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WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF ANNA
MAY 19, 2026
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES .............................................................................. 1-1
2. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................ 2-1
3. REGULATORY BASIS FOR WATER CONSERVATION PLAN ............................................. 3-1
3.1 TCEQ Rules Governing Conservation Plans ................................................................. 3-1
3.2 Guidance and Methodology for Reporting on Water Conservation and Water Use .... 3-3
4. WATER UTILITY PROFILE ............................................................................................. 4-1
5. SPECIFICATION OF WATER CONSERVATION GOALS .................................................... 5-1
6. BASIC WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES ............................................................... 6-2
6.1 Metering, Water Use Records, Control of Water Loss, and Leak Detection and Repair 6-2
6.1.1 Accurate Metering of Treated Water Deliveries ................................................... 6-2
6.1.2 Metering of Customer and Public Uses and Meter Testing, Repair, and Replacement
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6.1.3 Determination and Control of Water Loss ............................................................ 6-2
6.1.4 Leak Detection and Repair ................................................................................... 6-3
6.1.5 Record Management System ............................................................................... 6-3
6.2 Continuing Public Education and Information Campaign ............................................ 6-4
6.3 Reservoir System Operation Plan ............................................................................... 6-4
6.4 Coordination with Regional Water Planning Group and GTUA .................................... 6-4
6.5 Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by Wholesale Customers ........................ 6-5
6.6 Increasing Block Water Rate Structure ....................................................................... 6-5
7. ENHANCED WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES ....................................................... 7-6
7.1 Ordinances, Plumbing Codes, or Rules on Water-Conserving Fixtures ........................ 7-6
7.2 Reuse and Recycling of Wastewater ........................................................................... 7-6
7.3 Interactive Weather Stations / “Water My Yard” Program ......................................... 7-6
7.4 Compulsory Landscape and Water Management Measures ....................................... 7-7
7.5 Monitoring of Effectiveness and Efficiency - GTUA Annual Water Conservation Report 7-
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8. IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE WATER CONSERVATION PLAN ........ 8-1
9. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF WATER CONSERVATION PLAN ............................................ 9-1
LIST OF TABLES
Table 5-1 Five-Year and Ten-Year Per Capita Water Use Goals (GPCD) .........................................
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A List of References
APPENDIX B Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Rules on Water
Conservation Plans for Municipal Uses by Public Water Suppliers
• Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Section
288.1 – Definitions
• Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule
Section 288.2 – Water Conservation Plans for Municipal Uses by Public
Water Suppliers
APPENDIX C TCEQ Water Utility Profile
APPENDIX D GTUA Customer Water Conservation Report
APPENDIX E Considerations for Landscape Water Management Regulations
APPENDIX F Letters to Region C Water Planning Group and GTUA
APPENDIX G Adoption of Water Conservation Plan
• Municipal Ordinance Adopting Water Conservation Plan
APPENDIX H Illegal Water Connections and Theft of Water
• Municipal Ordinance Pertaining to Illegal Water Connections and Theft
of Water
APPENDIX I Sample Landscape Ordinance
APPENDIX J Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan
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1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
This 2026 Water Conservation Plan was prepared utilizing the 2024 Water Conservation Plan for North
Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) Member Cities and Customers, prepared by Freese and Nichols,
Inc. for NTMWD.1
The City of Anna has developed this Water Conservation Plan to be consistent with TCEQ guidelines and
requirements. The best management practices established by the Water Conservation Implementation
Task Force3 were also considered in the development of the water conservation measures.
This Water Conservation Plan includes measures that are intended to result in ongoing, long -term water
savings. This plan replaces the previous plan dated February 2019.
The objectives of this water conservation plan are as follows:
• To reduce water consumption from the levels that would prevail without conservation efforts.
• To reduce the loss and waste of water.
• To improve efficiency in the use of water.
• Encourage efficient outdoor water use.
• To maximize the level of recycling and reuse in the water supply.
• To extend the life of current water supplies by reducing the rate of growth in demand.
*Superscripted numbers match references listed in Appendix A.
2. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1. ATHLETIC FIELD means a public sports competition field, the essential feature of which is turf
grass, used primarily for organized sports practice, competition or exhibition events for schools ;
professional sports and league play sanctioned by the utility providing retail water supply.
2. COOL SEASON GRASSES are varieties of turf grass that grow best in cool climates primarily in
northern and central regions of the U.S. Cool season grasses include perennial and annual rye
grass, Kentucky blue grass and fescues.
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3. DRIP IRRIGATION is a type of micro-irrigation system that operates at low pressure and delivers
water in slow, small drips to individual plants or groups of plants through a network of plastic
conduits and emitters; also called trickle irrigation.
4. EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) represents the amount of water lost from plant material to
evaporation and transpiration. The amount of ET can be estimated based on the temperature,
wind, and relative humidity.
5. ET/SMART CONTROLLERS are irrigation controllers that adjust their schedule and run times based
on weather (ET) data. These controllers are designed to replace the amount of water lost to
evapotranspiration.
6. IRRIGATION SYSTEM means a permanently installed, custom-made, site-specific system of
delivering water generally for landscape irrigation via a system of pipes or other conduits installed
below ground.
7. LANDSCAPE means any plant material on a property, including any tree, shrub, vine, herb, flower,
succulent, ground cover, grass or turf species, that is growing or has been planted out of doors.
8. MUNICIPAL USE means the use of potable water provided by a public water supplier as well as
the use of treated wastewater effluent for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural,
institutional, and wholesale uses.
9. NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT means the wholesale water supplier of water to
Greater Texoma Utility Authority.
10. REGULATED IRRIGATION PROPERTY means any (customer class, i.e. commercial) property that
uses (over a certain amount) of water or more for irrigation purposes in a single calendar year or
is greater than (certain size).
11. RESIDENTIAL GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY means (Residential GPCD) the total gallons sold for
residential use by a public water supplier divided by the residential population served and then
divided by the number of days in the year.
12. RETAIL CUSTOMERS include those customers to whom the utility provides retail water from a
water meter.
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13. TOTAL GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY (Total GPCD) means the total amount of water diverted
and/or pumped for potable use divided by the total permanent population divided by the days of
the year. Diversion volumes of reuse as defined in TAC 288.1 shall be credited against total
diversion volumes for the purposes of calculating GPCD for targets and goals.
14. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN means the Customer water conservation plan approved and
adopted by the utility.
Abbreviations
Abbreviation Full Nomenclature
BMP Best Management Practices
GTUA Greater Texoma Utility Authority
NTMWD or District North Texas Municipal Water District
TCEQ Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TWDB Texas Water Development Board
WCAC Water Conservation Advisory Council
WCP Water Conservation Plan
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3. REGULATORY BASIS FOR WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
3.1 TCEQ Rules Governing Conservation Plans
The TCEQ rules governing development of water conservation plans for municipal uses by public
water suppliers are contained in Title 30, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Section 288.2 of the Texas
Administrative Code, which is included in Appendix B. For the purpose of these rules, a water
conservation plan is defined as “[a] strategy or combination of strategies for reducing the volume
of water withdrawn from a water supply source, for reducing the loss or waste of water, for
maintaining or improving the efficiency in the use of water, for increasing the recycling and reuse
of water, and for preventing the pollution of water.” 2 The water conservation plan elements
required by the TCEQ water conservation rules that are covered in this Water Conservation Plan
are listed below.
Minimum Conservation Plan Requirements
The minimum requirements in the Texas Administrative Code for Water Conservation Plans for
Municipal Uses by Public Water Suppliers are covered in this Water Conservation Plan as follows:
• 288.2(a)(1)(A) – Utility Profile – Section 4 and Appendix C
• 288.2(a)(1)(B) – Record Management System – Section 6.1.5
• 288.2(a)(1)(C) – Specific, Quantified Goals – Section 5
• 288.2(a)(1)(D) – Accurate Metering – Section 6.1.1
• 288.2(a)(1)(E) – Universal Metering – Section 6.1.2
• 288.2(a)(1)(F) – Determination and Control of Water Loss – Sections 6.1.3 and 6.1.4
• 288.2(a)(1)(G) – Public Education and Information Program – Section 6.2
• 288.2(a)(1)(H) – Non-Promotional Water Rate Structure – Section 6.6
• 288.2(a)(1)(I) – Reservoir System Operation Plan – Section 6.3
• 288.2(a)(1)(J) – Means of Implementation and Enforcement – Section 8
• 288.2(a)(1)(K) – Coordination with Regional Water Planning Group – Section 6.4 and
Appendix F
• 288.2(c) – Review and Update of Plan – Section 9
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Conservation Additional Requirements
• The Texas Administrative Code includes additional requirements for water
conservation plans for drinking water supplies serving a population over 5,000
• 288.2(a)(2)(A) – Leak Detection, Repair, and Water Loss Accounting – Sections 6.1.4
• 288.2(a)(2)(B) – Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by Wholesale Customers
– Section 6.5
Additional Conservation Strategies
In addition to the TCEQ required elements of a water conservation plan the following water
conservation strategies are included in the City of Anna Water Conservation Plan, as required by
GTUA/NTMWD:
• 288.2(a)(3)(A) – Conservation Oriented Water Rates – Section 6.6
• 288.2(a)(3)(F) – Considerations for Landscape Water Management Regulations –
Section 7.4 and Appendix E
TCEQ rules also include options of conservation measures that may be adopted by public water
suppliers but are not required. The following strategies are included in the City of Anna Water
Conservation Plan:
• 288.2(a)(3)(B) – Ordinances, Plumbing Codes or Rules on Water-Conserving Fixtures
– Section 7.1
• 288.2(a)(3)(C) – Replacement or Retrofit of Water-Conserving Plumbing Fixtures –
Section 7.5
• 288.2(a)(3)(D) – Reuse and Recycling of Wastewater – Section 7.2
• 288.2(a)(3)(F) – Considerations for Landscape Water Management Regulations –
Section 7.3, 7.4
• 288.2(a)(3)(G) – Monitoring Method – Section 7.5
• 288.2(a)(3)(H) – Additional Conservation Practices – Section 7.5
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3.2 Guidance and Methodology for Reporting on Water Conservation and
Water Use
In addition to TCEQ rules regarding water conservation, this plan also incorporates elements
of the Guidance and Methodology for Reporting on Water Conservation and Water Use
developed by TWDB and TCEQ3, in consultation with the WCAC (the “Guidance”). The
Guidance was developed in response to a charge by the 82nd Texas Legislature to develop
water use and calculation methodology and guidance for preparation of water use reports
and water conservation plans in accordance with TCEQ rules.
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4. WATER UTILITY PROFILE
Appendix C to this Water Conservation Plan is a water utility profile based on the format
recommended by the TCEQ. Upon completion, a final water utility profile will be provided to
GTUA as well as to TCEQ.
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5. SPECIFICATION OF WATER CONSERVATION GOALS
TCEQ rules require the adoption of specific water conservation goals for a water conservation
plan. As part of plan adoption, the City of Anna has developed 5-year and 10-year goals for water
savings, including goals for per capita municipal use and for water loss programs. The goals for
this water conservation plan include the following:
• Maintain the total and residential per capita water use below the specified amount
in gallons per capita per day in a dry year, as shown in the completed Table 5-1.
• Maintain the water loss percentage in the system below 20 percent annually in 2026
and subsequent years, as discussed in Section 6.1.3.
• Implement and maintain a program of universal metering and meter replacement and
repair, as discussed in Section 6.1.2.
• Increase efficient water usage through a water conservation ordinance, order or
resolution as discussed in Section 7.4 and Appendix E. (This ordinance is required by
GTUA/NTMWD.)
• Decrease waste in lawn irrigation by implementation and enforcement of landscape
water management regulations, as discussed in Section 7.5.
• Raise public awareness of water conservation and encourage responsible public
behavior by a public education and information program, as discussed in Section 6.2.
• Development of a system specific strategy to conserve water during peak demands,
thereby reducing the peak use.
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Table 5.1
Water Conservation Plan
5- and 10- Year Goals for Water Savings
Facility Name: City of Anna
Water Conservation Plan Year: 2026
Historic 5 Year
Average Baseline 5 Year Goal for
Year 2024
10 Year Goal for
Year 2029
Total GPCD1 66 110 100 95
Residential
GPCD2 66 80 65 65
Water Loss
(GPCD)3 25 10 10 10
Water Loss
(Percentage)4 28 % 20 % 20% 18%
1. Total GPCD = (Total Gallons in System /Permanent Population) / 365
2. Residential GPCD = (Gallons used for Residential Use/ Residential Population) / 365
3. Water Loss GPCD = (Total Water Loss / Permanent Population) / 365
4. Water Loss Percentage = (Total Water Los / Total Gallons in System) X 100; or (Water Loss GPCD / Total GPCD) X 100
6. BASIC WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES
6.1 Metering, Water Use Records, Control of Water Loss, and Leak Detection
and Repair
One of the key elements of water conservation is tracking water use and controlling losses
through illegal diversions and leaks. The City of Anna carefully meters water use, detects and
repairs leaks in the distribution system and provides for regular monitoring of real losses.
6.1.1 Accurate Metering of Treated Water Deliveries
Water deliveries from the City of Anna are metered by the City using meters with accuracy
of ±5%. These meters are calibrated on an annual basis by the City of Anna to maintain
the required accuracy.
6.1.2 Metering of Customer and Public Uses and Meter Testing, Repair,
and Replacement
The provision of water to all customers, including publi c and governmental users, is
metered by the City of Anna.
All customer meters are replaced on a minimum of a 10-year cycle.
6.1.3 Determination and Control of Water Loss
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Total water loss is the difference between the water delivered from GTUA and any other
source, and the metered water sales to customers plus water authorized for use but not
sold. (Authorized for use but not sold would include use for fire-fighting, releases for
flushing of lines, uses associated with new construction, etc.) Total water loss includes
two categories:
• Apparent Losses – Includes inaccuracies in customer meters (customer meters
tend to run more slowly as they age and under-report actual use); Losses due to
illegal connections and theft. (included in Appendix H); accounts that are being
used but have not yet been added to the billing system.
• Real Losses – Includes physical losses from the system or mains, reported breaks
and leaks, storage overflow and unreported losses.
Measures to control water loss are part of the routine operations of the City of Anna. City
maintenance crews and personnel look for and report evidence of leaks in the water
distribution system. A leak detection and repair program is described in Section 6.1.4
below. Meter readers watch for and report signs of illegal connections so that they can
be quickly addressed.
With the measures described in this plan, the City of Anna maintains a water loss
percentage below 9 percent each year. If total water loss exceeds this goal, the City of
Anna will implement a more intensive audit to determine the source(s) of loss and to
reduce the water loss. The annual conservation report described below is the primary
tool that is used to monitor water loss.
6.1.4 Leak Detection and Repair
Water utility crews and personnel look for and report evidence of leaks in the water
distribution system. Areas of the water distribution system in which numerous leaks and
line breaks occur are targeted for replacement as funds are available.
6.1.5 Record Management System
The City of Anna record management system allows for the separation of water sales and
uses into residential, commercial, public/institutional, and industrial categories. This
information is included in an annual water conservation report.
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6.2 Continuing Public Education and Information Campaign
The continuing public education and information campaign on water conservation includes the
following elements:
• Utilize the “Water IQ: Know Your Water” and other public education materials
produced by NTMWD.
• Utilize the NTMWD “Water4Otter” campaign for students.
• Insert water conservation information with water bills. Inserts will include material
developed by the City of Anna staff and material obtained from the TWDB, TCEQ, and
other sources.
• Encourage local media coverage of water conservation issues and the importance of
water conservation.
• Notify local organizations, schools, and civic groups that City staff is available to make
presentations on the importance of water conservation and ways to save water.
• Promote the Texas Smartscape website (www.txsmartscape.com) and provide water
conservation brochures and other water conservation materials available to the
public at City Hall and other public places.
• Make information on water conservation available on the City’s website and include
links to the “Water IQ: Know Your Water” website, Texas Smartscape website and to
information on water conservation on the TWDB and TCEQ web sites and other
resources.
• Utilize the NTMWD Water My Yard website and encourage customers to sign-up to
receive weekly watering advice.
6.3 Reservoir System Operation Plan
The City of Anna does not operate a reservoir system.
6.4 Coordination with Regional Water Planning Group and GTUA
Appendix F includes letters to be forwarded to the Chair of the Region C Water Planning Group
and GTUA accompanied by this Water Conservation Plan. The adopted ordinance(s) and the
adopted water conservation plan will be sent to the Chair of the regional water planning group
and GTUA.
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6.5 Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by Wholesale Customers
Every contract for the wholesale sale of water by the City of Anna that is entered into, renewed,
or extended after the adoption of this water conservation plan will include a requirement that the
wholesale customer and any wholesale customers of that wholesale customer develop and
implement a water conservation plan meeting the requirements of Title 30, Chapter 288, of the
Texas Administrative Code. This requirement extends to each successive wholesale customer in
the resale of the water. The City of Anna is not currently a wholesale water provider.
6.6 Increasing Block Water Rate Structure
The City of Anna has adopted the following water rate structure:
Meter Size Base Water Rate
¾” $35.10
1” $78.17
1 ½” $149.96
2” $236.11
3” $437.27
4” $724.27
6” $1,442.18
8” $2,877.97
10” $7,185.38
Water Rates Price per 1,000 gallons
2,001 – 10,000 $8.38
10,001 – 15,000 $10.48
15,001 – 20,000 $12.57
Over 20,001 $16.74
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7. ENHANCED WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES
7.1 Ordinances, Plumbing Codes, or Rules on Water-Conserving Fixtures
The state has required water-conserving fixtures in new construction and renovations since 1992.
The state standards call for flows of no more than 2.5 gallons per minute (gpm) for faucets, 2.5
gpm for showerheads. As of January 1, 2014, the state requires maximum average flow rates of
1.28 gallons per flush (gpf) for toilets and 0.5 gpf for urinals. Similar standards are now required
under federal law. These state and federal standards assure that all new construction and
renovations will use water-conserving fixtures. Rebate programs to encourage replacement of
older fixtures with water conservation programs are discussed in Section 7.5.
7.2 Reuse and Recycling of Wastewater
Currently the City of Anna does not recycle wastewater. Research regarding reuse of treated
effluent for irrigation purposes at the plant site will be conducted, if practical. Other alternatives
for reuse of recycled wastewater effluent will also be researched, in practical.
7.3 Interactive Weather Stations / “Water My Yard” Program
NTMWD has developed the Water My Yard program to install weather stations throughout its
service area in order to provide consumers with a weekly e-mail and information through the
“Water My Yard” website to assist consumers in determining an adequate amount of
supplemental water to maintain healthy grass in a specific location. This service represents the
largest network of weather stations providing ET-based irrigation recommendations in the State
of Texas, and provides the public advanced information reg arding outdoor irrigation needs,
thereby reducing water use. Through a series of selections on the type of irrigation system a
consumer has, a weekly email is provided that will determine how long (in minutes) an irrigation
system needs to run based on the past seven days of weather. This recommendation provides the
actual amount of supplemental water that is required for a healthy lawn based on research of the
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service and proven technologies. This innovative program has been
available to those within the NTMWD service area since May 2013. The City of Anna will
encourage customers to subscribe to weekly watering updates through Water My Yard or other
similar program in an effort to reduce outdoor water consumption.
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7.4 Compulsory Landscape and Water Management Measures
The following landscape water management measures are required by GTUA to be included in
this Plan, due to GTUA’s contract with NTMWD. These measures represent minimum measures
to be implemented and enforced in order to irrigate the landscape appropriately and are to
remain in effect on a permanent basis unless water resource management stages are declared.
1. Landscape Water Management Measures
• Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems at each service address
to no more than two days per week (April 1 – October 31), with education that less
than twice per week is usually adequate. (NTMWD has identified assigning designated
watering days as a BMP and suggests implementing a watering schedule as part of
this measure). Additional watering of landscape may be provided by hand-held hose
with shutoff nozzle, use of dedicated irrigation drip zones. An exception is allowed for
landscape associated with new construction that may be watered as necessary for 30
days from the installation of new landscape features.
• Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems at each service address
to no more than one day per week beginning November 1 and ending March 31 of
each year, with education that less than once per week is usually adequate.
• Estimated savings from the year-round watering restrictions, mentioned above, since
NTMWD terminated drought stages in 2015 is approximately 2.5 to 3.5 percent on an
average annualized basis.
• Prohibit lawn irrigation watering from 10 AM to 6 PM (April 1 – October 31).
• Prohibit the use or irrigation systems that water impervious surfaces. (Wind-driven
water drift will be taken into consideration.)
• Prohibit outdoor watering during precipitation or freeze events.
• Prohibit use of poorly maintained sprinkler systems that waste water.
• Prohibit excess water runoff or other obvious waste.
• Require rain and freeze sensors and/or ET or Smart controllers on all new irrigation
systems. Rain and freeze sensors and/or ET or Smart controllers must be maintained
to function properly.
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• Prohibit overseeding, sodding, sprigging, broadcasting or plugging with cool season
grasses or watering cool season grasses, except for golf courses and athletic fields.
