Laguna Madre Water District would like to remind its customers that we continue to be on Stage 2 of our Water Conservation Plan.  This plan was initiated several weeks ago.  Water Shortage continues to worsen since we have not had any measureable rain.  The District would like to thank its customers and ask that we continue to conserve water by adhering to the following water use restrictions:

1.       Landscape irrigation/watering your lawn will only be permitted from 7:00 p.m. through 9:00 a.m. on the following designated days:

a.       Monday & Thursday – Laguna Heights and Laguna Vista

b.       Tuesday & Friday – South Padre Island

c.       Wednesday & Saturday – Port Isabel

2.       Use of water to wash any motor vehicles, trailers, boats, airplanes, and other mobile equipment will be prohibited except on the designated landscape water hours described above.

3.       Water use for non-essential purposes is prohibited. 

4.       District customers may pick up “DYE TABLETS” at the District’s office to drop in toilet tank to detect water leak.

Any questions or concerns please call Carlos Galvan, Interim General Manager at 943-2626.

 

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has notified the LAGUNA MADRE WATER DISTRICT water system that the drinking water being supplied to customers had exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for total    trihalomethanes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has established the MCL for total trihalomethanes at 0.080 milligrams per liter (mg/L) based on running annual average (RAA), and has determined that it is a health concern at levels above the MCL. Analysis of drinking water in your community for total trihalomethanes indicates a compliance value in quarter one 2013 of 0.105 mg/L for DS01.

Trihalomethanes are a group of volatile organic compounds that are formed when chlorine, added to the water during the treatment process for disinfection, reacts with naturally-occurring organic matter in the water.

Some people who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidney, or central nervous systems, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.

You do not need to use an alternative water supply. However, if you have health concerns, you may want to talk to your doctor to get more information about how this may affect you.

We are taking the following actions to address this issue:

We are pre-treating our reservoir with potassium permanganate to remove algae and some of the organic matter and we adjusted our Chlorine ratio. By these actions the first quarter results of 2013 was 0.055 mg/L which is below the 0.080 mg/L MCL.

Please share this information with all people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (i.e., people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

If you have questions regarding this matter, you may contact Carlos J. Galvan Jr. at (956)943-2626.

                                                               Posted/Delivered on: 04-17-2013

 

Laguna Madre Water District has commenced rehabilitation of our Microfiltration System at the Laguna Vista Water Plant.  While this project is ongoing our customers will experience times of low water pressure during the transition.  Expected completion of this project is April 20, 2014.  We are striving to avoid water interruptions.  However, we do notify our customers of any water interruption services via our website (www.lmwd.org) and/or via emails to those customers who have signed up on our website for email notification.

 We encourage our customers to sign up on our website.  It’s easy, just go to the website noted above then go to the “Contact Us” icon.  Scroll down and click on “Emergency Notification sign up” and fill in your email address.  Then click on "Join" which will appear under the email address you just entered.

 If you have any questions contact us at (956) 943-2626.

 

Conserving water can help increase profits.  Some of the financial benefits to consider when evaluating water conservation are:
1. Reduced costs—water costs account for 1–2 percent of a business’ overhead. Saving water can help reduce overhead costs.
2. Increase in future water prices—water prices are set to rise above inflation. Saving water now will reduce costs in the future.
3. Production efficiency—using water efficiently will make additional water available for future production.
4. Tax benefits—many government agencies and water utilities provide rebates, grants, and tax relief to encourage water conservation. Tax benefits keep money where it belongs, in your pocket.

In Texas, various tax exemptions can be given for:
a. Rainwater harvesting systems
b. Water recycling and reuse systems
c. Desalinization systems
d. Wastewater systems certified by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
e. Brush control equipment designed to increase water availability
 

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