water situation? (Dallas, Abilene, Midland: how much, neighborhoods, to live)

[luvmykids08_10]

im not sure if people are trying to steer me clear from Texas now that its getting closer time for me to relocate but my mother said my uncle told her about the water down there. Is there something going on with the water down there that i dont know about? He might have said a drought(sp) i think. Either way i just want to know if any of this is true.

[ETex2]

Yep, most of the state is in a drought.

ALL of that is true.

[CptnRn]

Since every city in Texas gets its water supply from a different source, the problems associated with the drought vary from area to area. Regardless, most cities in Texas are currently under some kind of water conservation effort to make sure their water supply lasts until we get some rain.

If you are moving to Dallas the watering restrictions don't appear to be very extreme at this time, from what I could find on the City website the only restriction is against watering during the hottest parts of the day. http://savedallaswater.com/pdf/DosDontsEng.pdf

As you can see from this map, Dallas is in an area that has been less effected by the drought then the rest of the state. http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/DM_south.htm (broken link)

[love roses]

Yes, he's right, I think the whole state is in a drought actually. Although, like CptnRn says, some towns and Cities are having a worse time of it than others.

[Poltracker]

If you want to check the water status of where you intend to live, look here: Texas Drought Information - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - www.tceq.texas.gov

[debzkidz]

It depends on where in Texas you are considering. The Midland/Odessa area are in pretty much what I would call dire straights right now. Here's a story from the New York Times http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/in-texas-questions-of-drought-and-climate-change/ (http://http//green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/in-texas-questions-of-drought-and-climate-change/ - broken link)

[hoffdano]

As said already, most of Texas is experiencing a drought to various degrees. But you should note that other states have their problems now or have in the past. California went through a 5 year drought not long ago. Bad enough that people were choosing when to flush their toilets (only for #2).

For most people in Texas, the drought affects their lawn more than anything else. Don't plant a thirsty grass like St. Augustine and you'll be better off right away.

[Poltracker]

Originally Posted by hoffdano

As said already, most of Texas is experiencing a drought to various degrees. But you should note that other states have their problems now or have in the past. California went through a 5 year drought not long ago. Bad enough that people were choosing when to flush their toilets (only for #2).

For most people in Texas, the drought affects their lawn more than anything else. Don't plant a thirsty grass like St. Augustine and you'll be better off right away.

It is actually much worse than that in some areas. Some towns or neighborhoods now have no water or have less than 30 days of water left. Getting pretty bad in some parts.

[texan55]

Originally Posted by Poltracker

It is actually much worse than that in some areas. Some towns or neighborhoods now have no water or have less than 30 days of water left. Getting pretty bad in some parts.

where?

[TT Dave]

Originally Posted by Poltracker

If you want to check the water status of where you intend to live, look here: Texas Drought Information - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - www.tceq.texas.gov

Looking at the drought map dated July 5th in that link it truly is amazing how much of the state is in the most extreme level of drought (D-4-Exceptional).

Here in Abilene, I think this may possibly be the worst drought we've ever had.