• Require that irrigation systems be inspected at the same time as initial backflow
preventer inspection.
• Requirement that all new irrigation systems be in compliance with state design and
installation regulations (Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Chapter 344).
• Require the owner of a regulated irrigation property to obtain an evaluation of any
permanently installed irrigation system on a periodic basis. The irrigation evaluation
shall be conducted by an licensed irrigator in the State of Texas and be submitted to
the local water provider (i.e., city, water supply corporation).
2. Additional Water Management Measures
• Prohibit the use of potable water to fill or refill residential, amenity, and any other
natural or manmade ponds. A pond is considered to be a still body of water with a
surface area of 500 square feet or more.
• Non–commercial car washing can be done only when using a water hose with a shut-
off nozzle.
• Hotels and motels shall offer a linen reuse water conservation option to customers.
• Restaurants, bars, and other commercial food or beverage establishments may not
provide drinking water to customers unless a specific request is made by the
customer for drinking water.
Appendix E is a summary of considerations for landscape water management regulations adopted
as part of the development of this water conservation plan. These regulations are intended to
minimize waste in landscape irrigation. Appendix E includes the required lan dscape water
measures laid out in this section.
7.5 Monitoring of Effectiveness and Efficiency - GTUA Annual Water
Conservation Report
Appendix D is a form that the City of Anna uses to develop its annual water conservation report.
This form should be completed by March 31 of the following year and used to monitor the
effectiveness and efficiency of the water conservation program and to plan conservation-related
activities for the next year. The form records the water use by category, per capita municipal use,
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and total water loss for the current year and compares them to historical values. As part of the
development of Appendix D, the City of Anna will complete the tracking tool by March 31 of the
following year and submit them to GTUA.
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8. IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE WATER CONSERVATION
PLAN
Appendix G contains the ordinance adopted by the City Council approving the City of Anna Water
Conservation Plan. Appendix E, the considerations for landscape water management regulations,
also includes information about enforcement. Appendix H includes a copy of an ordinance
adopted related to illegal connections and water theft.
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9. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
TCEQ requires that the water conservation plans be updated every five years. The plan will be updated
as required and as appropriate based on new or updated information.
APPENDIX A
LIST OF REFERENCES
1. Freese and Nichols, Inc.: 2019 Model Water Resource Management Plan for NTMWD Members
Cities and Customers, prepared for the North Texas Municipal Water District, Fort Worth,
February 2019.
2. Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter B, Rules 288.20
3. Model Water Conservation Plan for Greater Texoma Utility Authority Customers
APPENDIX B
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES ON
DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS
APPENDIX B
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES ON
DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS
TITLE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 288 WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS,
GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER B DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS
RULE §288.20 Drought Contingency Plans for Municipal Uses by Public Water Suppliers
(a) A drought contingency plan for a retail public water supplier, where applicable, must include the
following minimum elements.
(1) Minimum requirements. Drought contingency plans must include the following minimum elements.
(A) Preparation of the plan shall include provisions to actively inform the public and affirmatively
provide opportunity for public input. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, having a public
meeting at a time and location convenient to the p ublic and providing written notice to the public
concerning the proposed plan and meeting.
(B) Provisions shall be made for a program of continuing public education and information regarding
the drought contingency plan.
(C) The drought contingency plan must document coordination with the regional water planning
groups for the service area of the retail public water supplier to ensure consistency with the appropriate
approved regional water plans.
(D) The drought contingency plan must include a description of the information to be monitored by
the water supplier, and specific criteria for the initiation and termination of drought response stages,
accompanied by an explanation of the rationale or basis for such triggering criteria.
(E) The drought contingency plan must include drought or emergency response stages providing for
the implementation of measures in response to at least the following situations:
(i) reduction in available water supply up to a repeat of the drought of record;
(ii) water production or distribution system limitations;
(iii) supply source contamination; or
(iv) system outage due to the failure or damage of major water system components (e.g., pumps).
(F) The drought contingency plan must include specific, quantified targets for water use reductions to
be achieved during periods of water shortage and drought. The entity preparing the plan shall establish
the targets. The goals established by the entity under this subparagraph are not enforceable.
(G) The drought contingency plan must include the specific water supply or water demand
management measures to be implemented during each stage of the plan including, but not limited to,
the following:
(i) curtailment of non-essential water uses; and
(ii) utilization of alternative water sources and/or alternative delivery mechanisms with the prior
approval of the executive director as appropriate (e.g., interconnection with another water system,
temporary use of a non-municipal water supply, use of reclaimed water for non-potable purposes, etc.).
(H) The drought contingency plan must include the procedures to be followed for the initiation or
termination of each drought response stage, including procedures for notification of the public.
(I) The drought contingency plan must include procedures for granting variances to the plan.
(J) The drought contingency plan must include procedures for the enforcement of mandatory water
use restrictions, including specification of penalties (e.g., fines, water rate surcharges, discontinuation of
service) for violations of such restrictions.
(2) Privately-owned water utilities. Privately-owned water utilities shall prepare a drought contingency
plan in accordance with this section and incorporate such plan into their tariff.
(3) Wholesale water customers. Any water supplier that receives all or a portion of its water supply from
another water supplier shall consult with that supplier and shall include in the drought contingency plan
appropriate provisions for responding to reductions in that water supply.
(b) A wholesale or retail water supplier shall notify the executive director within five business days of the
implementation of any mandatory provisions of the drought contingency plan.
(c) The retail public water supplier shall review and update, as appropriate, the drought contingency plan,
at least every five years, based on new or updated information, such as the adoption or revision of the
regional water plan.
Source Note: The provisions of this §288.20 adopted to be effective February 21, 1999, 24
TexReg 949; amended to be effective April 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be effective
October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384
APPENDIX C
WATER CONSERVATION UTILITY PROFILE
Name of Utility:
Public Water Supply Identification Number (PWS ID):
Contact Information
City:
Email:
Date:
A.Population and Service Area Data
Address:
Zip Code: Zip+4:
First Name:
Telephone Number:
Is this person the designated Conservation Coordinator?
Regional Water Planning Group:
Groundwater Conservation District:
Our records indicate that your entity:
Yes No
UTILITY PROFILE FOR RETAIL WATER SUPPLIER
Year Historical Population
Served By
Retail Water Service
Historical Population
Served By
Wholesale Water
Service
Historical Population
Served By
Wastewater Water
Service
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
4.Described source(s)/method(s) for estimating current and projected populations.
UTILITY PROFILE FOR RETAIL WATER SUPPLIER
2.Historical service area population for the previous five years, starting with the most current year.
Average
Year Projected Population
Served By
Retail Water Service
Projected Population
Served By
Wholesale Water
Service
Projected Population
Served By
Wastewater Water
Service
2030
2040
2050
2060
2070
3. Projected service area population for the following decades.
Year Water Produced
in Gallons
Purchased/
Imported Water in
Gallons
Exported Water
in Gallons
Total System
Input
Total
GPCD
2021
Historic 5-
year Average
B. System Input
System input data for the previous five years.
Total System Input = Self-supplied + Imported – Exported
C. Water Supply System
1. Designed daily capacity of system in gallons
2. Storage Capacity
2a. Elevated storage in gallons:
2b. Ground storage in gallons:
D. Projected Demands
1. Estimate the water supply requirements for the next ten years using population
trends, historical water use, economic growth, etc. The 5 and 10 year projections
must align with your 5 & 10 year targets and goals.
Year Population Water Demand (gallons)GPCD
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
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2.Description of source data and how projected water demands were determined.
E.High Volume Customers
F.Utility Data Comment Section
Additional comments about utility data.
Residential - Single Family
Residential - Multi-Family
Industrial
Commercial
Institutional
Agricultural
1. List of active retail connections by major water use category.
Section II: System Data
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Please attach a list of the annual water use for the five highest RETAIL customers by volume
and include customer name, water use category, and water type (Treated/Raw).
2. Net number of retail water supplier connections, installed and removed, by
water use category per year for the
previous five years.
Net Number of Retail Water Supplier Connections
Year Residential -
Single
Family
Residential -
Multi-Family
Industrial Commercial Institutional Agricultural Total
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
1. Gallons of RETAIL water provided to each major water use category. These volumes come from
the previous five years of water use survey data. If a field is open to edit, please enter the volumes.
Year Residential -
Single
Family
Residential -
Multi-Family
Industrial Commercial Institutional Agricultural Total
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
B. Annual and Seasonal Use
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Summer RETAIL
(Treated)
Total RETAIL
(Treated)
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Average in Gallons
3. Summary of seasonal and annual water use.
Total Gallons of Treated Water
Month 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
2. The gallons of water billed and metered to RETAIL customers for the previous
five years. The total for each year should match the total for each year in the
accounting table.
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Year Total
Residential
GPCD
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Historic
Average
Average Daily Water Use and Peak Day Water Use for the previous five years.
4. Peak Day Use
Year Average Daily
Use (gal)
Peak Day Use
(gal)
Ratio
(peak/avg)
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
5. Summary of Historic Water Use
Water Use Category Historic
Average
Percent of
Connections
Percent of
Water Use
Residential - Single
Family
Residential - Multi-Family
Industrial
Commercial
Institutional
Agricultural
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The previous five years residential GPCD for single family and multi-family units.
C. Residential Water Use
Total
Water loss data for the previous five years.
D. Water Loss
Year Total Water Loss
in Gallons
Water Loss in
GPCD
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Average
E. System Data Comment Section
A. Wastewater System Data
Section III: Wastewater System Data
1. Design capacity of wastewater treatment plant(s) in gallons per day:
Water Use
Category
Metered Unmetered Total
Connections
Percent of
Total
Connections
Municipal
Industrial
Commercial
Institutional
Agricultural
Total
2. List of active wastewater connections by major water use category.
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Total Gallons of Treated Water
Month 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
4. Number of gallons of wastewater that was treated by the utility for the previous five years.
5. Could treated wastewater be substituted for potable water?
Yes No
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B.Reuse Data
1.Data by type of recycling and reuse activities implemented during the current reporting period.
Type of Reuse Total Annual Volume
(in gallons)
On-site Irrigation
Plant wash down
Chlorination/de-chlorination
Industrial
Landscape irrigation
(park,golf courses)
Agricultural
Discharge to surface water
Evaporation Pond
Other
Total
C. Wastewater System Data Comment
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APPENDIX D
GTUA CUSTOMER WATER CONSERVATION REPORT
Greater Texoma Utility Authority
2024 Water Conservation and
Water Resource and Emergency
Management Plan
Adopted on 5/20/2024
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Water Conservation Plan
1.00 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.01 Minimum Regulatory Requirements Checklist ........................................................................... 1
1.02 Additional Requirements and Guidance ...................................................................................... 1
2.00 Water Utility Profile ................................................................................................................................. 3
2.01 Description of the Service Area ...................................................................................................... 3
2.02 Water Utility Profile ............................................................................................................................ 3
3.00 Water Conservation Goals .................................................................................................................... 3
3.01 5- and 10-Year Goals ......................................................................................................................... 3
3.02 Method for Tracking ............................................................................................................................ 4
4.00 Metering, Records and Water Loss Control ..................................................................................... 4
4.01 Metering Program ............................................................................................................................... 4
4.02 Monitoring and Record Management Program.......................................................................... 6
4.03 Water Loss Control Program ........................................................................................................... 6
5.00 Contract Requirements for Wholesale Customers ....................................................................... 6
6.00 Reservoir System Operations Plan ..................................................................................................... 7
7.00 Conservation Plan Adoption and Enforcement .............................................................................. 7
7.01 Means of Implementation and Enforcement ............................................................................... 7
7.02 Review and Update of Water Conservation Plan ..................................................................... 7
7.03 Regional Water Planning Group and NTMWD Notification .................................................. 8
8.00 Water Conservation Program............................................................................................................... 8
8.01 Public Education Program ................................................................................................................ 8
8.02 Required Conservation Strategies ................................................................................................. 8
A. TCEQ Conservation Plan Requirements ...................................................................................... 8
B. Conservation Coordinator ................................................................................................................. 9
C. Water Conservation Pricing ............................................................................................................. 9
D. Ordinances, Plumbing Codes, or Rules on Water-Conserving Fixtures ............................ 9
E. Reuse and Recycling of Wastewater ......................................................................................... 10
F. Year-Round Outdoor Watering Schedules ............................................................................... 10
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G. Time of Day Watering Schedule.................................................................................................. 10
H. Irrigation System Requirements for New and Commercial Systems ............................... 11
I. Water Waste Provisions ................................................................................................................. 11
8.03 Additional Conservation Strategies ............................................................................................ 12
A. Annual Reports ................................................................................................................................. 12
9.00 Landscape Water Management Measures……………………………………………………………..………15
A. In-House Conservation Efforts………………………………………………………………………………………….15
B. Additional Water Conservation Measures (Not Required in Model WCP)…………………..16
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1.00 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.01 Minimum Regulatory Requirements .............................................................................................. 1
2.00 Implementation and Enforcement ...................................................................................................... 1
2.01 Provisions to Inform the Public and Opportunity for Input .................................................... 1
2.02 Program for Continuing Public Education and Information ................................................... 2
2.03 Coordination with the Regional Water Planning Groups and NTMWD ............................ 2
2.04 Initiation and Termination of Water Resource Management Statges .. Error! Bookmark
not defined.
A. Inititation of a Water Resource Management Stage ................................................................ 2
B. Termination of a Water Resource Management Stage ........................................................... 3
2.05 Procedure for Granting Variances to the Plan ............................................................................ 4
2.06 Procedures for Enforcing Mandatory Water use Restrictions ............................................... 4
2.07 Review and Update of Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan ................... 5
3.00 Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan .................................................................... 5
3.01 Water Resource Management – Stage 1 ..................................................................................... 6
A. Initiation and Termination Criteria for Stage 1 ........................................................................... 6
B. Goal for Use Reduction Under Stage 1 ........................................................................................ 7
C. Water Management Measures Available Under Stage 1 ....................................................... 7
3.02 Water Resource ManagemEnt – Stage 2 ..................................................................................... 8
A. Initiation and Termination Criteria for Stage 2 ........................................................................... 8
B. Goal for Use Reduction Under Stage 2 ........................................................................................ 9
C. Water Management Measures Available Under Stage 2 ....................................................... 9
3.03 Water Resource Management – Stage 3 .................................................................................. 10
A. Initiation and Termination Criteria for Stage 3 ........................................................................ 10
B. Goal for Use Reduction Under Stage 3 ..................................................................................... 12
C. Water Management Measures Available Under Stage 3 .................................................... 12
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A List of References
APPENDIX B Texas Administrative Code Title 30 Chapter 288
APPENDIX C TCEQ Water Utility Profile
APPENDIX D NTMWD Member City and Customer Annual Water Conservation Report
APPENDIX E TCEQ Water Conservation Implementation Report
APPENDIX F Letters to Regional Water Planning Group and NTMWD
APPENDIX G Adoption of Plans
APPENDIX H Sample Enforcement Ordinance (Illegal Water Connections and Theft of
Water)
APPENDIX I Sample Landscape Ordinance
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DEFINITIONS
AQUATIC LIFE means a vertebrate organism dependent upon an aquatic environment to
sustain its life.
ATHLETIC FIELD means a public sports competition field, the essential feature of which is turf
grass, used primarily for organized sports practice, competition or exhibition events for schools,
professional sports and league play sanctioned by the utility providing retail water supply.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs) are voluntary efficiency measures that save a
quantifiable amount of water, either directly or indirectly, and that can be implemented within a
specific time frame.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WASH FACILITY means a permanently located business that
washes vehicles or other mobile equipment with water or water-based products including, but
not limited to, self-service car washes, full-service car washes, roll-over/in-bay style car
washes, and facilities managing vehicle fleets or vehicle inventory.
COMMERCIAL FACILITY means business or industrial buildings and the associated
landscaping, but does not include the fairways, greens, or tees of a golf course.
CONSERVATION includes those practices, techniques, and technologies that reduce the
consumption of water, reduce the loss or waste of water, improve the efficiency in the use of
water, or increase the recycling and reuse of water so that a water supply is made available for
future or alternative uses.
COOL SEASON GRASSES are varieties of turf grass that grow best in cool climates primarily
in northern and central regions of the U.S. Cool season grasses include but are not limited to
perennial and annual rye grass, Kentucky blue grass and fescues.
CUSTOMERS include those entities to whom NTMWD provides wholesale water that are not
member cities of NTMWD.
DESIGNATED OUTDOOR WATER USE DAY means a day prescribed by a rule on which a
person is permitted to irrigate outdoors.
DRIP IRRIGATION is a type of micro-irrigation system that operates at low pressure and
delivers water in slow, small drips to individual plants or groups of plants through a network of
plastic conduits and emitters; also called trickle irrigation.
DROUGHT, for the purposes of this report, means an extended period when an area receives
insufficient amounts of rainfall to replenish the water supply, causing water supply sources (in
this case reservoirs) to be depleted.
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ET/SMART CONTROLLERS are irrigation controllers that adjust their schedule and run times
based on weather (ET) data. These controllers are designed to replace the amount of water
lost to evapotranspiration.
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) represents the amount of water lost from plant material to
evaporation and transpiration. The amount of ET can be estimated based on the temperature,
wind, and relative humidity.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR means the Executive Director of NTMWD and includes a person the
Executive Director has designated to administer or perform any task, duty, function, role, or
action related to this Plan or on behalf of the Executive Director.
FOUNDATION WATERING means an application of water to the soils directly abutting (within
2 feet of) the foundation of a building or structure.
INTERACTIVE WATER FEATURES means water sprays, dancing water jets, waterfalls,
dumping buckets, shooting water cannons, inflatable pools, temporary splash toys or pools,
slip-n-slides, or splash pads that are maintained for recreation.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM means a permanently installed, custom-made, site-specific system of
delivering water generally for landscape irrigation via a system of pipes or other conduits
installed below ground.
LANDSCAPE means any plant material on a property, including any tree, shrub, vine, herb,
flower, succulent, ground cover, grass or turf species, which is growing or has been planted out
of doors.
MEMBER CITIES include the cities of Allen, Farmersville, Forney, Frisco, Garland, McKinney,
Mesquite, Plano, Princeton, Richardson, Rockwall, Royse City, and Wylie, Texas, which are
members of NTMWD.
MUNICIPAL USE means the use of potable water provided by a public water supplier as well
as the use of treated wastewater effluent for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural,
institutional, and wholesale uses.
NEW LANDSCAPE means: (a) vegetation installed at the time of the construction of a
residential or commercial facility; (b) installed as part of a governmental entity's capital
improvement project; or (c) installed to stabilize an area disturbed by construction.
ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAIN means an artificially created structure from which a jet, stream, or
flow of treated water emanates and is not typically utilized for the preservation of aquatic life.
POND is a still body of water with a surface area of 500 square feet or more. This does not
include recreational swimming pools.
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PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIER is an individual or entity that supplies water to the public for
human consumption.
REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUP is a group established by the Texas Water
Development Board to prepare a regional water plan under Texas Water Code §16.053.
REGULATED IRRIGATION PROPERTY means any property of a designated customer class
(i.e., commercial) that uses one million gallons of water or more for irrigation purposes in a
single calendar year or is greater than one acre in size.
RESIDENTIAL GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY (RESIDENTIAL GPCD) means the total
gallons sold for retail residential use by a public water supplier divided by the residential
population served and then divided by the number of days in the year.
RETAIL CUSTOMERS include those customers to whom the utility provides retail water from a
water meter.
REUSE is the authorized use for one or more beneficial purposes of use of water that remains
unconsumed after the water is used for the original purpose of use and before that water is
either disposed of or discharged or otherwise allowed to flow into a watercourse, lake, or other
body of state-owned water.
SOAKER HOSE means a perforated or permeable garden-type hose or pipe that is laid above
ground that provides irrigation at a slow and constant rate.
SPRINKLER/SPRAY IRRIGATION is the method of applying water in a controlled manner that
is similar to rainfall. The water is distributed through a network that may consist of pumps,
valves, pipes, and sprinklers.
SPRINKLER means an above-ground water distribution device that may be attached to a
garden hose.
RECREATIONAL/SWIMMING POOL is defined as a body of water that involves contact
recreation. This includes activities that are presumed to involve a significant risk of ingestion of
water (e.g., wading by children, swimming, water skiing, diving, tubing, surfing, etc.)
TOTAL GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY (TOTAL GPCD) means the total amount of water
diverted and/or pumped for potable use less wholesale sales divided by the total permanent
population divided by the days of the year. Diversion volumes of reuse as defined in TAC
§288.1 shall be credited against total diversion volumes for the purposes of calculating GPCD
for targets and goals.
WATER CONSERVATION COORDINATOR is the person designated by a retail public water
supplier that is responsible for implementing a water conservation plan.
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WATER CONSERVATION PLAN means the Member City or Customer water conservation plan
approved and adopted by the utility.
WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN means a plan for temporary
supply management and demand management responses to temporary and potentially
recurring water supply shortages and other water supply emergencies required by Texas
Administrative Code Title 30, Chapter 288, Subchapter B. This is sometimes called a drought
contingency plan.
