Perla Cortez CAMERON COUNTY- Cameron County is working on solutions for a drought contingency plan to conserve water as drought concerns are on the rise.
The City of Edinburg placed a new ordinance on Sept. 17 implements a two-mile radius between car wash businesses.
Director of Natural Resources from Cameron County Augusto Sanchez said the county is in need of rain in some areas more than others.
“The issue with the drought is that it doesn’t only rain locally, but it really has to rain where it matters, and where it matters is upstream or of the international water reservoirs mainly La Amistad or Falcon dam,” Sanchez said. “If it doesn’t rain upstream of those two reservoirs and within those water sheds that feed those lakes were still going to be in same situation.”
Sanchez said Cameron County is working closely with the Hidalgo and Willacy counties to develop a watershed assessment to address water issues such as water quality, water supply, water for ecosystem restoration and flooding.
Sanchez said if things get worse, the county might resort to using a wastewater treatment plant to convert wastewater into drinking water.
Sanchez said that after wastewater goes through the cleaning process it is “perfectly clean to drink” if the county ever resorted to that plan.
Cameron county advises citizens to be mindful of their water usage when showering, watering the lawn or washing a car.
