Lubbock officials ask residents to curtail water use after western-side pressure drop

The mayor announced at the start of a Lubbock City Council work session that the city is under a temporary water emergency affecting pressure on the west side and asked residents to curtail nonessential water use while staff locate the source of the problem.

"We are under a little bit of a, water emergency, and, we're asking all of our citizens to restrict their water use as much as possible while we locate where this problem is," the mayor said. The mayor asked residents to avoid running irrigation systems and to postpone nonessential activities such as laundry until pressure stabilizes.

City Manager Jared Atkinson told the council that schools and other connected entities have responded to the request; he specifically mentioned Wofford as participating in the conservation measures. Staff said they have taken steps to stabilize pressure and expect the restriction to be temporary: "Just a day or so till we find it," the mayor said.

No formal emergency ordinance or declaration was recorded in the work-session transcript. The request was presented as an operational appeal to residents and institutions to conserve while city crews continue to locate and repair the source of the pressure loss.

Ending: City staff said they will provide updates as they locate and repair the source of the pressure reduction and will notify residents when normal water use can resume.