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ABBREVIATIONS
Ac-Ft/Yr .................................................................................................................................... Acre-Feet per Year
BMP......................................................................................................................... Best Management Practices
CDC ........................................................................................... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DWU .................................................................................................................................... Dallas Water Utilities
E&O ................................................................................................................................. Education and Outreach
ED ............................................................................................................................................... Executive Director
EPA ............................................................................................................... Environmental Protection Agency
ET ............................................................................................................................................... Evapotranspiration
FNI .................................................................................................................................... Freese and Nichols, Inc.
gpf ............................................................................................................................................... Gallons per Flush
gpm ........................................................................................................................................... Gallons per Minute
LAMP ................................................................................................................Linear Asset Management Plan
LRWSP………………………………………………………………………………………………Long Range Water Supply Plan
FWSD ...................................................................................................................... Fresh Water Supply District
GPCD ........................................................................................................................ Gallons per Capita per Day
ICIM ........................................................................... Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Multifamily
MGD ................................................................................................................................. Million Gallons per Day
MUD ................................................................................................................................ Municipal Utility District
NCTCOG ................................................................................ North Central Texas Council of Governments
NTMWD ...............................................................................................North Texas Municipal Water District
SUD ......................................................................................................................................Special Utility District
TCEQ ....................................................................................... Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TRWD .............................................................................................................. Tarrant Regional Water District
TWDB .......................................................................................................... Texas Water Development Board
UTRWD ............................................................................................... Upper Trinity Regional Water District
UD........................................................................................................................................................ Utility District
WCAC ................................................................................................. Water Conservation Advisory Council
WCP.............................................................................................................................. Water Conservation Plan
WREMP .................................................................... Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan
WSC ............................................................................................................................Water Supply Corporation
WENNT......................................................................................... Water Efficiency Network of North Texas
WTP .................................................................................................................................. Water Treatment Plant
WWTP ................................................................................................................. Wastewater Treatment Plant
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This Water Conservation Plan has been developed in accordance with the
requirements of 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 288. A copy of the
version of 30 TAC Chapter 288 in place at the time of this Plan preparation is included
in Appendix B.
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1.00 INTRODUCTION
Greater Texoma Utility Authority is a Customer of the North Texas Municipal Water
District (NTMWD). This Plan was developed following TCEQ guidelines and
requirements governing the development of water conservation plans.
The goal of the Water Conservation Plan is to serve as good stewards of water
resources by preserving water supplies for essential uses and the protection of
public health. The objectives to achieve this goal are as follows:
• To reduce the loss and waste of water.
• To improve efficiency in both indoor and outdoor water use.
• To maximize the level of recycling and reuse.
• To protect and preserve environmental resources.
• To extend the life of current water supplies.
• To raise public awareness of water conservation and encourage responsible
personal behavior through public education programs.
1.01 MINIMUM REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST
A water conservation plan is defined as “[a] strategy or combination of strategies for
reducing the volume of water withdrawn from a water supply source, for reducing the
loss or waste of water, for maintaining or improving the efficiency in the use of water,
for increasing the recycling and reuse of water, and for preventing the pollution of
water. A water conservation plan may be a separate document identified as such or
may be contained within another water management document.” Recognizing the need
for efficient use of existing water supplies, TCEQ has developed guidelines and
requirements governing the development of water conservation and drought
contingency plans. The minimum TCEQ requirements and where they are addressed
within this document are included in Appendix B.
1.02 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDANCE
In addition to TCEQ rules regarding water conservation, this Plan also incorporates
both minimum requirements as required from NTMWD and elements from several
conservation initiatives.
• 2024 NTMWD Water Conservation Plan – Member Cities and Customers of
the NTMWD are required to implement water conservation strategies as
designated in the NTMWD Water Conservation Plan. These strategies
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represent minimum measures to be implemented and enforced to promote
water conservation and are to remain in effect on a permanent basis.
• Guidance and Methodology for Reporting on Water Conservation and Water
Use - Developed by TWDB and TCEQ in consultation with the Water
Conservation Advisory Council (the Guidance). The Guidance was developed in
response to a charge by the 82nd Texas Legislature to develop water use and
calculation methodology and guidance for preparation of water use reports and
water conservation plans in accordance with TCEQ rules.
• North Texas Regional Landscape Initiative – The North Texas regional water
providers (NTMWD, DWU and TRWD) collaborated to create the Regional
Landscape Initiatives. This document was developed as a resource of best
management practices for municipal staff to help reduce water waste and
encourage long-term water conservation in the North Texas region. Information
consists of the background, importance, and benefits of each BMP and key
talking points to consider when implementing the strategy. Several of the
optional water management measures included in this Plan are from this
collaborative initiative.
2.00 WATER UTILITY PROFILE
This section contains a description of Greater Texoma Utility Authority ’s service area and
water system. This information can also be reviewed in Appendix C, which contains a
completed TCEQ Water Utility Profile.
2.01 DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE AREA
GTUA’s service area is located in Collin and Grayson Counties. GTUA provides wholesale
water to the city of Sherman and the NTMWD. Sherman’s Certificate of Convenience and
Necessity covers approximately seventy square miles and is estimated to serve a population of
43,745. This area includes two rural water supply corporations, which are outside the city
limits and the city of Knollwood as well as the town of Dorchester. GTUA also provides
wholesale water to NTMWD, a regional wholesale supplier for thirteen member cities and
numerous other customers in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Rockwall, Kaufman, Hunt, Hopkins, and
Rains Counties. NTMWD currently provides water for over 1.3 million people. GTUA provides
treated water obtained from NTMWD to the Collin-Grayson Municipal Alliance, which
presently includes the cities of Anna, Howe, Melissa, and Van Alstyne.
The City of Sherman, a Member City of the GTUA obtains its raw water supplies from Lake
Texoma. GTUA purchases treated water supplies from NTMWD.
2.02 WATER UTILITY PROFILE
Greater Texoma Utility Authority ’s existing water supply is composed of the following
sources.
• Purchased Treated Water from NTMWD
3.00 WATER CONSERVATION GOALS
TCEQ rules require the adoption of specific 5-year and 10-year water conservation goals for a
water conservation plan.
3.01 5- AND 10-YEAR GOALS
Per capita water use varies from year to year based on several factors including weather
conditions, changing demographics and other variables. The TWDB requires specific 5- and
10-year goals which are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Five- and 10-Year Per Capita Water Use Goals
Historic 5-Year
Average Baseline 5-Year Goal
2029
10-Year Goal
2034
Total (GPCD)1 59 65 62 58
Residential (GPCD)2 * * * *
ICIM (GPCD)3 * * * *
Water Loss (GPCD)4 1 0 1 1
Water Loss
(Percentage)5
2% 0% 2% 2%
1Total GPCD = (Total Gallons in System / Permanent Population) / 365
2Residential GPCD = (Gallons Used for Residential Use / Residential Population) / 365
3ICIM GPCD = (Gallons Used for Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Multi-family Use / Permanent
Population) / 365
4Water Loss GPCD = (Total Water Loss / Permanent Population) / 365
5Water Loss Percentage = (Total Water Loss / Total Gallons in System) x 100; or (Water Loss GPCD / Total
GPCD) x 100
* GTUA is a water wholesaler and does not have any residential or ICIM connections.
3.02 METHOD FOR TRACKING
NTMWD requires Member Cities and Customers to complete annual conservation reports by
March 31 of the following year and submit them to NTMWD. A copy of the form is included as
Appendix D.
The completion of this Annual Water Conservation Report allows Greater Texoma Utility
Authority to track the effectiveness of its water conservation programs over time and reassess
those programs that are not providing water savings, ensuring maximum water use efficiency
and greater levels of conservation.
4.00 METERING, RECORDS AND WATER LOSS CONTROL
4.01 METERING PROGRAM
One of the key elements in water conservation is careful tracking of water use and control of
losses. Careful metering of water deliveries and water use, detection, and repair of leaks in the
distribution system, and regular monitoring of unaccounted water are important in controlling
losses.
ACCURATE METERING OF TREATED WATER DELIVERIES FROM NTMWD
Accurate metering of water diversions and deliveries, detection, and repair of leaks in the raw
water transmission and potable water distribution systems and regular monitoring of
nonrevenue water are essential elements of NTMWD’s program to control losses. Water
deliveries from NTMWD are metered by NTMWD using meters with accuracy of ±2%. These
meters are calibrated on an annual basis by NTMWD to maintain the required accuracy.
METERING OF CUSTOMER AND PUBLIC USES
As a wholesale water supplier, GTUA has instituted a program of careful monitoring and
record management to assure that its customers are charged appropriately for their water use.
The program includes the following elements:
• Deliveries to wholesale customers are metered by meters with accuracy of ±2%, which
are read monthly. These readings are used to bill customers.
• Meters used to measure deliveries to wholesale customers are calibrated annually, and
tested, as necessary.
• Treated drinking water is metered at the point of delivery from NTMWD and at each
customer’s delivery vault, metered by meters with accuracy of ±2%.
• Treated water meters are calibrated at least annually, and more frequently, if necessary.
• All meter readings are shared with customers so they can compare the readings against
the operations of their system.
• GTUA monitors unaccounted water in its delivery system. (For GTUA, unaccounted water
is defined as raw water diverted from Lake Texoma less metered sales to customers, or
treated water received from NTMWD less metered sales to customers.)
• GTUA Uses Eastech and Simmons meters for our wholesale accounts.
One of the goals of GTUA’s water conservation program is to maintain unaccounted water
below 5% every year.
LEAK DETECTION, METER TESTING, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT
All GTUA water transmission pipelines are reinforced concrete cylinder pipe or ductile iron pipe
with an internal protective liner and external protective coating. Because of the multiple layers
of material, these pipelines have very long service lives and are not subject to frequent
development of leaks.
• Most joints in GTUA’s pipeline are designed with bell and spigot joint construction
including a rubber gasket. Some joints are welded. For larger lines, each joint is also
sealed with concrete.
• All GTUA water pipelines are constructed in legally defined and identified rights-of-way,
properly registered with authorities in each county.
• GTUA personnel routinely inspect GTUA facilities and pipelines for leaks or mechanical
problems. Repairs are undertaken as soon as practicable in order to minimize waste.
• GTUA operates a program for right-of-way identification for construction projects
adjacent to GTUA facilities and pipelines in order to minimize leaks caused by pipeline
damage during construction.
• GTUA’s metering program allows comparison of measured flows in the system and
metered deliveries to customers, which can be used to identify leaks.
• GTUA’s regular monitoring of unaccounted water (monthly basis) provides a further
check for problems in the distribution system.
• GTUA personnel make regular inspections of its system to detect unauthorized
connections.
4.02 MONITORING AND RECORD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
As required by TAC Title 30, Chapter 288, a record management system should allow for the
separation of water sales and uses into residential, commercial, public/institutional, and
industrial categories. This information is included in the NTMWD annual water conservation
report that is included in Appendix D.
4.03 WATER LOSS CONTROL PROGRAM
DETERMINATION AND CONTROL OF WATER LOSS
Total water loss is the difference between treated water pumped and authorized consumption
or metered deliveries to customers. Authorized consumption includes billed metered uses,
unbilled metered uses, and unbilled unmetered uses such as firefighting and releases for
flushing of lines.
Water losses include two categories:
• Apparent losses such as inaccuracies in customer meters. (Customer meters tend to run
more slowly as they age and under-report actual use). Unauthorized consumption due
to illegal connections and theft.
• Real losses due to water main breaks and leaks in the water distribution system and
unreported losses.
5.00 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS
Every water supply contract entered into or renewed after official adoption of this water
conservation plan, including any contract extension, will include a requirement that each
wholesale customer of Greater Texoma Utility Authority must develop and implement a water
conservation plan and water conservation measures. If the customer intends to resell the
water, then the contract between the initial supplier and customer must specify that the
contract for the resale of the water must have water conservation requirements so that each
successive customer in the resale of the water will be required to implement water
conservation measures in accordance with the provisions of Title 30 TAC Chapter 288.
6.00 RESERVOIR SYSTEM OPERATIONS PLAN
Greater Texoma Utility Authority purchases treated water from NTMWD and does not have
surface water supplies for which to implement a reservoir system operations plan. NTMWD
operates multiple sources of water supply as a system. The operation of the reservoir system
is intended to optimize the use of the District’s sources (within the constraints of existing water
rights) while minimizing energy use cost for pumping, maintaining water quality, minimizing
potential impacts on recreational users of the reservoirs and fish and wildlife.
7.00 CONSERVATION PLAN ADOPTION AND ENFORCEMENT
7.01 MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
As a wholesale provider to cities, GTUA does not have any residential or ICIM connections and
is unable to use any of the following enforcement measures for the water conservation plan
but requires our member cities to enforce the Offenses in Section 8.00 in their own manner.
Examples of enforcement measures include:
(a) Refusing to provide water service at sites of new construction or substantial remodeling for
customers who do not meet requirements for water conservation fixtures as established by
International Plumbing Code and Amendments
(b) Discontinuing service to customers who fail to pay their water bill
(c) analyzing water rates and adjusting them to eliminate conservation plan abuse
(d) Issuance of penalties or fines for users of water who do not comply with the provisions of
the adopted Plans
(e) Discontinuing water service to irrigation meters and fire hydrant meters under described
drought conditions.
7.02 REVIEW AND UPDATE OF WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
TCEQ requires that the water conservation plan be updated every five years. This Plan will be
updated as required and as appropriate based on new or updated information.
7.03 REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUP AND NTMWD
NOTIFICATION
In accordance with TCEQ regulations, a copy of this water conservation plan was provided to
the Region C Water Planning Group. In accordance with NTMWD contractual requirements, a
copy of this water conservation plan was also sent to NTMWD. Appendix F includes a copy of
the letters sent.
8.00 WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
8.01 PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
GTUA makes use of the educational tools and support options available through NTMWD, as
well as the following elements:
▪ Since 2004, GTUA has provided the “Learning to Be Water Wise” curriculum to area
school districts at no cost. The “Learning to Be Water Wise” curriculum includes
individual kits and activities to educate 5th grade students on the importance of water
and the need for water conservation in their homes and communities.
▪ GTUA provides conservation brochures and information to interested civic groups and
schools. Information includes brochures on water-saving measures and xeriscape
landscaping.
▪ GTUA promotes the Texas Smartscape website (www.txsmartscape.com)
▪ Water conservation tips and techniques, shared via social media and our website.
▪ Staff directly interacts with and educates members of our service area who have
questions.
8.02 REQUIRED CONSERVATION STRATEGIES
The following water conservation strategies are required. These strategies represent minimum
measures to be implemented and enforced to promote water conservation and are to remain in
effect on a permanent basis.
A. TCEQ CONSERVATION PLAN REQUIREMENTS
The preceding sections cover the regulatory requirements identified in TAC Title 30, Part 1,
Chapter 288, Subchapter B, Rule 288. These rules are included in Appendix B.
B. CONSERVATION COORDINATOR
The designation of a Conservation Coordinator is required by House Bill 1648, effective
September 1, 2017, for all retail public water utilities with 3,300 service connections or more.
The NTMWD requires that all Member Cities and Customers, regardless of number of
connections, appoint a Conservation Coordinator who will serve as the primary point of contact
between the entity and the District on conservation matters.
The duties of the Conservation Coordinator are as follows:
• Submit an annual conservation report to NTMWD by March 31. This is referred to as
the ‘Appendix D Report’. NTMWD will provide a blank workbook for each Member City
and Customer to fill out prior to the deadline.
• Submit an adopted water conservation and water resource and emergency
management plan by May 1, 2024 (and every five years afterwards). These plans must
be submitted to NTMWD, the applicable Regional Water Planning Group, TCEQ and
TWDB. The conservation coordinator is also responsible for submitting a copy of the
Plan if it is updated after initial adoption and submission.
Greater Texoma Utility Authority ’s Conservation Coordinator is identified below. Greater
Texoma Utility Authority will notify NTMWD if this changes at any point before the water
conservation plan is updated.
Nichole Murphy
903-786-4433
nichole@gtua.org
C. WATER CONSERVATION PRICING
Each Member City and Customer must adopt an increasing block rate water structure that is
intended to encourage water conservation and to discourage excessive use and waste of
water.
As a wholesale water provider, the Greater Texoma Utility Authority has a set rate of $4.658
per 1,000 gallons for all our Member cities.
D. ORDINANCES, PLUMBING CODES, OR RULES ON WATER-CONSERVING FIXTURES
Greater Texoma Utility Authority’s plumbing code standards encourages water conservation
and meets the minimum statutory requirements. The state has required water-conserving
fixtures in new construction and renovations since 1992. The state standards call for flows of
no more than 2.5 gallons per minute (gpm) for faucets, 2.5 gpm for showerheads. As of
January 1, 2014, the state requires maximum average flow rates of 1.28 gallons per flush (gpf)
for toilets and 0.5 gpf for urinals. Similar standards are now required under federal law. These
state and federal standards assure that all new construction and renovations will use water-
conserving fixtures.
E. REUSE AND RECYCLING OF WASTEWATER
NTMWD currently has the largest wastewater reuse program in the state. NTMWD has water
rights allowing reuse of up to 71,882 acre-feet per year (64 MGD) of treated wastewater
discharges from the Wilson Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant for municipal purposes.
Additionally, NTMWD has permitted and is currently constructing the Sister Grove Regional
Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) in the Lavon Lake watershed. This facility will have
an initial capacity of 16 MGD and an ultimate capacity of 64 MGD.
NTMWD has also developed the East Fork Water Reuse Project which can divert treated
wastewater discharges by NTMWD and purchased wastewater return flows from TRA via
Main Stem Pump Station. NTMWD also provides treated effluent from its wastewater
treatment plants available for direct reuse for landscape irrigation and industrial use.
F. YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR WATERING SCHEDULES
A mandatory weekly watering schedule has been gradually gaining acceptance in the region
and the state. Per our contract with NTMWD, GTUA requires all Member Cities to adhere to a
permanent outdoor watering schedule.
• Summer (April 1 – October 31) –Spray irrigation with sprinklers or irrigation systems
at each service address must be limited to no more than two days per week.
Additionally, prohibit lawn irrigation watering from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Education should
be provided that irrigation should only be used when needed, which is often less than
twice per week, even in the heat of summer.
• Winter (November 1 – March 31) – Spray irrigation with sprinklers or irrigation
systems at each service address must be limited to no more than one day per week
with education that less than once per week (or not at all) is usually adequate.
Additional irrigation may be provided by hand-held hose with shutoff nozzle, use of dedicated
irrigation drip zones, and/or soaker hose provided no runoff occurs. Many North Texas
horticulturists have endorsed twice-weekly watering as more than sufficient for landscapes in
the region, even in the heat of summer.
G. TIME OF DAY WATERING SCHEDULE
Per our contract with NTMWD, GTUA requires that during the summer months (April 1 –
October 31) under normal conditions, spray irrigation with an irrigation system or sprinkler is
only permitted on authorized watering days, before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. The primary
purpose of this measure is to reduce wind drift and evaporation losses during the active
growing season. The time-of-day watering schedule requirement increases watering efficiency
by eliminating outdoor irrigation use when climatic factors negatively impact irrigation system
efficiencies. Midday irrigation is not an optimal time to irrigate because evapotranspiration
rates are higher, and plants are more susceptible to stress associated with factors such as
higher temperatures and lower relative humidity.
H. IRRIGATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS
In 2007, the 80th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1656, Senate Bill 3, and House Bill 4
related to regulating irrigation systems and irrigators by adopting minimum standards and
specifications for designing, installing, and operating irrigation systems. The Texas legislation
required cities with a population over 20,000 to develop a landscape irrigation program that
includes permitting, inspection, and enforcement of water conservation for new irrigation
systems.
Per our contract with NTMWD, GTUA requires all Member Cities adhere to a minimum set of
irrigation standards:
1) Require that all new irrigation systems be in compliance with state design and
installation regulations (Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Chapter 344).
2) Require operational rain and freeze sensors and/or ET or Smart controllers on all new
irrigation systems. Rain and freeze sensors and/or ET or Smart controllers must be
properly maintained to function properly.
3) Require that irrigation systems be inspected at the same time as initial backflow
preventer inspection.
4) Require the owner of a regulated irrigation property to obtain an evaluation of any
permanently installed irrigation system on an annual basis. The irrigation evaluation
shall be conducted by a licensed irrigator in the state of Texas and be submitted to the
local water provider (i.e., city, water supply corporation).
I. WATER WASTE PROVISIONS
Per our contract with NTMWD, GTUA requires all Member Cities prohibit activities that waste
water. The main purpose of a water waste ordinance is to provide for a means to enforce that
water waste is prevented during lawn and landscape irrigation, that water resources are
conserved for their most beneficial and vital uses, and that public health is protected. It
provides a defined enforcement mechanism for exceptional neglect related to the proper
maintenance and efficient use of water fixtures, pipes, and irrigation systems. The ordinance
can provide additional assistance or enforcement actions if no corrective action has been taken
after a certain number of correspondences.
