Pflugerville begins river pump station shutdown

The city has a usage goal of four million gallons per day, and usage has averaged 4.524 MGD.

“To be frank, the conservation efforts have been huge, and we see that,” Shelby Granger, assistant director of water operations, said. “We really haven’t seen an increase in usage as of yet.”

After maintaining 633 feet in elevation at Lake Pflugerville, the city of Pflugerville moved to modified Stage 1 water conservation measures beginning Friday, May 1 for all city of Pflugerville water customers.

Conservation remains critical to minimize the drop in lake elevation during the scheduled shutdown, and to stay within the water treatment plant’s current 8 million gallons per day capacity as construction to expand this facility continues. If daily demand exceeds 8 MGD, the city will have to revert back to Stage 3 restrictions.