Fort Bend County MUD 35 has been placed in the “Stage 2: Drought” stage of its Drought Contingency Plan. In this stage, residents are mandatorily asked to reduce water consumption whenever possible.

Well No. 1 has been put back into service, therefore, the District is able to move from Stage 3 to Stage 2 of its Drought Contingency Plan. In this stage, it is Mandatory that residents reduce water consumption whenever possible. Please try to remain conscious of your water usage while we all proceed through this together. Every drop counts!

Please see the following important information. The coinciding official document can be found at the end of this message.

• Irrigation of landscaped areas shall be limited to Mondays and Wednesdays for addresses ending in 0,2,4,6 or 8, and Tuesdays and Thursdays for addresses ending in 1,3,5,7 or 9 between the hours of 8pm on the designated day(s) and 3amon the following day(s).
   
• Irrigation of common areas shall be limited to Mondays and Wednesdays between the hours of 8pm on the designated day(s) and 3am on the following day(s).
   
• Use of water to wash any motor vehicle, motorbike, boat, trailer airplane or other vehicle Is prohibited except between the hours of 8pm on the designated day(s) and 3am on the following day(s).
• Operation of any ornamental fountain or pond for aesthetic or scenic purposes is prohibited except where necessary to support aquatic life or where such fountains or ponds are equipped with a recirculation system.
• Use of water from hydrants shall be limited to firefighting, related activities, or other activities necessary to maintain public health, safety, and welfare, except water from designated fire hydrants for construction purposes may ne allowed under special permit from the District.
• Use of water for the irrigation of golf courses greens, tees and fairways is prohibited except between the hours of 8pm on the designated watering days and 3 am the following day(s). However, if the golf course utilizes a water source for irrigation other than that provided by the District’s potable water system, the golf course shall not be subject to this restriction.
• All restaurants are prohibited from serving water to their patrons except when requested.
• Use of water to fill, refill or add to any aesthetic water use is prohibited except between the hours of 8pm on the designated day(s) and 3am the following day(s). This includes water used for ornamental, decorative or recreational purposed such as fountain, amenity lakes, reflecting pools, swimming pools, hot tubs and water gardens.
• To the extent not otherwise provided, all other water uses that are not essential nor required for the protection of public, health, safety, and welfare are prohibited.

Violators of the above requirements will be subject to a surcharge set forth in the Drought Contingency Plan.

Official notice & additional steps that all residents of our community can easily do to reduce consumption can be found in the document below:

Stage 2 Drought Notice (Official) and water reduction tips.pdf

Please try to remain conscious of your water usage while we all proceed through this together. Every drop counts!

Thank You

– Fort Bend County MUD 35