Per our contract with NTMWD, GTUA requires that the following water waste ordinance
offenses include:
1) The use of irrigation systems that water impervious surfaces. (Wind-driven water drift
will be taken into consideration.)
2) Outdoor watering during precipitation or freeze events.
3) The use of poorly maintained sprinkler systems that waste water.
4) Excess water runoff or other obvious waste.
5) Overseeding, sodding, sprigging, broadcasting, or plugging with cool season grasses or
watering cool season grasses, except for golf courses and athletic fields.
6) The use of potable water to fill or refill residential, amenity, and any other natural or
manmade ponds. A pond is considered to be a still body of water with a surface area of
500 square feet or more. This does not include recreational swimming pools.
7) Non-commercial car washing that does not use a water hose with an automatic shut-
off valve.
8) Hotels and motels that do not offer a linen reuse water conservation option to
customers.
9) Restaurants, bars, and other commercial food or beverage establishments that provide
drinking water to customers unless a specific request is made by the customer for
drinking water.
8.03 ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION STRATEGIES
GTUA HAS IMPLEMENTED WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES INTENDED TO HELP
CUSTOMERS WITH THEIR WATER CONSERVATION PLANNING, INCLUDING:
▪ Providing model water conservation and drought contingency plans for use by customers
in developing their own plans.
▪ Requiring an annual report on water conservation efforts from customers and developing
a water conservation report for all GTUA customers
GTUA MODEL WATER CONSERVATION PLAN FOR GTUA CUSTOMERS AND MODEL
DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND WATER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN FOR GTUA
CUSTOMERS
In order to assist its customers in the development of their own water conservation and
drought contingency and water emergency response plans, GTUA has developed a Model
Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and Water Emergency Response Plans for
GTUA Water Customers3. The model water conservation plans address the TCEQ
requirements for water conservation plans for municipal use by public water suppliers 1 and
includes several provisions that go beyond TCEQ requirements. GTUA will work with its
customers to develop water conservation and drought contingency and water emergency
response plans using the model plan as a guide.
The model water conservation plan includes the following elements addressing TCEQ
requirements for water conservation plans for public water suppliers:
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(A) – Utility Profile
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(B) – Specification of Goals
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(C) – Specific, Quantified Goals
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(D) – Accurate Metering
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(E) – Universal Metering
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(F) – Determination and Control of Unaccounted Water
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(G) – Public Education and Information Program
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(H) – Non-Promotional Water Rate Structure
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(I) – Reservoir System Operation Plan
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(J) – Means of Implementation and Enforcement
▪ 288.2(a)(1)(K) – Coordination with Regional Water Planning Group
▪ 288.2(a)(2)(A) – Leak Detection, Repair and Water Loss Accounting
▪ 288.2(a)(2)(B) – Record Management System
▪ 288.2(a)(2)(C) – Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by Wholesale Customers
▪ 288.2(c) – Review and Update of Plan
▪ The TCEQ requires a water utility profile to be completed and submitted with the update
to the water conservation plan. This is included as Appendix C in the model plan.
▪ The TCEQ requires that a water conservation implementation report be completed and
submitted to them on an annual basis. This is included in Appendix I of the model plan.
In addition to the TCEQ requirements, the GTUA model plan for customers receiving treated
water from NTMWD also requires the following strategy be included in the customer plans,
pursuant to the NTMWD requirements:
• 288.2(a)(3)(F) – Considerations for Landscape Water Management Regulations
GTUA requires a water usage report to be submitted to the GTUA on an annual basis. This
report is included as Appendix D in the model water conservation plan.
GTUA recommends the following strategies be included in customer plans:
▪ 288.2(a)(3)(A) – Conservation Oriented Water Rates
▪ 288.2(a)(3)(B) – Ordinances, Plumbing Codes or Rules on Water-Conserving Fixtures
▪ 288.2(a)(3)(D) – Reuse and Recycling of Wastewater
▪ 288.2(a)(3)(F) – Additional Considerations for Landscape Water Management
Regulations
▪ 288.2(a)(3)(G) – Monitoring Method
▪ 288.2(a)(3)(H) – Additional Conservation Ordinance Provisions
The TCEQ lists the following optional strategy that GTUA also suggests as an optional strategy
in the model water conservation plan:
• 288.2(a)(3)(C) – Replacement or Retrofit of Water-Conserving Plumbing Fixtures
GTUA’s model drought contingency and water emergency response plan is consistent with
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) guidelines and requirements for
development of drought contingency and water emergency response plans by public drinking
water suppliers, contained in Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter B, Rule 288.20 of the
Texas Administrative Code1. The model plan includes the following elements addressing TCEQ
requirements for drought contingency plans for public water suppliers:
• 288.20(a)(1)(A) – Provisions to Inform the Public and Provide Opportunity for Public
Input
• 288.20(a)(1)(B) – Provisions for Continuing Public Education and Information
• 288.20(a)(1)(C) – Coordination with Regional Water Planning Group
• 288.20(a)(1)(D) – Criteria for Initiation and Termination of Drought Stages
• 288.20(a)(1)(E) – Drought and Emergency Response Stages
• 288.20(a)(1)(F) – Specific, Quantified Targets for Water Use Reductions
• 288.20(a)(1)(G) – Water Supply and Demand Management Measures for Each Stage
• 288.20(a)(1)(H) – Procedures for Initiation and Termination of Drought Stages
• 288.20(a)(1)(I) – Procedures for Granting Variances
• 288.20(a)(1)(J) – Procedures for Enforcement of Mandatory Restrictions
• 288.20(a)(3) – Consultation with Wholesale Supplier
• 288.20(b) – Notification of Implementation of Mandatory Measures
• 288.20(c) – Review and Update of Plan
A. Annual Reports
One element of the GTUA Model Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and Water
Emergency Response Plans for GTUA Customers 3 is a requirement that customers complete the
TCEQ Utility Profile and Water Conservation Plan Requirements for Municipal Water Use by
Public Water Suppliers (Appendix D) by March 1 of the following year and submit them to GTUA .
GTUA will use these to help generate its own annual water conservation report. GTUA’s report
will be used to review the effectiveness of its water conservation program.
9.0 LANDSCAPE WATER MANAGEMENT MEASURES
A. IN-HOUSE WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS
GTUA has implemented an in-house water conservation program, including the following
elements:
• Wherever possible, landscapes will use native or adapted drought tolerant plants, trees,
and shrubs.
• Irrigation at GTUA facilities will occur between 8:00PM and 10:00AM in the peak
consumption months (April 1 through October 31) to lower evaporation losses.
• Irrigation will be limited to the amount needed to promote survival and health of plants
and lawns.
• Irrigation will be avoided on Saturday and Sunday, if possible, since these are periods of
high water use by the public.
The following landscape management measures are included in the GTUA model water
conservation plan for treated water customers. The minimum measures for treated water
customers that should be implemented and enforced to irrigate the landscape appropriately
are as follows:
• Prohibition of watering impervious surfaces (wind driven water drift will be taken into
consideration)
• Prohibition of outdoor watering during precipitation or freeze events.
• Lawn and landscape irrigation is limited to twice per week.
• Prohibiting the use of treated water to fill or refill residential amenity, or any other natural
or manmade ponds. A pond is considered to be a still body of water with a surface area
of five hundred square feet or more.
• Rain and freeze sensors and/or ET or Smart controllers required on all new irrigation
systems. Rain and freeze sensors and/or ET or Smart controllers must be maintained to
function properly.
• “At home” car washing may be done only when using a water hose with a shut-off nozzle.
• GTUA customers are responsible for developing regulations, ordinances, policies, or
procedures for enforcement of water conservation guidelines.
B. Additional Water Conservation Measures (Not Required in Model Water
Conservation Plan)
The following water conservation measures are included in the model water conservation plan
as options to be considered by GTUA customers:
• Consideration for additional landscape water management regulations
• Water audits
• Rebates
Appendix E of the model water conservation plan for treated water customers is a summary of
considerations for landscape water management regulations adopted as part of the
development of this water conservation and drought contingency and water emergency
response plan. These regulations are intended to minimize waste in landscape irrigation.
Appendix E of the model plan includes the required landscape water measures mentioned
above, as well as the ones discussed below. GTUA recommends the following measures be
included in customer water conservation plans, but they are not required:
• Requirement that all existing irrigation systems be retrofitted with rain and freeze
sensors and/or ET or Smart controllers capable of multiple programming. Rain and freeze
sensors and/or ET or Smart controllers must be maintained to function properly.
• Prohibition of use of poorly maintained sprinkler systems that waste water.
• Prohibition of planting cool season grasses (such as rye grass or other similar grasses)
that intensify cool season water requirements, exception allowed for golf courses or
public athletic fields.
• Requirement that all new athletic fields be irrigated by a separate irrigation system from
surrounding areas.
• Implementation of other measures to encourage off-peak water use.
Customers develop landscape ordinances to guide developers in landscaping requirements for
the customer. GTUA recommends that the following measures be included in the entity’s
landscape ordinance:
• Requirement that all new irrigation systems be in compliance with state design and
installation regulations (TAC Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 344)
• Native, drought tolerant, or adaptive plants should be encouraged.
• Drip irrigation systems should be promoted.
• ET/Smart controllers that only allow sprinkler systems to irrigate, when necessary,
should be promoted.
Water audits are useful in finding ways in which water can be used more efficiently at a
specific location. GTUA recommends customers offer water audits to customers. This measure
is recommended but not required.
In addition to the conservation measures described above, GTUA considers the following water
conservation incentive programs as options to consider:
• Low-flow toilet replacement and rebate programs,
• Rebates for rain/freeze sensors and/or ET or Smart controllers,
• Low-flow showerhead and sink aerators replacement programs or rebates,
• ET/Smart irrigation controller rebates,
• Water efficient clothes washer rebates,
• Pressure reducing valve installation programs or rebates,
• Rain barrel rebates,
• On-demand hot water heater rebates, or
• Other water conservation incentive programs.
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Under Texas Water Code Chapter 11 and Title 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 288,
Retail, Irrigation and Wholesale Public Water Suppliers are required to develop, implement
and submit updated Drought Contingency Plans to TCEQ every five years.
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1.00 INTRODUCTION
Greater Texoma Utility Authority is a Customer of the North Texas Municipal Water District
(NTMWD). This Plan was developed following TCEQ guidelines and requirements governing
the development of drought contingency plans.
The goal of the water resource and emergency management plan is to prepare for potential
water shortages and to preserve water for essential uses and the protection of public
health. The objectives to achieve this goal are as follows:
• To save water during droughts, water shortages, and emergencies.
• To save water for domestic use, sanitation, and fire protection.
• To protect and preserve public health, welfare, and safety.
• To reduce the adverse impacts of shortages.
• To reduce the adverse impacts of emergency water supply conditions.
Note: NTMWD refers to their drought contingency plan (DCP) as the water resource and
emergency management plan (WREMP) and should be considered synonymous with a DCP.
1.01 MINIMUM REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
A drought contingency plan is defined as “a strategy or combination of strategies for
temporary supply and demand management responses to temporary and potentially recurring
water supply shortages and other water supply emergencies”. Recognizing the need for
efficient use of existing water supplies, TCEQ has developed guidelines and requirements
governing the development of water conservation and drought contingency plans.
The minimum TCEQ requirements and where they are addressed within this document are
described in Appendix B.
2.00 IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
2.01 PROVISIONS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND OPPORTUNITY FOR
INPUT
Greater Texoma Utility Authority provided opportunity for public input in the development of
this Plan by the following means:
• Providing written notice of the proposed Plan and the opportunity to comment on the
Plan by newspaper and posted notice.
• Posting the draft Plan on the community website and/or social media.
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• Providing the draft Plan to anyone requesting a copy.
• Holding a public meeting regarding the Plan on 5/20/2024. Public notice of this
meeting was provided on the community website and in local newspapers.
• Approving the Plan at a public Board meeting on 5/20/2024. Public notices of this
meeting were provided on the community website and live audio was available during
the meeting.
2.02 PROGRAM FOR CONTINUING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND
INFORMATION
Greater Texoma Utility Authority informs and educates the public about the Plan by the
following means:
• Preparing a bulletin describing the plan and making it available at City Hall and/or
other appropriate locations.
• Including information and making the Plan available to the public through the
community website and/or social media.
• Notifying local organizations, schools, and civic groups that utility staff are available to
make presentations on the Plan (usually in conjunction with presentations on water
conservation programs).
• At any time that the Plan is activated or changes, Greater Texoma Utility Authority will
notify local media of the issues, the water resource management stage (if applicable),
and the specific actions required of the public. The information will also be publicized
on the community website and/or social media. Billing inserts will also be used as
appropriate.
2.03 COORDINATION WITH THE REGIONAL WATER PLANNING
GROUPS AND NTMWD
Appendix F of this Plan includes copies of letters sent to the Chairs of the appropriate regional
water planning groups as well as NTMWD.
2.04 INITIATION AND TERMINATION OF WATER RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT STAGE
A. INITITATION OF A WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STAGE
The Official Designee may order the implementation of a water resource management stage
when one or more of the trigger conditions for that stage is met.
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• NTMWD has initiated a water resource management stage. (Stages imposed by
NTMWD action must be initiated by Member Cities and Customers.)
• Emergency conditions such as a pump failure of water leak
• Special conditions including general maintenance or maintenance requiring a long shut-
down of the system
The following actions will be taken when a water resource management stage is initiated:
• The public will be notified through local media and the supplier’s website.
• Wholesale customers and NTMWD will be notified by email that provides details of
the reasons for initiation of the water resource management stage.
• If any mandatory provisions of the Plan are activated, Greater Texoma Utility Authority
will notify TCEQ and the NTMWD Executive Director within five business days.
Instructions to report drought contingency plan water use restrictions to TCEQ is
available online at
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/drinkingwater/homeland_security/security_pws.
B. TERMINATION OF A WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STAGE
Water resource management stages initiated by NTMWD may be terminated after NTMWD
has terminated the stage. For stages initiated by the Official Designee, they may order the
termination of a water resource management stage when the conditions for termination are
met or at their discretion.
The following actions will be taken when a water resource management stage is terminated:
• The public will be notified through local media and the supplier’s website.
• Wholesale customers and NTMWD will be notified by email.
• If any mandatory provisions of the Plan that have been activated are terminated,
Greater Texoma Utility Authority will notify TCEQ Executive Director and the NTMWD
Executive Director within five business days. Instructions to report drought contingency
plan water use restrictions to TCEQ is available online at
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/drinkingwater/homeland_security/security_pws.
The Official Designee may decide not to order the termination of a water resource
management stage even though the conditions for termination of the stage are met. Factors
which could influence such a decision include, but are not limited to, the time of the year,
weather conditions, or the anticipation of potentially changed conditions that warrant the
continuation of the water resource management stage. The reason for this decision should be
documented.
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2.05 PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING VARIANCES TO THE PLAN
The Official Designee may grant temporary variances for existing water uses otherwise
prohibited under this Plan if one or more of the following conditions are met:
• Failure to grant such a variance would cause an emergency condition adversely
affecting health, sanitation, or fire safety for the public or the person or entity
requesting the variance.
• Compliance with this Plan cannot be accomplished due to technical or other limitations.
• Alternative methods that achieve the same level of reduction in water use can be
implemented.
Variances shall be granted or denied at the discretion of the Official Designee. All petitions for
variances should be in writing and should include the following information:
• Name and address of the petitioners.
• Purpose of water use.
• Specific provisions from which relief is requested.
• Detailed statement of the adverse effect of the provision from which relief is requested.
• Description of the relief requested.
• Period of time for which the variance is sought.
• Alternative measures that will be taken to reduce water use and the level of water use
reduction.
• Other pertinent information.
2.06 PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCING MANDATORY WATER USE
RESTRICTIONS
Mandatory water use restrictions may be imposed in Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3.
As a wholesale supplier only, GTUA does not control how the Member Cities enforce the
Mandatory Water Use restrictions. Entities should determine the best means of enforcement,
be it tickets or administrative fees, that work bestAd for their community.
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2.07 REVIEW AND UPDATE OF WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN
As required by TCEQ rules, Greater Texoma Utility Authority must review their respective
Plan every five years. The plan will be updated as appropriate based on new or updated
information.
3.00 WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN
Initiation and termination criteria for water management stages include general, demand,
supply, and emergency criteria. One of the major indicators of approaching or ongoing drought
conditions is NTMWD’s combined reservoir storage, defined as storage at Lavon Lake plus
storage in Bois d’Arc Lake. Percent storage is determined by dividing the current storage by
the total conservation storage when the lakes are full. Table 1 summarizes the water
management stages by triggers based on percent combined storage and associated demand
reduction goals and outdoor watering restrictions. The following sections go into more detail
on the three water management stages.
TCEQ requires notification when mandatory restrictions are placed on a customer. NTMWD
must notify TCEQ when they impose mandatory restrictions on Member Cities and Customers.
Member Cities and Customers must likewise notify TCEQ when they impose mandatory
restrictions on their customers (wholesale or retail). Measures that impose mandatory
requirements on customers are denoted with “requires notification to TCEQ”.
NTMWD and the utilities must notify TCEQ within five business days if these measures are
implemented ( https://www.tceq.texas.gov/response/drought/drought-and-public-water-
systems).
Table 2: Water Management Plan Stages Summary
Drought Stage
April to
October
November
to March Demand
Reduction
Goal
Outdoor Watering
Restrictions Percent Combined
Storage
Stage
1
Initiation 70% 60%
2% 2X per week (Apr-Oct)
1X per week (Nov-Mar) Termination 75% 65%
Stage
2
Initiation 55% 45%
5% 1X per week (Apr-Oct)
1X every other week (Nov-Mar) Termination 70% 60%
Stage
3
Initiation 30% 20%
30% No outdoor watering
Termination 55% 45%
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3.01 WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – STAGE 1
A. INITIATION AND TERMINATION CRITERIA FOR STAGE 1
NTMWD has initiated Stage 1, which may be initiated when one or more of the following
criteria is met:
• General Criteria
o The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors,
finds that conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 1.
o One or more source(s) is interrupted, unavailable, or limited due to
contamination, invasive species, equipment failure or other cause.
o The water supply system is unable to deliver needed supplies due to the failure
or damage of major water system components.
o Part of the system has a shortage of supply or damage to equipment. (NTMWD
may implement measures for only that portion of the system impacted.)
o A portion of the service area is experiencing an extreme weather event or power
grid/supply disruptions.
• Demand Criteria
o Water demand has exceeded or is expected to exceed 90% of maximum
sustainable production or delivery capacity for an extended period.
• Supply Criteria
o The combined storage in Lavon and Bois d’Arc Lake, as published by the TWDB,
is less than:
▪ 70% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of April through October
▪ 60% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of November through March
o The Sabine River Authority (SRA) has indicated that its Upper Basin water
supplies used by NTMWD (Lake Tawakoni and/or Lake Fork) are in a Stage 1
drought.
o NTMWD is concerned that Lake Texoma, Jim Chapman Lake, the East Fork
Water Reuse Project, Main Stem Pump Station, and/or some other NTMWD
water source may be limited in availability within the next six months.
Stage 1 may terminate when one or more of the following criteria is met:
• General Criteria
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o The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors,
finds that conditions warrant the termination of Stage 1.
o The circumstances that caused the initiation of Stage 1 no longer prevail.
• Supply Criteria
o The combined storage in Lavon and Bois d’Arc Lakes, as published by the
TWDB, is greater than:
▪ 75% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of April through October
▪ 65% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of November through March
B. GOAL FOR USE REDUCTION UNDER STAGE 1
The goal for water use reduction under Stage 1 is an annual reduction of 2% in the use that
would have occurred in the absence of water management measures. Because discretionary
water use is highly concentrated in the summer months, savings should be higher than 5% in
summer to achieve an annual savings goal of 2%. If circumstances warrant, the Executive
Director can set a goal for greater or less water use reduction.
C. WATER MANAGEMENT MEASURES AVAILABLE UNDER STAGE 1
The actions listed below are provided as potential measures to reduce water demand.
NTMWD may choose to implement any or all of the available restrictions in Stage 1.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by NTMWD. Require Member Cities and Customers
(including indirect Customers) to initiate Stage 1 restrictions in their respective,
independently adopted water resource management plans.
• Continue actions described in the water conservation plan.
• Increase enforcement of landscape watering restrictions from the water conservation
plan.
• Initiate engineering studies to evaluate alternative actions that can be implemented if
conditions worsen.
• Accelerate public education efforts on ways to reduce water use.
• Halt non-essential NTMWD water use.
• Encourage the public to wait until the current drought or water emergency situation has
passed before establishing new landscaping.
• Encourage all users to reduce the frequency of draining and refilling swimming pools.
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• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers and/or NTMWD.
Initiate a rate surcharge for all water use over a certain level.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Parks, golf courses,
and athletic fields using potable water for landscape watering are required to meet the
same reduction goals and measures outlined in this stage. As an exception, golf course
greens and tee boxes may be hand watered as needed.
