Beeville Water Restrictions 2026
Bee · Texas
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Restrictions Active - Stage 3 Mandatory + Local Disaster Declaration
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Days/Week
Handheld hose / drip / soaker: before 10:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m.
Allowed Hours
Up to $2,000 per occurrence (second and subsequent violations)
Max Fine
Find Your Watering Day
This city assigns watering days by property location, not by address digit. Find your assigned days in the table below.
Watering schedule by property location
| Property Location | Watering Day |
|---|---|
| All addresses | No automatic lawn irrigation. Handheld hose with shut-off nozzle only. |
Allowed Watering Hours
Beeville is served by Corpus Christi Water wholesale (partially via South Texas Water Authority) and is under Stage 3 mandatory restrictions: all lawn irrigation is banned. Handheld hose, drip, and soaker hoses are permitted before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. for trees, shrubs, gardens, and food crops. The city's own local disaster declaration cites the risk that Lake Corpus Christi could fall below Beeville's intake infrastructure: an imminent threat to sanitation and firefighting if the pumps cavitate.
Still Allowed
💧 Hand Watering
Allowed with shut-off nozzle. Hours: Handheld hose with shut-off nozzle permitted before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. for trees, shrubs, gardens, and food crops. Lawn turf is not exempt..
🌿 Drip Irrigation
Exempt from day-of-week limits. Must follow allowed hours.
Fines & Enforcement
Up to $2,000 per occurrence (second and subsequent violations)
First violations receive a warning. Second and subsequent violations carry fines up to $2,000 per occurrence under the Corpus Christi Water Drought Contingency & Conservation Plan. Beeville's own disaster declaration carries additional emergency enforcement authority.
Citations begin Stage 3 since December 2024; disaster declaration October 2025 (extended)🏠 HOA Rules During Restrictions
Texas Property Code §202.007 prohibits HOAs from requiring residents to maintain green lawns in violation of active city water restrictions. HOAs cannot fine residents for brown or dormant lawns during Stage 3 or under the local disaster declaration.
If your homeowners association sends a violation notice for a dormant or brown lawn during the current restriction period, respond in writing citing the applicable law and include a copy of the City of Beeville Water Department's current restriction order. Most HOAs will rescind the notice once they are made aware of the legal protections in place. If the issue persists, contact your county’s code enforcement division for assistance.
Why These Restrictions Exist
Beeville (Bee County seat, population ~12,500) is a Corpus Christi Water wholesale customer, partly via the South Texas Water Authority. The city's intake infrastructure draws from Lake Corpus Christi; the interim city manager stated that roughly 4.5 to 5 feet of water remained above the intake before the pumps would begin cavitating. This is the most acute mechanical-failure risk among Coastal Bend wholesale customers.
Beeville issued a local disaster declaration citing this risk as an 'imminent threat' to sanitation and firefighting. The city has since approved $35 million in municipal debt to fund a permanent solution: rehabbing two existing groundwater wells, drilling two new wells, and installing a reverse-osmosis treatment system. Construction and financing timelines target operational status by July 2026.
Combined Lake Corpus Christi + Choke Canyon storage stood at roughly 7.8 per cent on May 11, 2026. Lake Corpus Christi alone was at 11.2 per cent. The 2001 TCEQ Agreed Order triggers Stage 3 automatically when combined storage falls below 30 per cent. A Level 1 Water Emergency could be declared system-wide as early as September 2026 without significant rainfall, which would cap residential customers at 5,250 gallons per month across all Corpus Christi Water wholesale cities.
Beeville's economy is agricultural (cotton, sorghum, cattle) plus Coastal Bend College and Chase Field Industrial Complex. The city is roughly 50 miles north of Corpus Christi.
This deficit has accumulated over the current water year and represents a significant departure from historical averages for the Beeville area. Water supply reservoirs and aquifer levels are well below seasonal targets, necessitating mandatory conservation measures.
How to Keep Your Lawn Alive During Beeville Water Restrictions
9 tips tailored for Beeville homeowners during Stage 3 Mandatory + Local Disaster Declaration restrictions.
Stage 3 bans all lawn irrigation in Beeville. The local disaster declaration is driven by the risk that pumps could cavitate if Lake Corpus Christi falls further: every gallon saved buys margin.
Handheld hose with shut-off nozzle is permitted before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. for trees, shrubs, gardens, and food crops.
Allow lawn turf to go fully dormant. Bermuda and St. Augustine both survive 4-6 weeks dormant.
Install a rain barrel: captured rainwater is unrestricted at every stage.
Mulch heavily (2-3 inches of wood chip) around trees and shrubs to retain whatever moisture remains in clay-loam Coastal Bend soils.
Skip vehicle washing, pool filling (top-offs allowed), and decorative fountains. Stage 3 prohibits all of these.
Convert ornamental turf to drought-tolerant South Texas natives (Texas mountain laurel, agarita, cenizo) or xeriscape gravel paths.
Skip fertiliser and aeration through summer. Both accelerate lawn decline under Stage 3 conditions.
Monitor beevilletx.gov daily. If the permanent groundwater + RO project comes online by July 2026, Beeville's mechanical-failure risk is sharply reduced.
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