As the City of Brownsville continues to remain under Stage 2 Water Restrictions, Brownsville Public Utilities Board has developed a tool where BPUB customers can search to find out when they can water their lawns.

BPUB has a Watering Schedule Checker Page on its website where customers can find their designating watering days. The customer only has to enter their address and their watering scheduling will appear.

The link can be found at: https://www.brownsville-pub.com/drought-resources/drought-restrictions/watering-schedule-checker/

Due to dropping water reservoir levels, the BPUB in collaboration with the City of Brownsville implemented water restrictions under Stage 2 of the Drought Contingency Plan that took effect Sept. 18, 2023.  Stage 2 is implemented based on different triggers. One of the key triggers is when water levels at the Amistad and Falcon International Reservoirs reach 25 percent or 834,600 acre-feet. As of September 9, the combined reservoir levels were at 23.3 percent.

The goal of Stage 2 is a five percent reduction in average daily water demands and a 10 percent reduction in maximum daily water demands on BPUB. Listed below are the restrictions under Stage 2 set forth by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ):

• Vehicle washing is allowed two days a week from midnight to 10 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to midnight, based on the last digit of the service address.

 • Non-essential watering is prohibited, such as washing buildings, using water for dust control, or allowing water to runoff into streets.

 • Lawn watering by a sprinkler system is restricted to two days a week based on the last digit of the service area and from midnight to 7 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to midnight, based on the last digit of the service address.

 • Variances must be acquired from the BPUB office to water new landscapes outside the landscape irrigation schedule for four weeks since the date of planting.

Last Digit of Service Address and Watering Days

 0 or 1 - Monday, Saturday
2 or 3 - Tuesday, Saturday
 4 or 5  -Wednesday, Saturday
 6 or 7 - Thursday, Sunday
 8 or 9  -Friday, Sunday

BPUB’s Water Plant No.1 and Water Plant No. 2 can provide a maximum of 40 million gallons of water daily to meet the needs of Brownsville residents. To further support water demands, especially during drought conditions, BPUB’s 92.91 percent share of the Southmost Regional Water Authority, a brackish groundwater treatment facility, ensures that customers always count on an alternate water source, reducing reliance on the Rio Grande.