3.02 WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – STAGE 2
A. INITIATION AND TERMINATION CRITERIA FOR STAGE 2
NTMWD has initiated Stage 2, which may be initiated due to one or more of the following
criteria is met:
• General Criteria
o The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors,
finds that conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 2.
o One or more supply source(s) is interrupted, unavailable, or limited due to
contamination, invasive species, equipment failure or other cause.
o The water supply system is unable to deliver needed supplies due to the failure
or damage of major water system components.
o Part of the system has a shortage of supply or damage to equipment. (NTMWD
may implement measures for only that portion of the system impacted.)
o A portion of the service area is experiencing an extreme weather event or power
grid/supply disruptions.
• Demand Criteria
o Water demand has exceeded or is expected to exceed 95% of maximum
sustainable production or delivery capacity for an extended period.
• Supply Criteria
o The combined storage in Lavon and Bois d’Arc Lake, as published by the TWDB,
is less than
▪ 55% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of April through October
▪ 45% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of November through March
o SRA has indicated that its Upper Basin water supplies used by NTMWD (Lake
Tawakoni and/or Lake Fork) are in a Stage 2 drought.
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o NTMWD is concerned that Lake Texoma, Jim Chapman Lake, the East Fork
Water Reuse Project, the Main Stem Pump Station, and/or some other NTMWD
water source may be limited in availability within the next three months.
Stage 2 may terminate when one or more of the following criteria is met:
• General Criteria
o The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors,
finds that conditions warrant the termination of Stage 2.
o The circumstances that caused the initiation of Stage 2 no longer prevail.
• Supply Criteria
o The combined storage in Lavon and Bois d’Arc Lake, as published by the TWDB,
is greater than
▪ 70% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of April through October
▪ 60% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of November through March
B. GOAL FOR USE REDUCTION UNDER STAGE 2
The goal for water use reduction under Stage 2 is an annual reduction of 5% in the use that
would have occurred in the absence of water resource management measures. Because
discretionary water use is highly concentrated in the summer months, savings should be higher
than 5% in summer to achieve an annual savings goal of 5%. If circumstances warrant, the
Executive Director can set a goal for greater or less water use reduction.
C. WATER MANAGEMENT MEASURES AVAILABLE UNDER STAGE 2
The actions listed below are provided as potential measures to reduce water demand.
NTMWD may choose to implement any or all of the available restrictions in Stage 2.
• Continue or initiate any actions available under the water conservation plan and Stage
1.
• Implement viable alternative water supply strategies.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by NTMWD. Require Member Cities and Customers
(including indirect Customers) to initiate Stage 2 restrictions in their respective,
independently adopted water resource management plans.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by NTMWD and/or Member Cities and Customers.
Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems at each service address
to once per week on designated days between April 1 and October 31. Limit landscape
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watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems at each service address to once every
other week on designated days between November 1 and March 31. Exceptions are as
follows:
o New construction may be watered as necessary for 30 days from the
installation of new landscape features.
o Foundation watering (within 2 feet), watering of new plantings (first year) of
shrubs, and watering of trees (within a 10-foot radius of its trunk) for up to two
hours on any day by a hand-held hose, a soaker hose, or a dedicated zone using
a drip irrigation system, provided no runoff occurs.
o Athletic fields may be watered twice per week.
o Locations using alternative sources of water supply only for irrigation may
irrigate without day-of-the-week restrictions provided proper signage is
employed to notify the public of the alternative water source(s) being used.
However, irrigation using alternative sources of supply is subject to all other
restrictions applicable to this stage. If the alternative supply source is a well,
proper proof of well registration with your local water supplier (e.g., city, water
supply corporation) is required. Other sources of water supply may not include
imported treated water.
o An exemption is for drip irrigation systems from the designated outdoor water
use day limited to no more than one day per week. Drip irrigation systems are,
however, subject to all other restrictions applicable under this stage.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Prohibit
overseeding, sodding, sprigging, broadcasting or plugging with or watering, except for
golf courses and athletic fields.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by NTMWD. Institute a mandated reduction in water
deliveries to all Member Cities and Customers. Such a reduction will be distributed as
required by Texas Water Code Section 11.039 (Appendix E).
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers and/or NTMWD.
Initiate a rate surcharge for all water use over a certain level.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Parks and golf
courses using potable water for landscape watering are required to meet the same
reduction goals and measures outlined in this stage. As an exception, golf course
greens and tee boxes may be hand watered as needed.
3.03 WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – STAGE 3
A. INITIATION AND TERMINATION CRITERIA FOR STAGE 3
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NTMWD has initiated Stage 3, which may be initiated due to one or more of the following
criteria is met:
• General Criteria
o The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors,
finds that conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 3.
o One or more supply source(s) is interrupted, unavailable, or limited due to
contamination, invasive species, equipment failure, or other cause.
o The water supply system is unable to deliver needed supplies due to the failure
or damage of major water system components.
o Part of the system has a shortage of supply or damage to equipment. (NTMWD
may implement measures for only that portion of the system impacted.)
o A portion of the service area is experiencing an extreme weather event or power
grid/supply disruptions.
• Demand Criteria
o Water demand has exceeded or is expected to exceed maximum sustainable
production or delivery capacity for an extended period.
• Supply Criteria
o The combined storage in Lavon and Bois d’Arc Lake, as published by the TWDB,
is less than
▪ 30% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of April through October
▪ 20% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of November through March
• SRA has indicated that its Upper Basin water supplies used by NTMWD (Lake
Tawakoni and/or Lake Fork) are in a drought and have significantly reduced supplies
available to NTMWD.
• The supply from Lake Texoma, Jim Chapman Lake, the East Fork Water Reuse Project,
the Main Stem Pump Station, and/or some other NTMWD water source has become
limited in availability.
Stage 3 may terminate when one or more of the following criteria is met:
• General Criteria
o The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors,
finds that conditions warrant the termination of Stage 3.
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o Other circumstances that caused the initiation of Stage 3 no longer prevail.
• Supply Criteria
o The combined storage in Lavon and Bois d’Arc Lake, as published by the TWDB,
is greater than:
▪ 55% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of April through October
▪ 45% of the combined conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of November through March
B. GOAL FOR USE REDUCTION UNDER STAGE 3
The goal for water use reduction under Stage 3 is an annual reduction of 30% in the use that
would have occurred in the absence of water resource management measures, or the goal for
water use reduction is whatever reduction is necessary. Because discretionary water use is
highly concentrated in the summer months, savings should be higher than 30% in summer to
achieve an annual savings goal of 30%. If circumstances warrant, the Executive Director can
set a goal for greater or less water use reduction.
C. WATER MANAGEMENT MEASURES AVAILABLE UNDER STAGE 3
The actions listed below are provided as potential measures to reduce water demand.
NTMWD may choose to implement any or all of the available restrictions in Stage 3.
• Continue or initiate any actions available under the water conservation plan and Stages
1 and 2.
• Implement viable alternative water supply strategies.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by NTMWD. Require Member Cities and Customers
(including indirect Customers) to initiate Stage 3 restrictions in their respective,
independently adopted water resource management plans.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Initiate mandatory
water use restrictions as follows:
o Hosing and washing of paved areas, buildings, structures, windows or other
surfaces is prohibited except by variance and performed by a professional
service using high efficiency equipment.
o Prohibit operation of ornamental fountains or ponds that use potable water
except where supporting aquatic life.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Prohibit new sod,
overseeding, sodding, sprigging, broadcasting or plugging with or watering.
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• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Prohibit the use of
potable water for the irrigation of new landscape.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by NTMWD and/or Member Cities and Customers.
Prohibit all commercial and residential landscape watering, except foundations (within
2 feet) and trees (within a 10-foot radius of its trunk) may be watered for two hours
one day per week with a hand-held hose, a soaker hose, or a dedicated zone using a
drip irrigation system provided no runoff occurs. Drip irrigation systems are not exempt
from this requirement.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Prohibit washing of
vehicles except at a commercial vehicle wash facility.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Landscape watering
of parks, golf courses, and athletic fields with potable water is prohibited. As an
exception, golf course greens and tee boxes may be hand watered as needed.
Variances may be granted by the water provider under special circumstances.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Prohibit the filling,
draining, and/or refilling of existing swimming pools, wading pools, Jacuzzi and hot tubs
except to maintain structural integrity, proper operation and maintenance or to alleviate
a public safety risk. Existing pools may add water to replace losses from normal use
and evaporation. Permitting of new swimming pools, wading pools, Jacuzzi and hot
tubs is prohibited.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Prohibit the
operation of interactive water features such as water sprays, dancing water jets,
waterfalls, dumping buckets, shooting water cannons, inflatable pools, temporary
splash toys or pools, slip-n-slides, or splash pads that are maintained for recreation.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by Member Cities and Customers. Require all
commercial water users to reduce water use by a set percentage.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by NTMWD. Institute a mandated reduction in
deliveries to all Member Cities and Customers. Such a reduction will be distributed as
required by Texas Water Code Section 11.039.
• Requires notification to TCEQ by NTMWD and/or Member Cities and Customers.
Initiate a rate surcharge over normal rates for all water use or for water use over a
certain level
Appendix A
List of References
The following appendix contains a list of references used throughout the plans.
APPENDIX A
LIST OF REFERENCES
1. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Water Conservation Implementation
Report. https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/permitting/forms/20645.pdf
2. Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rules
288.1 and 288.5, and Subchapter B, Rule 288.22, downloaded from
http://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=4&ti=30&pt=1&ch=
288, April 2023.
3. Water Conservation Implementation Task Force: “Texas Water Development Board
Report 362, Water Conservation Best Management Practices Guide,” prepared for the
Texas Water Development Board, Austin, November 2004.
4. Texas Water Development Board, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water
Conservation Advisory Council: Guidance and Methodology for Reporting on Water
Conservation and Water Use, December 2012
5. Freese and Nichols, Inc.: Model Water Conservation Plan for NTMWD Members Cities
and Customers, prepared for the North Texas Municipal Water District, Fort Worth,
January 2019.
6. Freese and Nichols, Inc.: Model Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan for
NTMWD Members Cities and Customers, prepared for the North Texas Municipal
Water District, Fort Worth, January 2019.
7. Freese and Nichols Inc, Alan Plummer Associates, Inc., CP & Y Inc., Cooksey
Communications. “2021 Region C Water Plan”
Appendix B
Texas Administrative Code Title 30
Chapter 288
The following appendix contains the Texas Administrative Code that regulates both water
conservation and drought contingency plans. Prior to the code, a summary is given that
outlines where each requirement is fulfilled within the plans.
APPENDIX B
TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 30 CHAPTER 288
TCEQ rules governing development of water conservation plans are contained in Title 30,
Chapter 288, Subchapter A of the Texas Administrative Code, which is included in this
Appendix for reference.
The water conservation plan elements required by TCEQ water conservation rules that are
covered in this water conservation plan are listed below.
Minimum Conservation Plan Requirements for Public Water Suppliers
• 288.2(a)(1)(A) – Utility Profile – Section 2
• 288.2(a)(1)(B) – Record Management System – Section 4
• 288.2(a)(1)(C) – Specific, Quantified Goals – Section 3
• 288.2(a)(1)(D) – Accurate Metering – Section 4
• 288.2(a)(1)(E) – Universal Metering – Section 4
• 288.2(a)(1)(F) – Determination and Control of Water Loss – Section 4
• 288.2(a)(1)(G) – Public Education and Information Program – Section 8
• 288.2(a)(1)(H) – Non-Promotional Water Rate Structure – Section 8
• 288.2(a)(1)(I) – Reservoir System Operation Plan – Section 6
• 288.2(a)(1)(J) – Means of Implementation and Enforcement – Section 7
• 288.2(a)(1)(K) – Coordination with Regional Water Planning Group – Section 7
• 288.2(c) – Review and Update of Plan – Section 7
Additional Requirements for Public Water Suppliers (Population over 5,000)
• 288.2(a)(2)(A) – Leak Detection, Repair, and Water Loss Accounting – Section 4
• 288.2(a)(2)(B) – Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by Wholesale Customers –
Section 5
Minimum Conservation Plan Requirements for Wholesale Water Suppliers
• 288.5(1)(A) – Description of Service Area – Section 2
• 288.5(1)(B) – Specific, Quantified Goals – Section 3
• 288.5(1)(C) – Measure and Account for Water Diverted – Section 4
• 288.5(1)(D) – Monitoring and Record Management Program – Section 4
• 288.5(1)(E) – Program of Metering and Leak Detection and Repair – Section 4
• 288.5(1)(F) – Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by Wholesale Customers –
Section 5
• 288.5(1)(G) – Reservoir System Operation Plan – Section 6
• 288.5(1)(H) – Means of Implementation and Enforcement – Section 7
• 288.5(1)(I) – Documentation of Coordination with Regional Water Planning Group –
Section 7
• 288.5(3) – Review and Update of Plan – Section 7
TITLE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 288 WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY
PLANS, GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER A WATER CONSERVATION PLANS
RULE §288.1 Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Agricultural or Agriculture--Any of the following activities:
(A) cultivating the soil to produce crops for human food, animal feed, or planting seed or for
the production of fibers;
(B) the practice of floriculture, viticulture, silviculture, and horticulture, including the
cultivation of plants in containers or non-soil media by a nursery grower;
(C) raising, feeding, or keeping animals for breeding purposes or for the production of food
or fiber, leather, pelts, or other tangible products having a commercial value;
(D) raising or keeping equine animals;
(E) wildlife management; and
(F) planting cover crops, including cover crops cultivated for transplantation, or leaving land
idle for the purpose of participating in any governmental program or normal crop or livestock
rotation procedure.
(2) Agricultural use--Any use or activity involving agriculture, including irrigation.
(3) Best management practices--Voluntary efficiency measures that save a quantifiable
amount of water, either directly or indirectly, and that can be implemented within a specific
time frame.
(4) Conservation--Those practices, techniques, and technologies that reduce the
consumption of water, reduce the loss or waste of water, improve the efficiency in the use of
water, or increase the recycling and reuse of water so that a water supply is made available
for future or alternative uses.
(5) Commercial use--The use of water by a place of business, such as a hotel, restaurant, or
office building. This does not include multi-family residences or agricultural, industrial, or
institutional users.
(6) Drought contingency plan--A strategy or combination of strategies for temporary supply
and demand management responses to temporary and potentially recurring water supply
shortages and other water supply emergencies. A drought contingency plan may be a
separate document identified as such or may be contained within another water management
document(s).
(7) Industrial use--The use of water in processes designed to convert materials of a lower
order of value into forms having greater usability and commercial value, and the development
of power by means other than hydroelectric, but does not include agricultural use.
(8) Institutional use--The use of water by an establishment dedicated to public service, such
as a school, university, church, hospital, nursing home, prison or government facility. All
facilities dedicated to public service are considered institutional regardless of ownership.
(9) Irrigation--The agricultural use of water for the irrigation of crops, trees, and pastureland,
including, but not limited to, golf courses and parks which do not receive water from a public
water supplier.
(10) Irrigation water use efficiency--The percentage of that amount of irrigation water which
is beneficially used by agriculture crops or other vegetation relative to the amount of water
diverted from the source(s) of supply. Beneficial uses of water for irrigation purposes include,
but are not limited to, evapotranspiration needs for vegetative maintenance and growth,
salinity management, and leaching requirements associated with irrigation.
(11) Mining use--The use of water for mining processes including hydraulic use, drilling,
washing sand and gravel, and oil field re-pressuring.
(12) Municipal use--The use of potable water provided by a public water supplier as well as
the use of sewage effluent for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, institutional,
and wholesale uses.
(13) Nursery grower--A person engaged in the practice of floriculture, viticulture, silviculture,
and horticulture, including the cultivation of plants in containers or nonsoil media, who grows
more than 50% of the products that the person either sells or leases, regardless of the variety
sold, leased, or grown. For the purpose of this definition, grow means the actual cultivation or
propagation of the product beyond the mere holding or maintaining of the item prior to sale or
lease, and typically includes activities associated with the production or multiplying of stock
such as the development of new plants from cuttings, grafts, plugs, or seedlings.
(14) Pollution--The alteration of the physical, thermal, chemical, or biological quality of, or
the contamination of, any water in the state that renders the water harmful, detrimental, or
injurious to humans, animal life, vegetation, or property, or to the public health, safety, or
welfare, or impairs the usefulness or the public enjoyment of the water for any lawful or
reasonable purpose.
(15) Public water supplier--An individual or entity that supplies water to the public for
human consumption.
(16) Regional water planning group--A group established by the Texas Water Development
Board to prepare a regional water plan under Texas Water Code §16.053.
(17) Residential gallons per capita per day--The total gallons sold for residential use by a
public water supplier divided by the residential population served and then divided by the
number of days in the year.
(18) Residential use--The use of water that is billed to single and multi-family residences,
which applies to indoor and outdoor uses.
(19) Retail public water supplier--An individual or entity that for compensation supplies
water to the public for human consumption. The term does not include an individual or entity
that supplies water to itself or its employees or tenants when that water is not resold to or
used by others.
(20) Reuse--The authorized use for one or more beneficial purposes of use of water that
remains unconsumed after the water is used for the original purpose of use and before that
water is either disposed of or discharged or otherwise allowed to flow into a watercourse,
lake, or other body of state-owned water.
(21) Total use--The volume of raw or potable water provided by a public water supplier to
billed customer sectors or nonrevenue uses and the volume lost during conveyance,
treatment, or transmission of that water.
(22) Total gallons per capita per day (GPCD)--The total amount of water diverted and/or
pumped for potable use divided by the total permanent population divided by the days of the
year. Diversion volumes of reuse as defined in this chapter shall be credited against total
diversion volumes for the purposes of calculating GPCD for targets and goals.
(23) Water conservation coordinator--The person designated by a retail public water
supplier that is responsible for implementing a water conservation plan.
(24) Water conservation plan--A strategy or combination of strategies for reducing the
volume of water withdrawn from a water supply source, for reducing the loss or waste of
water, for maintaining or improving the efficiency in the use of water, for increasing the
recycling and reuse of water, and for preventing the pollution of water. A water conservation
plan may be a separate document identified as such or may be contained within another
water management document(s).
(25) Wholesale public water supplier--An individual or entity that for compensation supplies
water to another for resale to the public for human consumption. The term does not include
an individual or entity that supplies water to itself or its employees or tenants as an incident
of that employee service or tenancy when that water is not resold to or used by others, or an
individual or entity that conveys water to another individual or entity, but does not own the
right to the water which is conveyed, whether or not for a delivery fee.
(26) Wholesale use--Water sold from one entity or public water supplier to other retail
water purveyors for resale to individual customers.
Source Note: The provisions of this §288.1 adopted to be effective May 3, 1993, 18 TexReg
2558; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 949; amended to be effective
April 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be effective August 15, 2002, 27 TexReg 7146;
amended to be effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384; amended to be effective January
10, 2008, 33 TexReg 193; amended to be effective December 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 9515;
amended to be effective August 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 5218
TITLE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 288 WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY
PLANS, GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER A WATER CONSERVATION PLANS
RULE §288.2 Water Conservation Plans for Municipal Uses by Public Water
Suppliers
(a) A water conservation plan for municipal water use by public water suppliers must provide
information in response to the following. If the plan does not provide information for each
requirement, the public water supplier shall include in the plan an explanation of why the
requirement is not applicable.
(1) Minimum requirements. All water conservation plans for municipal uses by public water
suppliers must include the following elements:
(A) a utility profile in accordance with the Texas Water Use Methodology, including, but not
limited to, information regarding population and customer data, water use data (including
total gallons per capita per day (GPCD) and residential GPCD), water supply system data, and
wastewater system data;
(B) a record management system which allows for the classification of water sales and uses
into the most detailed level of water use data currently available to it, including, if possible,
the sectors listed in clauses (i) - (vi) of this subparagraph. Any new billing system purchased
by a public water supplier must be capable of reporting detailed water use data as described
in clauses (i) - (vi) of this subparagraph:
(i) residential;
(I) single family;
(II) multi-family;
(ii) commercial;
(iii) institutional;
(iv) industrial;
(v) agricultural; and,
(vi) wholesale.
(C) specific, quantified five-year and ten-year targets for water savings to include goals for
water loss programs and goals for municipal use in total GPCD and residential GPCD. The
goals established by a public water supplier under this subparagraph are not enforceable;
(D) metering device(s), within an accuracy of plus or minus 5.0% in order to measure and
account for the amount of water diverted from the source of supply;
(E) a program for universal metering of both customer and public uses of water, for meter
testing and repair, and for periodic meter replacement;
(F) measures to determine and control water loss (for example, periodic visual inspections
along distribution lines; annual or monthly audit of the water system to determine illegal
connections; abandoned services; etc.);
(G) a program of continuing public education and information regarding water conservation;
(H) a water rate structure which is not "promotional," i.e., a rate structure which is cost-
based and which does not encourage the excessive use of water;
(I) a reservoir systems operations plan, if applicable, providing for the coordinated operation
of reservoirs owned by the applicant within a common watershed or river basin in order to
optimize available water supplies; and
(J) a means of implementation and enforcement which shall be evidenced by:
(i) a copy of the ordinance, resolution, or tariff indicating official adoption of the water
conservation plan by the water supplier; and
(ii) a description of the authority by which the water supplier will implement and enforce
the conservation plan; and
(K) documentation of coordination with the regional water planning groups for the service
area of the public water supplier in order to ensure consistency with the appropriate approved
regional water plans.
