Thanks to careful planning by City officials since 1965, Tyler Water Utilities has enough water to meet the needs of all of the citizens of Tyler for the next 75 years. In fact, the City of Tyler is positioned to provide water to meet the needs of all of Smith County through the year 2084.
While demand has steadily increased, the City of Tyler has the capability to produce 72 million gallons of water per day. Current peak production reached 38 million gallons per day earlier this week.
“Unlike other areas of the State, we are not asking our customers to restrict water usage because we have plenty of water available,” Director of Utilities and Public Works Greg Morgan said. “We do, however, encourage residents to water lawns early in the morning instead of during the heat of the day to reduce evaporation. This will save customers money and make sure the watering they do is effective.”
Currently, the raw water is being drawn from both Lake Tyler and Lake Palestine. The City has split the amount it pumps between the two lakes, taking half of what was pumped from Lake Tyler in the past. The amount of water the City takes from these lakes each day is less than is lost to evaporation on a daily basis. Additionally, the City has 12 deep water wells that are capable of producing eight million gallons per day.