BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- Officials in Broken Arrow have set their sites on conserving water throughout the grueling Summer months.
City leaders in Broken Arrow say the city's water usage doubles during the summer months with the community using 24 million gallons of water per day.
The city came up with the new water conservation program to help maintain the water supply throughout the summer.
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The plan includes a three stage approach for when the city's water supply is running low. The first phase is voluntary conservation.
For this phase residents are asked to only water lawns and plants in the morning and evening hours.
Moderate conservation is the second phase where public golf courses will only be watered during the evening. The third and final stage of the plan is where the community is asked to limit any unnecessary outdoor watering.
During this phase, the city will also shut down splash pads and swimming pools and only water golf courses by hand.
One resident says he thinks the city's new plan will conserve enough water for his yard throughout the summer. Gary Deyong says, "We gotta do that the way the city's growing, we've got to be careful that we have plenty of water."
Broken Arrow produces roughly 29 million gallons of water per day from its water treatment plant. The plant pumps water from the Verdigris River and its new waterline connection with the city of Tulsa.
City leaders say they're no where the a water shortage right now, but they hope residents use water efficiently to help prevent shortages in the future.
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