(2) Additional content requirements. Water conservation plans for municipal uses by public
drinking water suppliers serving a current population of 5,000 or more and/or a projected
population of 5,000 or more within the next ten years subsequent to the effective date of the
plan must include the following elements:
(A) a program of leak detection, repair, and water loss accounting for the water
transmission, delivery, and distribution system;
(B) a requirement in every wholesale water supply contract entered into or renewed after
official adoption of the plan (by either ordinance, resolution, or tariff), and including any
contract extension, that each successive wholesale customer develop and implement a water
conservation plan or water conservation measures using the applicable elements in this
chapter. If the customer intends to resell the water, the contract between the initial supplier
and customer must provide that the contract for the resale of the water must have water
conservation requirements so that each successive customer in the resale of the water will be
required to implement water conservation measures in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
(3) Additional conservation strategies. Any combination of the following strategies shall be
selected by the water supplier, in addition to the minimum requirements in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of this subsection, if they are necessary to achieve the stated water conservation goals of
the plan. The commission may require that any of the following strategies be implemented by
the water supplier if the commission determines that the strategy is necessary to achieve the
goals of the water conservation plan:
(A) conservation-oriented water rates and water rate structures such as uniform or
increasing block rate schedules, and/or seasonal rates, but not flat rate or decreasing block
rates;
(B) adoption of ordinances, plumbing codes, and/or rules requiring water-conserving
plumbing fixtures to be installed in new structures and existing structures undergoing
substantial modification or addition;
(C) a program for the replacement or retrofit of water-conserving plumbing fixtures in
existing structures;
(D) reuse and/or recycling of wastewater and/or graywater;
(E) a program for pressure control and/or reduction in the distribution system and/or for
customer connections;
(F) a program and/or ordinance(s) for landscape water management;
(G) a method for monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the water conservation plan;
and
(H) any other water conservation practice, method, or technique which the water supplier
shows to be appropriate for achieving the stated goal or goals of the water conservation plan.
(b) A water conservation plan prepared in accordance with 31 TAC §363.15 (relating to
Required Water Conservation Plan) of the Texas Water Development Board and substantially
meeting the requirements of this section and other applicable commission rules may be
submitted to meet application requirements in accordance with a memorandum of
understanding between the commission and the Texas Water Development Board.
(c) A public water supplier for municipal use shall review and update its water conservation
plan, as appropriate, based on an assessment of previous five-year and ten-year targets and
any other new or updated information. The public water supplier for municipal use shall
review and update the next revision of its water conservation plan every five years to coincide
with the regional water planning group.
Source Note: The provisions of this §288.2 adopted to be effective May 3, 1993, 18 TexReg
2558; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 949; amended to be effective
April 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384;
amended to be effective December 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 9515
TITLE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 288 WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY
PLANS, GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER A WATER CONSERVATION PLANS
RULE §288.5 Water Conservation Plans for Wholesale Water Suppliers
A water conservation plan for a wholesale water supplier must provide information in
response to each of the following paragraphs. If the plan does not provide information for
each requirement, the wholesale water supplier shall include in the plan an explanation of
why the requirement is not applicable.
(1) Minimum requirements. All water conservation plans for wholesale water suppliers must
include the following elements:
(A) a description of the wholesaler's service area, including population and customer data,
water use data, water supply system data, and wastewater data;
(B) specific, quantified five-year and ten-year targets for water savings including, where
appropriate, target goals for municipal use in gallons per capita per day for the wholesaler's
service area, maximum acceptable water loss, and the basis for the development of these
goals. The goals established by wholesale water suppliers under this subparagraph are not
enforceable;
(C) a description as to which practice(s) and/or device(s) will be utilized to measure and
account for the amount of water diverted from the source(s) of supply;
(D) a monitoring and record management program for determining water deliveries, sales,
and losses;
(E) a program of metering and leak detection and repair for the wholesaler's water storage,
delivery, and distribution system;
(F) a requirement in every water supply contract entered into or renewed after official
adoption of the water conservation plan, and including any contract extension, that each
successive wholesale customer develop and implement a water conservation plan or water
conservation measures using the applicable elements of this chapter. If the customer intends
to resell the water, then the contract between the initial supplier and customer must provide
that the contract for the resale of the water must have water conservation requirements so
that each successive customer in the resale of the water will be required to implement water
conservation measures in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter;
(G) a reservoir systems operations plan, if applicable, providing for the coordinated
operation of reservoirs owned by the applicant within a common watershed or river basin. The
reservoir systems operations plans shall include optimization of water supplies as one of the
significant goals of the plan;
(H) a means for implementation and enforcement, which shall be evidenced by a copy of
the ordinance, rule, resolution, or tariff, indicating official adoption of the water conservation
plan by the water supplier; and a description of the authority by which the water supplier will
implement and enforce the conservation plan; and
(I) documentation of coordination with the regional water planning groups for the service
area of the wholesale water supplier in order to ensure consistency with the appropriate
approved regional water plans.
(2) Additional conservation strategies. Any combination of the following strategies shall be
selected by the water wholesaler, in addition to the minimum requirements of paragraph (1)
of this section, if they are necessary in order to achieve the stated water conservation goals of
the plan. The commission may require by commission order that any of the following
strategies be implemented by the water supplier if the commission determines that the
strategies are necessary in order for the conservation plan to be achieved:
(A) conservation-oriented water rates and water rate structures such as uniform or
increasing block rate schedules, and/or seasonal rates, but not flat rate or decreasing block
rates;
(B) a program to assist agricultural customers in the development of conservation pollution
prevention and abatement plans;
(C) a program for reuse and/or recycling of wastewater and/or graywater; and
(D) any other water conservation practice, method, or technique which the wholesaler
shows to be appropriate for achieving the stated goal or goals of the water conservation plan.
(3) Review and update requirements. The wholesale water supplier shall review and update
its water conservation plan, as appropriate, based on an assessment of previous five-year and
ten-year targets and any other new or updated information. A wholesale water supplier shall
review and update the next revision of its water conservation plan every five years to coincide
with the regional water planning group.
Source Note: The provisions of this §288.5 adopted to be effective May 3, 1993, 18 TexReg
2558; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 949; amended to be effective
April 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384;
amended to be effective December 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 9515
APPENDIX B
TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 30 CHAPTER 288
TCEQ rules governing development of water conservation plans are contained in Title 30,
Chapter 288, Subchapter A of the Texas Administrative Code, which is included in this
Appendix for reference.
The water conservation plan elements required by TCEQ water conservation rules that are
covered in this drought contingency plan are listed below.
Minimum Drought Contingency Plan Requirements for Public Water Suppliers
• 288.20(a)(1)(A) – Provisions to Inform Public and Provide Opportunity for Public Input
- Section 2
• 288.20(a)(1)(B) – Program for Continuing Public Education and Information – Section 2
• 288.20(a)(1)(C) –Coordination with Regional Water Planning Groups – Section 2
• 288.20(a)(1)(D) – Description of Information to Be Monitored and Criteria for the
Initiation and Termination of Water Resource Management Stages – Sections 2
• 288.20(a)(1)(E) – Stages for Implementation of Measures in Response to Situations –
Section 3
• 288.20(a)(1)(F) – Specific, Quantified Targets for Water Use Reductions During Water
Shortages – Section 3
• 288.20(a)(1)(G) – Specific Water Supply or Water Demand Measures to Be
Implemented at Each Stage of the Plan – Section 3
• 288.20(a)(1)(H) – Procedures for Initiation and Termination of Drought Contingency
and Water Emergency Response Stages – Section 2
• 288.20(a)(1)(I) – Description of Procedures to Be Followed for Granting Variances to
the Plan – Section 2
• 288.20(a)(1)(J) – Procedures for Enforcement of Mandatory Water Use Restrictions –
Section 2
• 288.20(b) – TCEQ Notification of Implementation of Mandatory Provisions – Sections 2
and 3
• 288.20(c) – Review of Drought Contingency and Water Emergency Response Plan
Every Five (5) Years – Section 2
Minimum Drought Contingency Plan Requirements for Wholesale Water Suppliers
• 288.22(a)(1) – Provisions to Inform the Public and Provide Opportunity for Public Input
– Section 2
• 288.22(a)(2) – Coordination with the Regional Water Planning Groups – Section 2
• 288.22(a)(3) – Criteria for Initiation and Termination of Drought Stages – Section 3
• 288.22(a)(4) – Drought and Emergency Response Stages – Section 3
• 288.22(a)(5) – Procedures for Initiation and Termination of Drought Stages – Section 2
• 288.22(a)(6) – Specific, Quantified Targets for Water Use Reductions During Water
Shortages – Section 3
• 288.22(a)(7) – Specific Water Supply or Water Demand Management Measures to be
Implemented during Each Drought Stage – Section 3
• 288.22(a)(8) – Provision in Wholesale Contracts to Require Water Distribution
According to Texas Water Code Section §11.039 – Sections 2 and 3
• 288.22(a)(9) – Procedures for Granting Variances to the Plan - Section 2
• 288.22(a)(10) - Procedures for Enforcement of Mandatory Restrictions – Section 2
• 288.22(b) – TCEQ Notification of Implementation of Mandatory Measures – Sections 2
and 3
• 288.22(c) – Review and Update of the Plan – Section 2
TITLE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 288 WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY
PLANS, GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER B DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS
RULE §288.20 Drought Contingency Plans for Municipal Uses by Public Water
Suppliers
(a) A drought contingency plan for a retail public water supplier, where applicable, must
include the following minimum elements.
(1) Minimum requirements. Drought contingency plans must include the following minimum
elements.
(A) Preparation of the plan shall include provisions to actively inform the public and
affirmatively provide opportunity for public input. Such acts may include, but are not limited
to, having a public meeting at a time and location convenient to the public and providing
written notice to the public concerning the proposed plan and meeting.
(B) Provisions shall be made for a program of continuing public education and information
regarding the drought contingency plan.
(C) The drought contingency plan must document coordination with the regional water
planning groups for the service area of the retail public water supplier to ensure consistency
with the appropriate approved regional water plans.
(D) The drought contingency plan must include a description of the information to be
monitored by the water supplier, and specific criteria for the initiation and termination of
drought response stages, accompanied by an explanation of the rationale or basis for such
triggering criteria.
(E) The drought contingency plan must include drought or emergency response stages
providing for the implementation of measures in response to at least the following situations:
(i) reduction in available water supply up to a repeat of the drought of record;
(ii) water production or distribution system limitations;
(iii) supply source contamination; or
(iv) system outage due to the failure or damage of major water system components (e.g.,
pumps).
(F) The drought contingency plan must include specific, quantified targets for water use
reductions to be achieved during periods of water shortage and drought. The entity preparing
the plan shall establish the targets. The goals established by the entity under this
subparagraph are not enforceable.
(G) The drought contingency plan must include the specific water supply or water demand
management measures to be implemented during each stage of the plan including, but not
limited to, the following:
(i) curtailment of non-essential water uses; and
(ii) utilization of alternative water sources and/or alternative delivery mechanisms with the
prior approval of the executive director as appropriate (e.g., interconnection with another
water system, temporary use of a non-municipal water supply, use of reclaimed water for
non-potable purposes, etc.).
(H) The drought contingency plan must include the procedures to be followed for the
initiation or termination of each drought response stage, including procedures for notification
of the public.
(I) The drought contingency plan must include procedures for granting variances to the
plan.
(J) The drought contingency plan must include procedures for the enforcement of
mandatory water use restrictions, including specification of penalties (e.g., fines, water rate
surcharges, discontinuation of service) for violations of such restrictions.
(2) Privately-owned water utilities. Privately-owned water utilities shall prepare a drought
contingency plan in accordance with this section and incorporate such plan into their tariff.
(3) Wholesale water customers. Any water supplier that receives all or a portion of its water
supply from another water supplier shall consult with that supplier and shall include in the
drought contingency plan appropriate provisions for responding to reductions in that water
supply.
(b) A wholesale or retail water supplier shall notify the executive director within five business
days of the implementation of any mandatory provisions of the drought contingency plan.
(c) The retail public water supplier shall review and update, as appropriate, the drought
contingency plan, at least every five years, based on new or updated information, such as the
adoption or revision of the regional water plan.
Source Note: The provisions of this §288.20 adopted to be effective February 21, 1999, 24
TexReg 949; amended to be effective April 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be
effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384
TITLE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 288 WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY
PLANS, GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER B DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS
RULE §288.22 Drought Contingency Plans for Wholesale Water Suppliers
(a) A drought contingency plan for a wholesale water supplier must include the following
minimum elements.
(1) Preparation of the plan shall include provisions to actively inform the public and to
affirmatively provide opportunity for user input in the preparation of the plan and for
informing wholesale customers about the plan. Such acts may include, but are not limited to,
having a public meeting at a time and location convenient to the public and providing written
notice to the public concerning the proposed plan and meeting.
(2) The drought contingency plan must document coordination with the regional water
planning groups for the service area of the wholesale public water supplier to ensure
consistency with the appropriate approved regional water plans.
(3) The drought contingency plan must include a description of the information to be
monitored by the water supplier and specific criteria for the initiation and termination of
drought response stages, accompanied by an explanation of the rationale or basis for such
triggering criteria.
(4) The drought contingency plan must include a minimum of three drought or emergency
response stages providing for the implementation of measures in response to water supply
conditions during a repeat of the drought-of-record.
(5) The drought contingency plan must include the procedures to be followed for the
initiation or termination of drought response stages, including procedures for notification of
wholesale customers regarding the initiation or termination of drought response stages.
(6) The drought contingency plan must include specific, quantified targets for water use
reductions to be achieved during periods of water shortage and drought. The entity preparing
the plan shall establish the targets. The goals established by the entity under this paragraph
are not enforceable.
(7) The drought contingency plan must include the specific water supply or water demand
management measures to be implemented during each stage of the plan including, but not
limited to, the following:
(A) pro rata curtailment of water deliveries to or diversions by wholesale water customers
as provided in Texas Water Code, §11.039; and
(B) utilization of alternative water sources with the prior approval of the executive director
as appropriate (e.g., interconnection with another water system, temporary use of a non-
municipal water supply, use of reclaimed water for non-potable purposes, etc.).
(8) The drought contingency plan must include a provision in every wholesale water contract
entered into or renewed after adoption of the plan, including contract extensions, that in case
of a shortage of water resulting from drought, the water to be distributed shall be divided in
accordance with Texas Water Code, §11.039.
(9) The drought contingency plan must include procedures for granting variances to the plan.
(10) The drought contingency plan must include procedures for the enforcement of any
mandatory water use restrictions including specification of penalties (e.g., liquidated damages,
water rate surcharges, discontinuation of service) for violations of such restrictions.
(b) The wholesale public water supplier shall notify the executive director within five business
days of the implementation of any mandatory provisions of the drought contingency plan.
(c) The wholesale public water supplier shall review and update, as appropriate, the drought
contingency plan, at least every five years, based on new or updated information, such as
adoption or revision of the regional water plan.
Source Note: The provisions of this §288.22 adopted to be effective February 21, 1999, 24
TexReg 949; amended to be effective April 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be
effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384
Appendix C
TCEQ Water Utility Profile
The following appendix contains the form TCEQ-20162.
TX0910148Public Water Supply Identification Number (PWS ID):
GREATER TEXOMA UTILITY AUTHORITYName of Utility:
Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) Number:
Wastewater ID Number:
4301-CSurface Water Right ID Number:
CONTACT INFORMATION
5100 Airport DriveAddress:City: Denison State: TX
nichole@gtua.orgEmail:
Telephone Number: 9037864433 Date:
C Regional Water Planning Group:
Groundwater Conservation District:
Our records indicate that you:
A. Population and Service Area Data
1. Current service area size in square miles: 87
File Name File Description
CGMA Map.pdf
Attached file(s):
75020Zip Code:Zip+4:
Received financial assistance of $500,000 or more from TWDB
Have a surface water right with TCEQ
Last Name:
Title:Senior Project Manager
NicholeContact:First Name:Murphy
Is this person the designated Conservation
Coordinator?
Yes No
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UTILITY PROFILE FOR WHOLESALE WATER SUPPLIER
Year Historical Population
Served By
Wholesale Water
Service
2023 71,914
2022 62,953
2021 46,186
2020 45,496
2019 41,745
2. Historical service area population for the previous five years,
starting with the most current year.
Year Projected Population
Served By
Wholesale Water
Service
2030 143,985
2040 261,040
2050 356,405
2060 425,946
2070 555,788
3. Projected service area population for the following decades.
4. Described source(s)/method(s) for estimating current and projected populations.
File Name File Description
CGMA pop-wtr W-O 289 proj2024
thru 2053_concept_12-31-
23_rev.xlsx
Attached file(s):
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UTILITY PROFILE FOR WHOLESALE WATER SUPPLIER
Year Water Produced in
Gallons
Purchased/Imported
Water in Gallons
Total System
Input
Total GPD
2023 0 1,650,247,000 1,650,247,000 4,521,225
2022 0 1,469,040,000 1,469,040,000 4,024,767
2021 0 961,775,000 961,775,000 2,635,000
2020 0 949,150,000 949,150,000 2,600,411
2019 0 831,689,000 831,689,000 2,278,600
Historic
Average
0 1,172,380,200 1,172,380,200 3,212,001
B. System Input
System input data for the previous five years.
Total System Input = Self-supplied + Imported
C. Water Supply System
File Name File Description
Description of Water System.pdf
Attached file(s):
1. Designed daily capacity of system in gallons 13,500,000
2. Storage Capacity
2a. Elevated storage in gallons:
2b. Ground storage in gallons:
0
750,000
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UTILITY PROFILE FOR WHOLESALE WATER SUPPLIER
D. Projected Demands
Year Population Water Demand (gallons)
2025 90,921 1,973,021,632
2026 100,630 2,254,514,138
2027 110,886 2,467,053,693
2028 121,189 2,900,954,978
2029 132,888 3,213,305,650
2030 143,985 3,525,710,790
2031 155,414 3,837,505,759
2032 167,801 4,177,498,539
2033 179,584 4,517,413,781
2034 193,173 5,089,524,958
1. The estimated water supply requirements for the next ten years using population
trends, historical water use, economic growth, etc .
2. Description of source data and how projected water demands were determined.
File Name File Description
CGMA pop-wtr W-O 289 proj2024
thru 2053_concept_12-31-
23_rev.xlsx
Attached file(s):
Customer Water Use Category Annual Water Use Treated or Raw
1. The annual water use for the five highest volume
RETAIL customers.
Customer Water Use Category Annual Water Use Treated or Raw
City of Anna Municipal 736,644,000 Treated
City of Melissa Municipal 617,288,000 Treated
City of Van Alstyne Municipal 142,005,000 Treated
City of Howe Municipal 62,325,000 Treated
2. The annual water use for the five highest volume
WHOLESALE customers.
E. High Volume Customers
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UTILITY PROFILE FOR WHOLESALE WATER SUPPLIER
F. Utility Data Comment Section
Additional comments about utility data.
A. Wholesale Water Supplier Connections
Water Use Category
Type
Total Wholesale
Connections (Active +
Inactive)
Percent of Total
Connections
Municipal 7 100.00 %
Industrial 0 0.00 %
Commercial 0 0.00 %
Institutional 0 0.00 %
Agricultural 0 0.00 %
Total 7 100.00 %
1. List of active wholesale connections by major water use category.
Section II: System Data
2. Net number of new wholesale connections by water use category for the
previous five years.
Net Number of New Wholesale Connections
Year Municipal Industrial Commercial Institutional Agricultural Total
2023 1 0 0 0 0 1
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0
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UTILITY PROFILE FOR WHOLESALE WATER SUPPLIER
For the previous five years, the number of gallons of WHOLESALE water exported (sold or
transferred) to each major water use category.
Year Municipal Industrial Commercial Institutional Agricultural Total
2023 1,650,247,000 0 0 0 0 1,650,247,000
2022 1,320,938,000 0 0 0 0 1,320,938,000
2021 961,775,000 0 0 0 0 961,775,000
2020 949,150,000 0 0 0 0 949,150,000
2019 810,652,000 0 0 0 0 810,652,000
B. Accounting Data
Total Gallons of Treated Water
Month 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
January 95,062,000 48,434,000 56,171,000 41,566,000 56,652,000
February 78,678,000 50,523,000 54,148,000 40,291,000 62,882,000
March 100,225,000 63,404,000 37,148,000 40,802,000 55,723,000
April 108,455,000 80,391,000 62,195,000 52,611,000 47,455,000
May 137,816,000 92,893,000 52,384,000 61,025,000 55,061,000
June 149,464,000 106,532,000 65,731,000 72,563,000 53,199,000
July 164,673,000 216,438,000 95,634,000 83,880,000 96,348,000
August 232,398,000 178,086,000 109,699,000 89,424,000 110,673,000
September 197,693,000 154,418,000 112,454,000 79,464,000 94,670,000
October 128,987,000 129,485,000 89,475,000 76,209,000 84,754,000
November 83,520,000 98,109,000 62,464,000 61,843,000 49,257,000
December 81,291,000 102,225,000 63,036,000 58,326,000 43,978,000
Total 1,558,262,000 1,320,938,000 860,539,000 758,004,000 810,652,000
1. The previous five years' gallons of treated water provided to WHOLESALE
customers.
