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Mar 28, 2008 12:05 am US/Central
Watauga Year-Round Water Restrictions Begin Friday
WATAUGA (CBS 11 News) ―
State officials estimate North Texas will double in size to 13 million people by the year 2060. But water resources will not grow with the population.
In December of 2007, the City of Fort Worth approved year-round, mandatory water conservation regulations. The rules are in place even though North Texas is not experiencing drought conditions.
Since Watauga's water comes from Fort Worth, the city and 28 others are under contract to follow suit.
Watauga's water regulations state no one can water between the hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. unless they use a hand soaker hose or drip irrigation.
The city says the average Watauga resident uses 130 gallons of water every day.
Most people consume the greatest amount of water in the bathroom. Many people use about 2 gallons to brush their teeth and 25 to 50 gallons to take a shower. And many older toilets use 5 to 7 gallons with each flush.
Nancy Hall has lived in the same Watauga house for 21 years. From now on, she'll have to live with permanent water restrictions.
"I feel it would probably help us in the long run," said Hall. "I don't think it would be hard for people to observe it."
But Watauga resident Mark Zaragoza doesn't like the idea.
"To me, less government is the best way to go," said Zaragoza. "Every year it's more rules, more things and even this water thing. I had no idea."
Water restrictions in Watauga begin Friday, March 28.
Editor's note: There are a lot of easy ways to conserve water. For a list, check the link to the right of this text.
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