Title
Ordinance - Third and Final Reading of an Ordinance of the City of Mansfield, Texas Amending the Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Sections of the Water Demand Management / Drought Contingency Plan
Requested Action
Staff requests City Council consider approval of the attached revision to the "Water Demand Management / Drought Contingency Plan."
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the attached versions of the water conservation and drought contingency plans be adopted by council.
Description/History
The Texas Administrative Code Title 30 Chapter 288 stipulates that all Public Water Systems adopt a water conservation plan and a drought contingency plan. This rule also requires these plans to be revised and adopted every five years.
On March 11, 2002, the Council adopted a Water Demand Management Plan (Ordinance 1384). The Plan consisted of two parts: The Water Conservation Plan and a Drought Contingency Plan. The Water Conservation Plan describes how water consumption will be managed all of the time. The Drought Contingency Plan describes what actions will be taken during periods of drought. Subsequent Demand Management Plans have been revised and adopted by the Council in 2008 and 2014. The Demand Management Plan is aligned with regional efforts to communicate the need for efficient resource utilization.
Staff is not recommending any significant modifications to the plan that the Council adopted in 2014.
Proposed changes to the plan identify new goals for the next five and ten years. All the other updates are aligning the plan with current programs and data. The modifications have been highlighted for quick reference.
Justification
The City of Mansfield is required to submit an updated plan to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by May 1, 2019.
Funding Source
Not applicable
Prepared By
Jeff Price, Director of Utilities
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