Water Conservation Plan
The City is currently in Stage 1, Water Awareness.
Water Conservation Plan Revision Ordinance Number 2022-1582 was passed in 2022 to amend the Daily Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan. The Drought Contingency Plan describe the stages the City of Coppell has established. The Ordinance establishes the stages based on the demand and the City's ability to supply water.
No outside watering will be allowed between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm, with the exception of hand watering, the use of non-spray irrigation systems, and the use of soaker hoses, which will be allowed all days, at all times during Stage 1.
- No outside watering will be allowed between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm, with the exception of hand watering, the use of non-spray irrigation systems, and the use of soaker hoses, which will be allowed all days, at all times during Stage 2.
- Water customers, including residential and business customers, with even numbered street addresses (street addresses ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8) must conduct all watering on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
- Water customers, including residential and business customers, with odd numbered street addresses (street addresses ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9) must conduct all watering on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
- Schools must conduct all watering of school sites, school facilities, and other areas maintained by the schools on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
- Homeowner associations (HOAs) and commercial property owner associations (POAs) must conduct all watering of common property on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
- Nursery (garden and landscape) businesses are not restricted when watering business inventory; however, they must comply with watering requirements for any landscaping associated with their facilities.
- No outside watering will be allowed between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm, with the exception of the use of non-spray irrigation systems and the use of soaker hoses, which will be allowed all days, at all times during Stage 3. Hand watering is restricted to the two days specified below.
- Water customers, including residential and business customers, with even numbered street addresses (street addresses ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8) must conduct all watering on Sundays and Thursday.
- Water customers, including residential and business customers, with odd numbered street addresses (street addresses ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) must conduct all watering on Saturdays and Wednesdays.
- Schools must conduct all watering of school sites, school facilities and other areas maintained by the schools on Mondays and Fridays.
- Homeowner associations (HOAs) and commercial property owner associations (POAs) must conduct all watering of common property on Mondays and Fridays.
- Nursery (garden and landscape) businesses are not restricted when watering business inventory; however, they must comply with watering requirements for the landscaping associated with their facilities.
In a Stage 3 Water Warning State, persons should contact the City of Coppell Public Works Department prior to installing new landscaping to determine if a variance will be considered. As a general rule, no variance will be allowed during a Stage 3 Water Warning state. The City engineer or designee, may revoke approved variances, if deemed necessary to preserve the City's ability to supply essential water demands and fire protection.
Depending on the availability of water and the City's ability to supply essential water demands and fire protection, the City Manager, upon notification to the City Council, may determine and declare that an emergency situation exists, thereby restricting the use of water for lawn and garden watering, irrigation, or other purposes to one day per week only.
- No outside watering will be allowed between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm, with the exception of the use of non-spray irrigation systems and the use of soaker hoses, which will be allowed all days, at all times during Stage 3. Hand watering is restricted to the one day specified below.
- Water customers, including residential and business customers, with even numbered street addresses (street addresses ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8) must conduct all watering on Sundays.
- Water customers, including residential and business customers, with odd numbered street addresses (street addresses ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) must conduct all watering on Saturdays.
- Schools must conduct all watering of school sites, school facilities, and other areas maintained by the schools on Wednesdays.
- Homeowner associations (HOAs) and commercial property owner associations (POAs) must conduct all watering of common property on Wednesdays.
- No watering, other than by non-residential users, the City, schools, and/or HOA's/POA's will be allowed on Wednesdays.
- No watering will be allowed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, with the exception of non-spray irrigation systems and soaker hoses, which will be allowed all days.
- Nursery (garden and landscape) businesses are not restricted when watering business inventory; however, they must comply with watering requirements for the landscaping associated with their facilities.
In a Stage 4 Water Emergency State, persons should refrain from installing new landscaping. No variance for watering more than one day per week will be allowed during a Stage 4 Water Emergency state. The City engineer or designee, in a Stage 4 Water Emergency state, will revoke any variances approved during the Stage 3 Water Warning State.
Should the City move to Stage 5, no outdoor watering will be allowed. Residents will be notified of the implementation via:
- City's website
- City's social media channels
- NotifyCoppell
Based on the water situation at the time of request, permits may be granted for new lawns or landscaping, vacations, or other situations. Apply for a water variance.
If you would like to speak to someone concerning this request or to have a Variance Request Form mailed to your home or business, please call 972-462-5155.
Enforcement
Per Section 3-1-12C of the Code of Ordinances, any person who violates the Water Conservation Plan is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500. Each day that one or more of the provisions in the plan is violated will constitute a separate offense. If a person is convicted of three or more distinct watering violations, the City Manager, upon due notice to the customer, is authorized to discontinue water service to the premises where such violations occur. Services discontinued under such circumstances will be restored only upon the receipt of the $20 re-connection fee, as well as payment of any other costs incurred by the City of Coppell in discontinuing service. In addition, suitable assurance must be given to the City Manager that the same violations will not be repeated while the Water Conservation Plan is in effect. Compliance with this plan may also be sought through injunctive relief in the district court.