C. Annual and Seasonal Water Use
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UTILITY PROFILE FOR WHOLESALE WATER SUPPLIER
Summer
WHOLESALE
(Treated + Raw)
Total WHOLESALE
(Treated + Raw)
2023 546,535,000 1,558,262,000
2022 501,056,000 1,320,938,000
2021 271,064,000 860,539,000
2020 245,867,000 758,004,000
2019 260,220,000 810,652,000
Average in Gallons 364,948,400.00 1,061,679,000.00
3. Summary of seasonal and annual water use.
Total Gallons of Raw Water
Month 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
January 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0
March 0 0 0 0 0
April 0 0 0 0 0
May 0 0 0 0 0
June 0 0 0 0 0
July 0 0 0 0 0
August 0 0 0 0 0
September 0 0 0 0 0
October 0 0 0 0 0
November 0 0 0 0 0
December 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0
2. The previous five years' gallons of raw water provided to WHOLESALE
customers.
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UTILITY PROFILE FOR WHOLESALE WATER SUPPLIER
Water Loss data for the previous five years.
D. Water Loss
Year Total Water Loss
in Gallons
Water Loss in
GPCD
Water Loss as a
Percentage
2023 0 0 0.00 %
2022 148,102,000 6 10.00 %
2021 0 0 0.00 %
2020 0 0 0.00 %
2019 21,037,000 1 2.53 %
Average 33,827,800 1 2.51 %
Average Daily Water Use and Peak Day Water Use for the previous five years.
E. Peak Day Use
Year Average Daily
Use (gal)
Peak Day Use
(gal)
Ratio
(peak/avg)
2023 4,269,210 5940597 1.3915
2022 3,619,008 5446260 1.5049
2021 2,357,641 2946347 1.2497
2020 2,076,723 2672467 1.2869
2019 2,220,964 2828478 1.2735
F. Summary of Historic Water Use
Water Use Category Historic
Average
Percent of
Connections
Percent of
Water Use
Municipal 1,138,552,400 100.00 %100.00 %
Industrial 0 0.00 %0.00 %
Commercial 0 0.00 %0.00 %
Institutional 0 0.00 %0.00 %
Agricultural 0 0.00 %0.00 %
G. System Data Comment Section
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A. Wastewater System Data
Section III: Wastewater System Data
1. Design capacity of wastewater treatment plant(s) in gallons per day:
Water Use
Category
Metered Unmetered Total
Connections
Percent of
Total
Connections
Municipal 0 0.00 %
Industrial 0 0.00 %
Commercial 0 0.00 %
Institutional 0 0.00 %
Agricultural 0 0.00 %
Total 0 100.00 %
2. List of active wastewater connections by major water use category.
3. Percentage of water serviced by the wastewater system: %
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Total Gallons of Treated Water
Month 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
4. Number of gallons of wastewater that was treated by the utility for the previous five years.
5. Could treated wastewater be substituted for potable water?
Yes No
1. Data by type of recycling and reuse activities implemented during the current reporting period.
B. Reuse Data
Type of Reuse Total Annual Volume
(in gallons)
On-site Irrigation 0
Plant wash down 0
Chlorination/de-chlorination 0
Industrial 0
Landscape irrigation
(park,golf courses)
0
Agricultural 0
Discharge to surface water
Evaporation Pond
Other 0
Total 0
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Appendix D
GREATER TEXOMA UTILITY
AUTHORITY Annual Water
Conservation Report
Water Conservation Plan Annual Report
Wholesale Water Supplier
Name of Utility:GREATER TEXOMA UTILITY AUTHORITY
Public Water Supply Identification Number (PWS ID):TX0910148
Certification of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) Number:
Surface Water Right ID Number:4301-C
Wastewater ID Number:
Check all that apply:
Address:5100 Airport Drive City:Zip Code:Denison 75020
Email:nichole@gtua.org Telephone Number:9037864433
Regional Water Planning Group:C
Groundwater Conservation District:Red River
Groundwater
Conservation
District
Regional Water Planning Group:
Retail Water Supplier
Wholesale Water Supplier
Wastewater Treatment Utility
C
Groundwater Conservation District:Red River Groundwater
Conservation District
Reporting Period (Calendar year):
Period Begin (mm/yyyy):01/2023 Period End (mm/yyyy):12/2023
Check all that apply:
Received financial assistance of $500,000 or more from TWDB
Have a surface water right with TCEQ
Last Name:
Title:Senior Project Manager
NicholeContact:First Name:Murphy
Is this person the designated Conservation Coordinator?Yes No
CONTACT INFORMATION
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For this reporting period, provide the total volume of wholesale water exported (transfered or
sold):
1,650,247,000
For this reporting period, does your
billing/accounting system have the
capability to classify
customer into the Wholesale Customer
Categories?
1.
2.
For this reporting period, select the
category(s) used to calculate wholesale
customer water usage:
3.
NoYes
Wholesale Customers Categories*
Municipal
Industrial
Commercial
Institutional
Agricultural
*Recommended Customer Categories for classifying
customer water use. For definitions, refer to Guidance
and Methodology on Water Conservation and Water
Use.
SYSTEM DATA
Municipal
Industrial
Commercial
Institutional
Agricultural
Wholesale Customer Category Gallons Exported
(transfered or sold)
Number of
Customers
Municipal 1,650,247,000 7
Industrial 0 0
Commercial 0 0
Institutional 0 0
Agricultural 0 0
Total Gallons¹1650247000 7
For this reporting period, enter the gallons of WHOLESALE water exported (transfered or sold).
Enter zero if a Customer Category does not apply.
4.
1
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Gallons
Raw Wholesale Water Exported 0
Treated Wholesale Water Exported 1,650,247,000
Total Gallons During the Reporting Period
Water Produced:
Water from permitted sources such as rivers, lakes, streams, and
wells
0
Wholesale Water Imported:
Purchased wholesale water transferred into the system.1,650,247,000
System Input:
Total water supplied to system and available for use.
Produced + Imported = System Input
1,650,247,000
Wholesale Water Exported:
Wholesale water sold or transferred out of the system.1,650,247,000
Gallons Per Day:
Wholesale Water Exported / 365 = Gallons Per Day 4,521,225
Population:
Estimated total population for municipal customers.71,914
Gallons Per Capita Per Day:
Wholesale Exported / Population / 365 = Gallons Per Capita Per
Day
63
Provide the breakdown of Wholesale Water Exported into Raw and Treated water volumes.
Date to Achieve Target Specified and Quantified Targets
Five-year target 2024 55 total GPCD, 1 GPCD water loss, 2%
water loss percentage
Ten-year target 2029 55 total GPCD, 1 GPCD water loss, 2%
water loss percentage
Provide the specific and quantified five and ten-year targets as listed in your most current Water Conservation Plan.
Water Use Accounting
¹Municipal + Industrial + Commercial + Institutional + Agricultural = Wholesale Water Exported
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1.Water Conservation Plan.
What year did your entity adopt or revise their most recent Water Conservation
Plan?
2019
Does The Plan incorporate Best Management Practices?Yes No
2.Water Conservation Programs
Has your entity implemented any type of water conservation activity or
program?
Yes No
If yes, select the type(s) of Best Management Practices or water conservation strategies
implemented during this reporting period. Estimate the gallons saved from wholesale supplier
conservation strategies implemented. Do not include volume reused. Please include reuse in 3
below.
Wholesale Supplier Activities and Practices Check if Implemented Estimated Gallons Saved
Agricultural Conservation Programs
Conservation Analysis & Planning
Conservation Rate Structures
Conservation Technology
Education & Public Awareness 0
Industrial Conservation Programs
Water Conservation Programs and Activities
Wholesale Supplier Best Management Practices
Conservation Planning
Customer Contract Requirements to Develop and Implement Water Conservation and Drought
Contingency Plans
Technical Assistance and Outreach
Resource Sharing
Cost Share Program
Wholesale Supplier Collective Purchase and Direct Distribution of Water Conservation
Equipment
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4.Water Savings
For this reporting period, estimate the savings that resulted from water conversation activities and
programs.
Estimated
Gallons
Saved/Conserved
Estimated Gallons
Recycled/Reused
Total Volume
of Water Saved¹
Dollar Value
of Water Saved²
0 0 0
Leak Detection/Water Loss Program 0
Rebate, Retrofit, and Incentive Programs
Regulatory & Enforcement
System Operations
Water Efficient Landscape Programs 0
Water Use Audits
Other
Totals 0
3.Recycle/Reuse (Water or Wastewater Effluent)
For this reporting period, provide direct and indirect reuse activities.
Reuse Activity Estimated Volume (in gallons)
On-site irrigation 0
Plant wash down 0
Chlorination/de-chlorination 0
Industrial 0
Landscape irrigation (parks, golf
courses)0
Agricultural 0
Other 0
Estimated Volume of Reuse 0
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¹Estimated Gallons Saved + Estimated Gallons Recycled/Reused = Total Volume Saved
²Estimated this value by taking into account water savings, the cost of treatment or purchase of water, and deferred capital
cost due to conservation.
5.Program Effectiveness
In your opinion, how would you rank the overall effectiveness of your conservation programs and
activities?
Less Than Effective Somewhat Effective Hightly Effective Does Not Apply
6. What might your entity do to improve the effectiveness of your water conservation program?
As a wholesale supplier only, GTUA has little authority over the residential customer. We will continue
our education initiative for conserving water and promote conservation activities on our website and
social media.
7. Select the areas for which you would like to receive more technical assistance.
Technical Assitance Areas
Agricultural Best Management Practices
Wholesale Best Management Practices
Industrial Best Management Practices
Drought Contingency Plans
Landscape Efficient Systems
Leak Detection and Equipment
Educational Resources
Water Conservation Plans
Water IQ: Know Your Water
Water Loss Audits
Rainwater Harvesting
Recycling and Reuse
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Appendix E
TCEQ Water Conservation
Implementation Report
TC EQ -201 59 (1 1-5-0 4) Pag e 1 o f 5
Entity Name: Greater Texoma Utility Authority
Address: 5100 Airport Road, Denison, TX 75020
Telephone Number: (903) 786-4433 Fax:
Form Completed By: Paul Sigle
Title: General Manager
Signature: Date:
I. WATER USES
Indicate the type(s) of water uses (example: municipal, industrial, or agricultural).
Municipal Use
Use
Use
II. WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES IMPLEMENTED
Provide the water conservation measures and the dates the measures were implemented.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Water Conservation Implementation Report
This report must be completed by entities that are required to submit a water conservation plan to
the TCEQ in accordance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 288 . Please complete
this report and submit it to the TCEQ. If you need assistance in completing this form, please
contact the Resource Protection Team in the Water Supply Division at (512) 239-4691.
TC EQ -201 59 (1 1-5-0 4) Pag e 2 o f 5
Description of Water Conservation Measure: None
Date Implemented:
Description of Water Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Water Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Water Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Water Conservation Measure:
TC EQ -201 59 (1 1-5-0 4) Pag e 3 o f 5
Date Implemented:
Description of Water Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Water Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Water Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Water Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Water Conservation Measure:
TC EQ -201 59 (1 1-5-0 4) Pag e 4 o f 5
Date Implemented:
III. TARGETS
A. Provide the specific and quantified five and ten-year targets as listed in water
conservation plan for previous planning period.
5-Year Specific/Quantified Target: 55 Total GPD 2024
Date to achieve target: 12 -30 -2024
10-Year Specific/Quantified Target: 54 Total GPD 2034
Date to achieve target: 12-30-2034
B. State if these targets in the water conservation plan are being met.
Yes
C. List the actual amount of water saved.
2019 – 4,334,380
2020 – 16,718,470
TC EQ -201 59 (1 1-5-0 4) Pag e 5 o f 5
2021 – 156,567,600
2022 - 0
2023 - 0
D. If the targets are not being met, provide an explanation as to why, including any
progress on the targets.
Appendix F
Letters to Regional Water Planning
Group and NTMWD
April 2, 2024
Region C Water Planning Group
North Texas Municipal Water District
P.O. Box 2408
Wylie TX 75098-2408
Re: Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and Water Emergency Response
Plan
Dear Sir or Madam:
Enclosed please find a copy of the Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and
Water Emergency Response Plan for the Greater Texoma Utility Authority. The Board of
Directors of the Greater Texoma Utility Authority approved this Plan at their April 15,
2024 meeting. This copy is being submitted in accordance with the Texas Water
Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules.
Sincerely,
Paul Sigle
General Manager
PS:nm
Enclosure
Appendix G
Adoption of Plans
RESOLUTION NO. __________
A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GREATER TEXOMA
UTILITY AUTHORITY ADOPTING A WATER CONSERVATION AND
DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND WATER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
TO PROMOTE THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF WATER AND TO PROVIDE FOR
PENALITES AND/OR THE DISCONNECTION OF WATER SERVICE FOR
NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE WATER
CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND WATER
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
WHEREAS, the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (“GTUA”) has previously adopted a Water
Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan; and
WHEREAS, GTUA recognizes that the amount of water available to its water customers is
limited; and
WHEREAS, GTUA recognizes that due to natural limitations, drought conditions, system
failures, and other acts of God that may occur, GTUA cannot guarantee an uninterrupted water supply
for all purposes at all times; and
WHEREAS, the Water Code and the regulations of the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (“TCEQ”) require that GTUA adopt a Water Conservation Plan and Drought Contingency and
Water Emergency Response Plan; and
WHEREAS, the GTUA has determined an urgent need in the best interest of the public to adopt
a Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and Water Emergency Response Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 49 of the Water Code, GTUA is authorized to adopt such
policies necessary to preserve and conserve its water resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GREATER
TEXOMA UTILITY AUTHORITY THAT:
SECTION 1: The Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and Water Emergency
Response Plan for GTUA dated __________________, ________ attached hereto as Appendix A, is
hereby adopted.
SECTION 2: This plan shall be used in conjunction with the previously adopted resolutions to
implement and preserve GTUA Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and Water Emergency
Response Plan.
SECTION 3: All resolutions that are in conflict with the provisions of this resolution be, and
the same are hereby, repealed and all other resolutions of the GTUA not in conflict with the provisions
of this resolution shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board of Directors of GTUA that
the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this resolution are severable and, if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this resolution shall be declared unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect
any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of the resolution, since the
same would have been enacted by the Board of Directors without the incorporation of this resolution of
such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
SECTION 6: The Board of Directors does hereby find and declare that sufficient written notice
of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting adopting this Resolution was posted at a designated
place convenient to the public for the time required by law preceding the meeting, that such place of
posting was readily accessible at all times to the general public, and that all of the foregoing was done as
required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter thereof has been
discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The Board of Directors further ratifies, approves and
confirms such written notice an the posting thereof.
SECTION 7: The General Manager or their designee is hereby directed to file a copy of the Plan
and this Resolution with the TCEQ in accordance with Title 30, Chapter 288 of the Texas
Administrative Code.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 15 day of April 2024.
______________________________
President
Board of Directors
Greater Texoma Utility Authority
ATTEST:
______________________________
Secretary-Treasurer
Board of Directors
Greater Texoma Utility Authority
Appendix H
Illegal Water Connections and
Theft of Water
Appendix H is included as an example for GTUA Member
Cities who do not currently have a way to handle water theft
or illegal connections.
APPENDIX H
ILLEGAL WATER CONNECTIONS AND THEFT OF WATER
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE
PERTAINING TO ILLEGAL WATER CONNECTIONS AND THEFT OF WATER
Ordinance No. ___________
AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO ILLEGAL WATER CONNECTIONS AND/OR THE THEFT
OF WATER RELATED TO THE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE CITY OF __________________.
WHEREAS, the City of ____, Texas (the “City”) recognizes that the amount of water available
to its water customers is limited; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 54 of the Local Government Code, the City is authorized to
adopt such policies necessary to preserve and conserve available water supplies; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to adopt an ordinance pertaining to illegal water connections and
theft of water.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF __________
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves and adopts this Ordinance as described herein.
Section 2. A person commits an offense of theft of water by any of the following actions:
(a) A person may not knowingly tamper, connect to, or alter any component of the City’s
water system including valves, meters, meter boxes, lids, hydrants, lines, pump stations,
ground storage tanks, and elevated storage tanks. This shall include direct or indirect efforts
to initiate or restore water service without the approval of the City.
(b) If, without the written consent of the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee, the
person knowingly causes, suffers or allows the initiation or restoration of water service to the
property after termination of service(s). For purposes of this section, it shall be assumed that
the owner, occupant, or person in control of the property caused, suffered, or allowed the
unlawful initiation or restoration of service(s).
(c) A person may not knowingly make or cause a false report to be made to the City of a
reading of a water meter installed for metered billing.
(d) A person commits a separate offense each day that the person performs an act
prohibited by this section or fails to perform an act required by this section.
Section 3. An offense under this Ordinance is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) and/or discontinuance of water service by the City.
Section 4. The City Council does hereby find and declare that sufficient written notice of the
date, hour, place and subject of the meeting considering this Ordinance was posted at a
designated place convenient to the public for the time required by law preceding the meeting,
that such place of posting was readily accessible at all times to the general public, and that all
of the foregoing was done as required by law at all times during which this Ordinance, and the
subject matter thereof, has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City
Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the posting thereof.
Section 5. Should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance be
declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not
be affected.
Section 6. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause publication of the
descriptive caption of this ordinance as an alternative method of publication provided by law.
Section 7. {If Applicable} Ordinance No. _______, adopted on _________, is hereby repealed.
Passed by the City Council on this ___ day of _____, ____.
______________________________________
Mayor
Attest:
______________________________________
City Secretary
Appendix I
Landscape Ordinance
This is an example of a basic landscape ordinance which can be adopted or modified for
adoption by municipalities or other jurisdictions. Landscape ordinances with a wide variety of
formats and levels of complexity have been adopted by the governments of NTMWD Member
Cities and Customers to date.
1. PURPOSE
Landscaping is accepted as adding value to property and is in the interest of the general
welfare of the City. The provision of landscaped areas also serves to increase the amount of a
property that is devoted to pervious surface area which, in turn, helps to reduce the amount of
impervious surface area, storm water runoff, and consequent nonpoint pollution in local
waterways. Therefore, landscaping is hereafter required of new development, including single
and two family uses. Single and two family use requirements are less in scope than those for
other uses such as multi family, commercial, institutional, and industrial development.
Landscape requirements for these uses are set forth herein.
2. SCOPE AND ENFORCEMENT
The standards and criteria contained within this Section are deemed to be minimum standards
and shall apply to all new or altered construction occurring within the City exceeding thirty
percent (30%) of the original floor and/or site area. Additionally, any use requiring a
Conditional Use Provision (CUP) zoning designation must comply with these landscape
standards unless special landscaping standards are otherwise provided for in the ordinance
establishing the CUP district. The provisions of this Section shall be administered and enforced
by the City Manager or his/her designee. If at any time after the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy, the approved landscaping is found to be not in conformance with the standards
and criteria of this Section, the City Manager (or his/her designee) shall issue notice to the
owner, citing the violation and describing what action is required to comply with this Section.
The owner, tenant or agent shall have thirty (30) calendar days from date of said notice to
establish/restore the landscaping, as required. If the landscaping is not established/restored
within the allotted time, then such person shall be in violation of this Ordinance.
3. PERMITS
No permits shall be issued for building, paving, grading or construction until a detailed
landscape plan is submitted and approved by the City Manager or his/her designee, along with
the site plan and engineering/construction plans. A landscape plan shall be required as part of
the site plan submission, as required in Section __. The landscape plan may be shown on the
site plan (provided the site plan remains clear and legible) or may be drawn on a separate
sheet. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any building or structure, all
screening and landscaping shall be in place in accordance with the landscape plan. In any case
in which a certificate of occupancy is sought at a season of the year in which the City Manager,
or his/her designee, determines that it would be impractical to plant trees, shrubs or
groundcover, or to successfully establish turf areas, a temporary certificate of occupancy may
be issued provided a letter of agreement from the property owner is submitted that states
when the installation shall occur. All landscaping required by the landscaping plan shall be
installed within six (6) months of the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
4. LANDSCAPE PLAN
Prior to the issuance of a building, paving, grading or construction permit for any use other
than single family detached or two family dwellings, a landscape plan shall be submitted to
the City Manager, or his/her designee. The City Manager, or his/her designee, shall review such
plans and shall approve same if the plans are in accordance with the criteria of these
regulations. If the plans are not in conformance, they shall be disapproved and shall be
accompanied by a written statement setting forth the changes necessary for compliance. The
landscape plan shall be prepared and by a person knowledgeable in plant material usage and
landscape design (e.g., landscape architect, landscape contractor, landscape designer, etc.). For
all uses other than single and two family uses, the landscape plan shall be sealed by a
registered landscape architect and shall contain the following minimum information:
A. Minimum scale of one inch (1") equals fifty feet (50'); show scale in both written and
graphic form.
