Drought Dictionary
Explanation of drought priority and stage codes.
Priority of Water Use
| O - Outage | Water service interrupted. |
| E - Emergency | Could be out of water in 45 days or less. |
| P - Priority | Could be out of water in 90 days or less. |
| C - Concern | Could be out of water in 180 days or less. |
| W - Watch | Has greater than a 180 day supply of water remaining. |
| R - Resolved | No longer experiencing water capacity problems. |
Drought Response Stages
V - Voluntary. Customers requested to voluntarily limit water use.
1 - Mild restrictions. Use of water for non-essential uses is restricted (i.e. outdoor watering limited to no more than twice or once a week).
2 - Moderate restrictions. All outdoor water usage is prohibited except by handheld hoses with manual on/off nozzles. Water usage for livestock is exempt from this restriction.
3 - Severe restrictions. All outdoor water usage is prohibited; livestock watering may be exempted by the utility. All consumption may also be limited to each customer in specific ways.
Date Notified
The "date notified" is the month, day, and year that the Public Water System notified TCEQ of drought-related water problems.
