LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas –
The Bexar County Index Well, or J-17, has gone below 660 feet and Joint Base San Antonio Stage I water restrictions are now in place.
Stage I water restrictions strengthen the normal water conservation measures in several ways. First, base housing residents and facility managers are now only allowed to water lawns once a week, between the hours of midnight and 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. and midnight, on their designated day:
· If address/facility number ends in 0 or 1, Monday is the watering day.
· If address/facility number ends in 2 or 3, Tuesday is the watering day.
· If address/facility number ends in 4 or 5, Wednesday is the watering day.
· If address/facility number ends in 6 or 7, Thursday is the watering day.
· If address/facility number ends in 8 or 9, Friday is the watering day.
Additional Stage I water restrictions include:
· Athletic fields must follow the same watering guidelines as above.
· Water new landscaping to maintain adequate growth until established.
· Restaurants and other eating establishments are prohibited from serving water to customers unless it is requested by the customer.
· Swimming pools must have a minimum of 25 percent of the surface area covered with effective evaporation screens or shields when not in use for maintenance or swimming.
As we continue during this drought, we must all look for ways to conserve water, protect our base missions, and support the region's conservation efforts.
The aquifer level will continue to fall without our help while at work or at home; now is the time to conserve. We need everyone's awareness, and we need everyone to share our concern with all of our base water consumers. We continue JBSA's normal water con-servation measures that include:
· No person may waste water.
· Don't wash roads, parking lots, drive-ways, or sidewalks except for health or safety reasons.
· Use landscaping that features indi-genous natural plant species.
· Report all water leaks and any outdoors puddling.
· Avoid driving vehicles over landscape or grassy areas and compacting the soil.
· Privately owned vehicle and charity car washes are permitted providing they are conducted at car wash facilities that recycle water.
· Use a glass or cup when getting water from a fountain.
· Residential washing of vehicles or other equipment is allowed only with the use of a 1 inch hose with auto-shut-off nozzle and a bucket of 5 gallons or less of water.
· Use recycled water on golf course and parade field turf.
· Lawns and landscaping may not be overwatered.
· All leaks must be fixed immediately.
· Only two car washes per month are permitted.
The Joint Base San Antonio Drought Management Plan is on the 502nd Air Base Wing website at www.502abw.af.mil. For more information, or to report misuse, call your base asset management flight: Lackland, 671-4844; Randolph, 652-5205; or Fort Sam Houston, 221-5063.