Schertz bars sprinklers under Stage 3 water restrictions

A transmission line break changed outdoor water rules for Schertz residents: sprinklers are barred, and hand or drip watering is limited to assigned days and hours.

By Guadalupe.News Water, Utilities & Weather Desk · Source-linked local reporting

Published October 27, 2026 at 11:12 AM CDT2 min read

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Linocut-style scene of a closed pipe valve, a dripping irrigation line, dry grass and shrubs, with water tanks in the distance. — Illustration: A closed sprinkler valve and dripping irrigation line evoke Schertz’s outdoor watering restrictions; this does not depict the reported line break.Original editorial illustration; not a photograph and does not depict the reported event or an exact property.Guadalupe.News Visual Desk · Original illustration · Source ↗ · Guadalupe.News original illustration ↗

Schertz has put Stage 3 water restrictions in effect after a major transmission line break forced SSLGC to take one treatment plant offline for repairs.

The city says an alternate water source cannot meet regular demand. Its Oct. 25 water notice sets out the rules while repairs proceed.

From the source record

City water noticeStage 3 Water Restrictions in Effect

Schertz says a major transmission line break led SSLGC to take one treatment plant offline for repairs.

City of Schertz ↗

Summary of the Schertz notice posted Oct. 25, 2026; the excerpt is a paraphrase.

Residents may not use sprinkler systems and may water landscapes by hand or drip only on their assigned weekday before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. The final digit of a street address sets the watering day.

Find your watering day

Address endings 0–1 water Monday, 2–3 Tuesday, 4–5 Wednesday, 6–7 Thursday, and 8–9 Friday. The same before-8-a.m. or after-8-p.m. window applies on each assigned day.

Schertz Stage 3 hand and drip landscape watering days by street-address ending, under the Oct. 25, 2026 notice
Address ends in	Assigned weekday
0 or 1	Monday
2 or 3	Tuesday
4 or 5	Wednesday
6 or 7	Thursday
8 or 9	Friday

Watering is allowed before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. on the assigned day; sprinkler systems are prohibited.

Other outdoor uses

The restrictions also prohibit filling, refilling or adding water to swimming pools and hot tubs. They prohibit nonessential uses including car washing, power washing, washing hard surfaces and dust control. Construction water drawn from designated fire hydrants under a special permit must stop.

Decorative fountains and ponds generally may not operate, with limited exceptions for aquatic life or recirculating systems. Residents must repair controllable leaks after receiving notice. The city and SSLGC say repairs are underway and that updates will follow.

Residents can check the city's Stage 3 water notice for the current restrictions and any subsequent repair update. The next official update should establish whether the treatment plant has returned to service and whether Schertz changes the watering rules.

Schertz bars sprinklers under Stage 3 water restrictions

Find your watering day

Other outdoor uses

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