Skyline Ranch Estates Water Supply Corporation has a Drought Contingency Plan that specifies what is to be done when the water level in the well reaches certain pre-defined depths. A summary of Drought Stages is listed below. For complete details, see the full Drought Contingency Plan.

The following chart displays our past and current water levels, relative to Drought Stages.

Graph submitted by SRE-WSC Board, 2006-09-15. Click to enlarge.

Stage 1 – Mild Water Shortage Conditions
Customers are requested to practice water conservation and to minimize or discontinue water use for non-essential purposes. Essential water uses include those needed for the protection of public, health, safety, and welfare.

Stage 2 – Moderate Water Shortage Conditions
Customers shall be required to comply with restrictions on non-essential water uses. Irrigation of landscaped areas is permitted with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems shall be limited to Sundays and Thursdays for customers with a street address or post office box number ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6, or 8), and Saturdays and Wednesdays for water customers with an address ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7, or 9), and irrigation of landscaped areas is further limited to the hours of 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. and between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on designated watering days. However, irrigation of landscaped areas is permitted at anytime if it is by means of a hand-held hose, a faucet filled bucket or watering can of five (5) gallons or less, or drip irrigation system. Filling of pools and spas and the washing of vehicles is permitted during the same days and hours as landscape watering.

Stage 3 – Severe Water Shortage Conditions
Same as Stage 2 except irrigation of landscaped areas is now limited to hand-held hoses, handheld buckets, drip irrigation, or permanently installed automatic sprinkler system only.

Stage 4 – Critical Water Shortage Conditions
Same as Stage 3 except irrigation of landscaped areas is now limited to hand-held hoses, handheld buckets, or drip irrigation only. Filling of pools and spas, and the washing of vehicles is generally prohibited.