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Belton is asking residents to follow water schedules to help balance demand and avoid losses in water pressure.
The irrigation schedules will match restrictions for Stage 1 Drought, which limits water to two days a week based on address.
The restrictions are as follows:
- Residents can irrigate between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m.
- Sundays and Thursdays for addresses ending in an even number.
- Saturdays and Wednesdays for addresses ending in an odd number.
These restrictions are due to record levels of water consumption in Belton, the past few weeks.
Monday mornings between 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. were identified as a period of peak usage where residents experienced reduced water pressure.
More than three times in the last week, the city distributed more than 6 million gallons of water a day. Before 2022, the city only exceeded the 6 million gallon mark twice.
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