businesses in the region to conserve water after a treatment plant was taken offline for “critical maintenance” this past weekend. The plant that was taken offline is part of the agency’s treatment complex in Wylie, and until it’s repaired there will be a dent in the region’s water supply.

At the Wylie plant, six sedimentation basins help produce 210 million gallons of water every day, according to the North Texas Municipal Water District. These basins separate particles from the water during the treatment process. Peak demand caused sediment to accumulate in these basins, which made them run less efficiently.

Dallas was seeing first-hand the increased demand for water even before the Wylie plant was down for maintenance. Dallas Water Utilities customers consume, on average, about 380 million gallons of water every day. Earlier this month, though, demand increased to over 600 million gallons a day. Even if there’s enough water, the increased usage can cause water pipelines to break or leak. Dallas Water Utilities has 18 crews responding around the clock to water main breaks and leaks.

Similar conservation measures are being implemented by cities across North Texas, including Plano and Lewisville.that the Twice Weekly Water program was adopted by the city in 2012 and has been implemented year-round ever since."No new enforcement measures have been taken in response to the recent hot weather, but Dallas Water Utilities is encouraging customers to be aware of these policies and mindful of their water usage," Schenck said in an email.

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