The Texas Hill Country faces lower-than-usual water flow in the popular tubing destination, the Guadalupe River, with the City of Kerrville calling it “under considerable strain” in a social media post on March 19. 

The City of Kerrville urges residents to conserve water in efforts to help the ongoing drought.

While the river typically flows at 89 CFS (cubic feet per second), it now flows at 20 CFS. 

The City is asking to limit landscape watering and use water-saving technologies for household needs.

“Reduced rainfall, combined with the growing water needs of trees and grasses, highlights the critical importance of proactive conservation efforts to ensure we have enough water to meet all our needs," said the City. 

With the drought comes concerns for sustaining green lawns. In order to aid this, communities must come together to save water.

Stuart Barron, the executive director of Public Works for the City of Kerrville, advocates to “please not plant new or replace old landscaping due to insufficient rainfall or irrigation water.”

With summer in the Texas Hill Country on its way and tourists flocking to tubing sites, water conservation is crucial, the city warns.