Staff analysis determined that the city's water system can handle the added water use.
New Braunfels City Council members on Monday voted to end the city's ban on building and filling new swimming pools during times of severe drought. There will be no lack of swimming pools in New Braunfels this summer.
New Braunfels City Council members on Monday voted to end the city's ban on building and filling new swimming pools during times of severe drought. Monday's council vote means that even when the city is in Stage 3 watering restrictions, residents will be allowed to fill new pools using water from New Braunfels Utilities. City regulations previously required that while in Stage 3 drought, any new pools would have to be filled by trucking in water from areas that are not under drought restrictions. New Braunfels follows drought restrictions implemented by the Edwards Aquifer Authority, which has been under Stage 3 restrictions since July.
The change to the city's ordinance comes after nearly a year of lobbying by pool installers, who told city officials the previous rules were creating an economic hardship.City staffers also recommended the change to council members after an analysis found that properly maintained pools typically use less water than a section of lawn of the same size.
The analysis also noted that New Braunfels Utilities has diversified its water sources in the years since the previous rules were put in place. In addition to the Edwards Aquifer, the utility now pumps water from the Guadalupe River and buys water from the city of Seguin.
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