Houston asks Texans to conserve water amid drought
The Texas city has experienced record temperatures
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Houston is asking its more than 2 million residents to conserve water amidst moderate to severe drought conditions.
The Texas city activated a plan on Tuesday calling for "Stage One" conservation measures following an observed drop in rainfall and higher-than-normal temperatures.
"During the past month, the City of Houston has had record-setting high temperatures above 90 degrees and a significant decrease in rainfall," Houston Public Works said in a release. "As a result, most of Houston's service area is experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions. These conditions call for implementation of Stage One water conservation measures."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The plan instructs people to limit outdoor watering to twice a week between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. CDT.
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Single-family residential customers with even-numbered street addresses can water on Sundays and Thursdays, and those with odd-numbered street addresses can do so on Saturdays and Wednesdays.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}All other customers are allowed to water on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Water customers are also reminded to check and repair water leaks and sprinkler heads.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The city said the voluntary efforts would help reduce water use by 5%.
According to FOX Weather, the National Weather Service shows Houston is behind its monthly average precipitation of nearly 4.3 inches.
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Temperatures in Space City have been at or above 95 degrees every day since June 7.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 80% of Texas is in some level of drought.
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In addition, power demand there has reached a new all-time high.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Reuters contributed to this report.