Due to hot and dry conditions and the rapidly decreasing water level in Lake Travis, the City of Cedar Park has moved into Stage 3 of the Drought Contingency Plan effective March 1, 2025. Cedar Park’s Stage 3 limits outdoor watering to one-day per week.

EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2025. ENFORCEMENT BEGINS MARCH 31, 2025.



Moving to Stage 3 is implemented when the combined storage of Lakes Travis and Buchanan is below 1.1 million acre-feet and the prior three months of inflows are less than the 25th percentile of historic inflows for that three-month period. In Stage 3, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), manager of the water supply, calls for a 20% reduction in overall water consumption.  

What You Can Still Do

• Handheld hose equipped with auto shut off nozzle
• Car washing
• Pressure washing
• Pool filling
• Use and operation of public pools, splash pads and HOA pools.
• Residential recreational sprinkler devices such as “slip and slides”
• Using a non-potable source of water for irrigation (i.e. golf courses or athletic fields with non-potable sources of water for irrigation)

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Temporary Water Conservation Rate Adjustment

As part of the Stage 3 Water Conservation Measures, a temporary water conservation rate adjustment will be implemented in March and will be reflected in customers' utility bills starting mid-May.

Click here to monitor your water use through the City’s Digital Metering Portal

Resources

• For additional information and answers to frequently asked questions, click here
• Click here to monitor your water usage
• Click here for savings tips
• Click here for rebates and resources