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Water Efficiency

Frisco's Weekly Watering Recommendations

Mon (3/8) - Sun (3/14)
Your Trash Day	0"

Consider turning your controller to "OFF’" or check your rain/freeze sensor. Now might be a good time to have your sprinkler system checked by our irrigation specialist.

See our advice on how to water this amount with your sprinkler system.

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We’ll send you weekly e-mails based on data collected from Frisco’s weather station, to help you keep a healthier landscape from spring through winter.

Click here, then select the “Waterwise” category.

“Spring Ahead” for Daylight Saving Time.

As you change your clocks for Daylight Saving Time, on Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m., be sure to update the settings for your sprinkler system timer and change out its backup battery.

Spring watering restrictions prohibit watering from 5 am to 8 am and from 10 am to 6 pm daily. The city recommends landscape watering only twice per week based on the residential trash day zones (see map).

Residential Trash Day	Additional Watering Day
Monday	Thursday
Tuesday	Saturday
Wednesday	Saturday
Thursday	Sunday
Friday	Tuesday
The schedule above becomes mandatory in JULY, AUGUST and SEPTEMBER.

Spring Schedule

Using a Sprinkler System	2 Days/Week Recommended
Time-of-Day Restrictions	Watering Prohibited from 5am-8am & from 10am-6pm
Overseeding with Rye Grass	Permitted, Not Recommended
Water During Precipitation, Temperatures Below 40F	Not Permitted
Hand Watering, Soaker Hoses, & Drip/Bubbler Systems	Allowed on any day, any time

NTMWD Schedules Chlorine Maintenance Procedure for its Transmission System

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) has scheduled a chlorine maintenance procedure that will be conducted on the NTMWD Wylie water transmission system and customers’ distribution systems for a 30 day period beginning February 19, 2010. The chlorine maintenance procedure does not affect water quality and remains safe for use. Consumers who are sensitive to disinfectant changes in drinking water might notice a change during this period… read more.

Smart Controllers Help Frisco Citizens to Use Water Wisely

Learn about the Smart Controller Program that offers a $100 rebate for homeowners that upgrade their sprinkler systems to use smart controller technology. Smart controllers keep a landscape healthier and apply water more efficiently by adjusting watering schedules for weather conditions. More

Are You Checking For Leaks?

See how common types of leaks caused by toilet flappers and dripping faucets are easily correctable and require only a few tools and hardware. More

Schedule a Free Irrigation Check-Up

Learn first-hand how to maintain a healthier landscape and increase your sprinkler system's efficiency. More

Waste and Hazards

Anonymously report any wasteful landscape watering activities or emergencies. Find out what is water waste in Frisco and how to send in a report. More

Newly Adopted Water Management Plan

The City of Frisco has new, mandatory water restrictions for summer months which emphasize watering efficiently and reducing waste. To view the complete contents of the City of Frisco Water Management Plan, click here.

See the one page summary of the Water Management Plan.

Did you know?

The City of Frisco receives its treated water supply from the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD). The NTMWD supplies water to approximately 1.6 million people in 13 member cities and 57 customers in seven counties.

Five surface water supply sources make up the NTMWD reservoir system that supplies our treated water supply. The primary source is Lavon Lake with other reservoirs supplementing Lavon Lake. Additional sources include: Jim Chapman Lake, Lake Texoma, Lake Tawakoni, and the East Fork Raw Water Supply Project (Wetland).

To find out more about the impact of recent rains on our water resources see our current lake levels.

current Lake Capacity
Lake Lavon	100%
Jim Chapman Lake	100%

For more information, please call the Department of Public Works at 972-292-5800 or email us at publicworks@friscotexas.gov.