Kerrville on Sunday will enact Stage 3 drought restrictions — under which all use of lawn sprinklers is banned — because of mandated cutbacks on its diversion of Guadalupe River water and faltering production from its wells.
Watering is still allowed with buckets or hand-held hoses any day from 6-9 a.m. and from 7-11 p.m., according to a news release issued Friday.
It said daily production has dropped to 3.6 million gallons from 5.5 million gallons in wells because of the declining water table.
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