HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 040814-P - Conservation Plan TWDB/TCEQA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED 2014 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN TO
BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD (TWDB) AND
THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ) ON OR
BEFORE MAY 1, 2014; PROVIDING A SEVERABLITY CLAUSE; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in the Texas
Administrative Code, Title 30, Chapter 288 require Water Conservation Plans be updated every five (5)
years to coincide with the regional water planning group; and
WHEREAS, the City's current Water Conservation Plan was last updated in May 2009; and
WHEREAS, the rules of the TCEQ in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 30, Chapter 288
require preparation and submittal of a water conservation plan for municipal water use by public
water suppliers by May 1, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the required water conservation plan is to include the following plan elements:
five -year and ten -year goals for water loss and gallons per capita daily water use, the completed TWDB
Form 1965 Utility Profile, continuing education and outreach programs, an ordinance adopting non-
promotional water rates, measures to determine and control water loss, a program of universal
metering, the ordinance adopting an enforcement plan, the ordinance adopting the drought
contingency plan, and a system of tracking and evaluating the effectiveness of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the attached Water Conservation Plan follows water conservation best practices
and complies with the applicable rules of the TCEQ and the TWDB.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are hereby found and
declared to be true and correct.
SECTION 2. The Water Conservation Plan attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is hereby adopted by the City
Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall be effective upon approval by the City Council of the City of
Georgetown. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, and the City Secretary to attest thereto this
resolution on behalf of the City of Georgetown.
Resolution No. �- Pagel of 2
Water Conservation Plan Adoption
Date Approved: April 8, 2014
RESOLVED this 81h day of April, 2014
ATTEST:
jes i Iirettle, Crty Secretary
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AT,TROVED AS ;W FORM.
Bridget Chapmar�) City Attorney
THE CITY OF GEORGE ADWN
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George Gader, Mayor
Resolution No. - 04 t.-) t N - F Page 2 of 2
Water Conservation Plan Adoption
Date Approved: April 8, 2014