B. Trunk location and caliper size, dripline location, and species of all trees to be
preserved. Tree stamps or standard symbols shall not be used unless they indicate true
size and location of trees and driplines.
C. Location of all plant and landscaping material to be used, including plants, paving,
benches, screens, fountains, statues, earthen berms, ponds (to include depth of water),
topography of site, or other landscape features.
D. Species and common names of all plant materials to be used.
E. Size of all plant material to be used (container size, planted height, etc.)
F. Spacing of plant material where appropriate.
G. Layout and description of irrigation, sprinkler, or water systems including location of
water sources.
H. Name and address of the person(s) responsible for the preparation of the landscape
plan.
I. North arrow/symbol, and a small map indicating location of the property.
J. Date of the landscape plan.
5. GENERAL STANDARDS
The following criteria and standards shall apply to landscape materials and installation:
A. All required landscaped open areas shall be completely covered with living plant
material or landscape mulch materials such as shredded hardwood mulch or
decomposed granite.
B. Plant materials shall conform to the standards of the approved plant list for the City
and the current edition of the "American Standard for Nursery Stock" (as amended),
published by the American Association of Nurserymen. Approved plant lists should
Grass seed, sod and other material shall be clean and free of weeds and noxious pests
and insects.
C. Large trees shall have an average spread of crown of greater than fifteen feet (15') at
maturity. Trees having a lesser average mature crown of fifteen feet (15') may be
substituted by grouping the same so as to create the equivalent of fifteen feet (15') of
crown spread. Large trees shall be a minimum of three inches (3") in caliper measured
six inches (6") above the ground and ten feet (10') in height at time of planting. Small
trees shall be a minimum of two inches (2") in caliper measured six inches (6") above
the ground and eight feet (8') In height at time of planting.
D. Shrubs not of a dwarf variety shall be a minimum of two feet (2') in height when
measured immediately after planting. Hedges, where installed for screening purposes,
shall be planted and maintained so as to form a continuous, unbroken, solid visual
screen which will be six feet (6') high within three (3) years after time of planting
(except for parking lot/headlight screens, which shall form a continuous, solid visual
screen three feet high within two years after planting).
E. Vines not intended as ground cover shall be a minimum of two feet (2') in height
immediately after planting and may be used in conjunction with fences, screens, or
walls to meet landscape screening requirements as set forth.
F. Grass areas shall be sodded, plugged, sprigged, hydro mulched and/or seeded, except
that solid sod shall be used in swales, earthen berms or other areas subject to erosion.
G. Ground covers used in lieu of grass in whole and in part shall be planted in such a
manner as to present a finished appearance and complete coverage within one (1) year
of planting.
H. All automatic, underground irrigation system shall have operational freeze and rain
sensors to prevent watering at inappropriate times. Landscaped areas having less than
four (4) feet in width shall be irrigated by underground tubing or other capillary system
but not by aboveground spray. Irrigation equipment (except for controllers and weather
stations) shall not be visible from public streets or walkways.
I. Earthen berms shall have side slopes not to exceed 33.3 percent (three feet (3') of
horizontal distance for each one foot (1') of vertical height). All berms shall contain
necessary drainage provisions as may be required by the City's Engineer.
6. MINIMUM LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL USES OTHER THAN
SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
A. For all uses other than single and two-family uses, at least twenty percent (20%) of the
street yard shall be permanently landscaped area. The street yard shall be defined as
the area between the building front and the front property line. For gasoline service
stations, the requirement is a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) landscaped area for the
entire site, including a six hundred (600) square foot landscaped area at the street
intersection corner (if any), which can be counted toward the fifteen percent (15%)
requirement.
B. A minimum fifteen foot (15') landscape buffer adjacent to the right-of-way of any major
thoroughfare is required. Corner lots fronting two (2) major thoroughfares shall provide
the appropriate required landscape buffer on both street frontages. All other street
frontages shall observe a minimum ten foot (10') landscape buffer. One (1) large shade
tree shall be required per forty (40) linear feet (or portion thereof) of street frontage.
Trees may be grouped or clustered to facilitate site design and to provide an
aesthetically pleasing, natural looking planting arrangement. The landscaped buffer
area may be included in the required street yard landscape area percentage.
C. Landscape areas within parking lots should generally be at least one parking space in
size, with no landscape area less than fifty (50) square feet in area. Landscape areas
shall be no less than five feet (5') wide and shall equal a total of at least sixteen (16)
square feet per parking space. There shall be a landscaped area with at least one (1)
large tree within sixty feet (60') of every parking space. There shall be a minimum of
one (1) large tree planted in the parking area for every ten (10) parking spaces for
parking lots having more than twenty (20) spaces. Within parking lots, landscape areas
should be located to define parking areas and to assist In clarifying appropriate
circulation patterns. A landscape island shall be located at the terminus of all parking
rows, and shall contain at least one tree. All landscape areas shall be protected by a
monolithic concrete curb or wheel stops, and shall remain free of trash, litter, and car
bumper overhangs. The area of parking lot landscaping islands shall be In addition to
the required street yard landscape area percentage.
D. All existing trees which are to be preserved shall be provided with undisturbed,
permeable surface area under and extending outward to the existing dripline of the
tree. All new trees shall be provided with a permeable surface under the dripline a
minimum of five feet (5') by five feet (5').
E. A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the total trees required for the property shall be
large shade trees as specified on the City’s approved plant list. Large trees shall not be
used under existing or proposed overhead utility lines.
F. Necessary driveways from the public right-of-way shall be permitted through all
required landscaping in accordance with City regulations.
7. MINIMUM LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY AND
TWO- FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS
A. For all single family and two family developments, each residential lot shall be planted
with at least one (1) large tree having a minimum caliper of three inches (3") in the front
yard; and one (1) large tree having a minimum caliper of three inches (3") in the back
yard; and one (1) small tree having a minimum caliper of two inches (2") in the front
yard; and two (2) small trees having a minimum caliper of two inches (2") in the back
yard. Trees shall be from the city’s approved plant list.
B. Only small trees from the city’s approved plant list shall be allowed to be planted
between the street curb and the right-of-way, unless otherwise specifically approved
as part of a Planned Development (PD).
8. SIGHT DISTANCE AND VISIBILITY
Rigid compliance with these landscaping requirements shall not be such as to cause visibility
obstructions and/or blind corners at intersections. Whenever an intersection of two (2) or more
public right-of-way occurs, a triangular visibility area, as described below, shall be created.
Landscape planting within the triangular visibility area shall be designed to provide
unobstructed cross visibility at a level between thirty inches (30") and seven feet (7') measured
above top of curb. Trees may be permitted in this area provided they are trimmed in such that
lateral limbs or foliage extend into the cross visibility area. The triangular areas are:
A. The areas of property on both sides of the intersection of an alley access way and
public right-of-way shall have a triangular visibility area with two (2) sides of each
triangle being a minimum of ten feet (10') in length from the point of intersection and
the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two (2) sides.
B. The areas of property located at a corner formed by the intersection of two (2) or more
public right-of-ways (or a private driveway onto a public road) shall have a triangular
visibility area with two (2) sides of each triangle being a minimum of twenty five feet
(25') in length along the right-of-way lines (or along the driveway curb line and the
road right-of-way line) from the point of the intersection and the third side being a line
connecting the ends of the other two (2) sides. In the event other visibility obstructions
are apparent in the proposed landscape plan, as determined by the City Manager or
his/her designee, the requirements set forth herein may be reduced to the extent to
remove the conflict.
SAMPLE RECOMMENDED PLANT LIST
These native/adapted plants exhibit a combination of outstanding characteristics in low water
use, low maintenance, disease and insect resistance, and appearance.
Large Trees Texas Mountain Laurel Perennials
Bur Oak Texas Persimmon Autumn Pink/Maroon Sage
Cedar Elm Tree Yaupon Holly Black-Eyed Susan
Chinquapin Oak Vitex/Chaste Tree Blue Plumbago
Lacebark Elm Gayfeather
Live Oak Tall Shrubs Indian Blanket
Shumard Oak Nellie R. Stevens Holly Purple Coneflower
Texas Ash Oleander Russian Sage
Wax Myrtle Skeletonleaf Goldeneye
Medium Trees Yew Texas Lantana
Lacey Oak
Little Gem Magnolia Medium/Small Shrubs Ornamental Grasses
Shantung Maple Agave Big Muhly
Texas Pistache Boxleaf Euonymus Dwarf Fountain Grass
Compact Eleagnus Mexican Feathergrass
Narrow-Leaf Trees Compact Texas Sage
Arizona Cypress Dwarf Burford Holly Groundcover/Vines
Bald Cypress Dwarf Yaupon Holly Carolina Jessamine
Deodar Cedar Dwarf Oleander Crossvine
Eastern Red Cedar Indian Hawthorne Liriope/Giant Liriope
Spartan Juniper Knock-Out Red/Pink Rose Trailing Rosemary
Lorapetalum
Small Trees Red Yucca Turf
Crepe Myrtle Sandankwa Viburnum Bermuda Grass
Desert Willow Softleaf Yucca Buffalo Grass
Possumhaw Holly Spineless Prickly Pear Zoysia
Redbud Upright Rosemary
Savannah Holly
APPENDIX E
CONSIDERATIONS FOR LANDSCAPE WATER MANAGEMENT
REGULATIONS
1. PURPOSE
Landscaping is accepted as adding value to property and is in the interest of the general
welfare of the City. The provision of landscaped areas also serves to increase the amount of a
property that is devoted to pervious surface area which, in turn, helps to reduce the amount of
impervious surface area, storm water runoff, and consequent nonpoint pollution in local
waterways. Therefore, landscaping is hereafter required of new development, including single
and two family uses. Single and two family use requirements are less in scope than those for
other uses such as multi family, commercial, institutional, and industrial development.
Landscape requirements for these uses are set forth herein.
2. SCOPE AND ENFORCEMENT
The standards and criteria contained within this Section are deemed to be minimum standards
and shall apply to all new or altered construction occurring within the City exceeding thirty
percent (30%) of the original floor and/or site area. Additionally, any use requiring a
Conditional Use Provision (CUP) zoning designation must comply with these landscape
standards unless special landscaping standards are otherwise provided for in the ordinance
establishing the CUP district. The provisions of this Section shall be administered and enforced
by the City Manager or his/her designee. If at any time after the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy, the approved landscaping is found to be not in conformance with the standards
and criteria of this Section, the City Manager (or his/her designee) shall issue notice to the
owner, citing the violation and describing what action is required to comply with this Section.
The owner, tenant or agent shall have thirty (30) calendar days from date of said notice to
establish/restore the landscaping, as required. If the landscaping is not established/restored
within the allotted time, then such person shall be in violation of this Ordinance.
3. PERMITS
No permits shall be issued for building, paving, grading or construction until a detailed
landscape plan is submitted and approved by the City Manager or his/her designee, along with
the site plan and engineering/construction plans. A landscape plan shall be required as part of
the site plan submission, as required in Section __. The landscape plan may be shown on the
site plan (provided the site plan remains clear and legible) or may be drawn on a separate
sheet. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any building or structure, all
screening and landscaping shall be in place in accordance with the landscape plan. In any case
in which a certificate of occupancy is sought at a season of the year in which the City Manager,
or his/her designee, determines that it would be impractical to plant trees, shrubs or
groundcover, or to successfully establish turf areas, a temporary certificate of occupancy may
be issued provided a letter of agreement from the property owner is submitted that states
when the installation shall occur. All landscaping required by the landscaping plan shall be
installed within six (6) months of the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
4. LANDSCAPE PLAN
Prior to the issuance of a building, paving, grading or construction permit for any use other
than single family detached or two family dwellings, a landscape plan shall be submitted to
the City Manager, or his/her designee. The City Manager, or his/her designee, shall review such
plans and shall approve same if the plans are in accordance with the criteria of these
regulations. If the plans are not in conformance, they shall be disapproved and shall be
accompanied by a written statement setting forth the changes necessary for compliance. The
landscape plan shall be prepared and by a person knowledgeable in plant material usage and
landscape design (e.g., landscape architect, landscape contractor, landscape designer, etc.). For
all uses other than single and two family uses, the landscape plan shall be sealed by a
registered landscape architect and shall contain the following minimum information:
A. Minimum scale of one inch (1") equals fifty feet (50'); show scale in both written and
graphic form.
B. Trunk location and caliper size, dripline location, and species of all trees to be
preserved. Tree stamps or standard symbols shall not be used unless they indicate true
size and location of trees and driplines.
C. Location of all plant and landscaping material to be used, including plants, paving,
benches, screens, fountains, statues, earthen berms, ponds (to include depth of water),
topography of site, or other landscape features.
D. Species and common names of all plant materials to be used.
E. Size of all plant material to be used (container size, planted height, etc.)
F. Spacing of plant material where appropriate.
G. Layout and description of irrigation, sprinkler, or water systems including location of
water sources.
H. Name and address of the person(s) responsible for the preparation of the landscape
plan.
I. North arrow/symbol, and a small map indicating location of the property.
J. Date of the landscape plan.
5. GENERAL STANDARDS
The following criteria and standards shall apply to landscape materials and installation:
A. All required landscaped open areas shall be completely covered with living plant
material or landscape mulch materials such as shredded hardwood mulch or
decomposed granite.
B. Plant materials shall conform to the standards of the approved plant list for the City
and the current edition of the "American Standard for Nursery Stock" (as amended),
published by the American Association of Nurserymen. Approved plant lists should
Grass seed, sod and other material shall be clean and free of weeds and noxious pests
and insects.
C. Large trees shall have an average spread of crown of greater than fifteen feet (15') at
maturity. Trees having a lesser average mature crown of fifteen feet (15') may be
substituted by grouping the same so as to create the equivalent of fifteen feet (15') of
crown spread. Large trees shall be a minimum of three inches (3") in caliper measured
six inches (6") above the ground and ten feet (10') in height at time of planting. Small
trees shall be a minimum of two inches (2") in caliper measured six inches (6") above
the ground and eight feet (8') In height at time of planting.
D. Shrubs not of a dwarf variety shall be a minimum of two feet (2') in height when
measured immediately after planting. Hedges, where installed for screening purposes,
shall be planted and maintained so as to form a continuous, unbroken, solid visual
screen which will be six feet (6') high within three (3) years after time of planting
(except for parking lot/headlight screens, which shall form a continuous, solid visual
screen three feet high within two years after planting).
E. Vines not intended as ground cover shall be a minimum of two feet (2') in height
immediately after planting and may be used in conjunction with fences, screens, or
walls to meet landscape screening requirements as set forth.
F. Grass areas shall be sodded, plugged, sprigged, hydro mulched and/or seeded, except
that solid sod shall be used in swales, earthen berms or other areas subject to erosion.
G. Ground covers used in lieu of grass in whole and in part shall be planted in such a
manner as to present a finished appearance and complete coverage within one (1) year
of planting.
H. All automatic, underground irrigation system shall have operational freeze and rain
sensors to prevent watering at inappropriate times. Landscaped areas having less than
four (4) feet in width shall be irrigated by underground tubing or other capillary system
but not by aboveground spray. Irrigation equipment (except for controllers and weather
stations) shall not be visible from public streets or walkways.
I. Earthen berms shall have side slopes not to exceed 33.3 percent (three feet (3') of
horizontal distance for each one foot (1') of vertical height). All berms shall contain
necessary drainage provisions as may be required by the City's Engineer.
6. MINIMUM LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL USES OTHER THAN
SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
A. For all uses other than single and two-family uses, at least twenty percent (20%) of the
street yard shall be permanently landscaped area. The street yard shall be defined as
the area between the building front and the front property line. For gasoline service
stations, the requirement is a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) landscaped area for the
entire site, including a six hundred (600) square foot landscaped area at the street
intersection corner (if any), which can be counted toward the fifteen percent (15%)
requirement.
B. A minimum fifteen foot (15') landscape buffer adjacent to the right-of-way of any major
thoroughfare is required. Corner lots fronting two (2) major thoroughfares shall provide
the appropriate required landscape buffer on both street frontages. All other street
frontages shall observe a minimum ten foot (10') landscape buffer. One (1) large shade
tree shall be required per forty (40) linear feet (or portion thereof) of street frontage.
Trees may be grouped or clustered to facilitate site design and to provide an
aesthetically pleasing, natural looking planting arrangement. The landscaped buffer
area may be included in the required street yard landscape area percentage.
C. Landscape areas within parking lots should generally be at least one parking space in
size, with no landscape area less than fifty (50) square feet in area. Landscape areas
shall be no less than five feet (5') wide and shall equal a total of at least sixteen (16)
square feet per parking space. There shall be a landscaped area with at least one (1)
large tree within sixty feet (60') of every parking space. There shall be a minimum of
one (1) large tree planted in the parking area for every ten (10) parking spaces for
parking lots having more than twenty (20) spaces. Within parking lots, landscape areas
should be located to define parking areas and to assist In clarifying appropriate
circulation patterns. A landscape island shall be located at the terminus of all parking
rows, and shall contain at least one tree. All landscape areas shall be protected by a
monolithic concrete curb or wheel stops, and shall remain free of trash, litter, and car
bumper overhangs. The area of parking lot landscaping islands shall be In addition to
the required street yard landscape area percentage.
D. All existing trees which are to be preserved shall be provided with undisturbed,
permeable surface area under and extending outward to the existing dripline of the
tree. All new trees shall be provided with a permeable surface under the dripline a
minimum of five feet (5') by five feet (5').
E. A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the total trees required for the property shall be
large shade trees as specified on the City’s approved plant list. Large trees shall not be
used under existing or proposed overhead utility lines.
F. Necessary driveways from the public right-of-way shall be permitted through all
required landscaping in accordance with City regulations.
7. MINIMUM LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY AND
TWO- FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS
A. For all single family and two family developments, each residential lot shall be planted
with at least one (1) large tree having a minimum caliper of three inches (3") in the front
yard; and one (1) large tree having a minimum caliper of three inches (3") in the back
yard; and one (1) small tree having a minimum caliper of two inches (2") in the front
yard; and two (2) small trees having a minimum caliper of two inches (2") in the back
yard. Trees shall be from the city’s approved plant list.
B. Only small trees from the city’s approved plant list shall be allowed to be planted
between the street curb and the right-of-way, unless otherwise specifically approved
as part of a Planned Development (PD).
8. SIGHT DISTANCE AND VISIBILITY
Rigid compliance with these landscaping requirements shall not be such as to cause visibility
obstructions and/or blind corners at intersections. Whenever an intersection of two (2) or more
public right-of-way occurs, a triangular visibility area, as described below, shall be created.
Landscape planting within the triangular visibility area shall be designed to provide
unobstructed cross visibility at a level between thirty inches (30") and seven feet (7') measured
above top of curb. Trees may be permitted in this area provided they are trimmed in such that
lateral limbs or foliage extend into the cross visibility area. The triangular areas are:
A. The areas of property on both sides of the intersection of an alley access way and
public right-of-way shall have a triangular visibility area with two (2) sides of each
triangle being a minimum of ten feet (10') in length from the point of intersection and
the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two (2) sides.
B. The areas of property located at a corner formed by the intersection of two (2) or more
public right-of-ways (or a private driveway onto a public road) shall have a triangular
visibility area with two (2) sides of each triangle being a minimum of twenty five feet
(25') in length along the right-of-way lines (or along the driveway curb line and the
road right-of-way line) from the point of the intersection and the third side being a line
connecting the ends of the other two (2) sides. In the event other visibility obstructions
are apparent in the proposed landscape plan, as determined by the City Manager or
his/her designee, the requirements set forth herein may be reduced to the extent to
remove the conflict.
SAMPLE RECOMMENDED PLANT LIST
These native/adapted plants exhibit a combination of outstanding characteristics in low water
use, low maintenance, disease and insect resistance, and appearance.
Large Trees Texas Mountain Laurel Perennials
Bur Oak Texas Persimmon Autumn Pink/Maroon Sage
Cedar Elm Tree Yaupon Holly Black-Eyed Susan
Chinquapin Oak Vitex/Chaste Tree Blue Plumbago
Lacebark Elm Gayfeather
Live Oak Tall Shrubs Indian Blanket
Shumard Oak Nellie R. Stevens Holly Purple Coneflower
Texas Ash Oleander Russian Sage
Wax Myrtle Skeletonleaf Goldeneye
Medium Trees Yew Texas Lantana
Lacey Oak
Little Gem Magnolia Medium/Small Shrubs Ornamental Grasses
Shantung Maple Agave Big Muhly
Texas Pistache Boxleaf Euonymus Dwarf Fountain Grass
Compact Eleagnus Mexican Feathergrass
Narrow-Leaf Trees Compact Texas Sage
Arizona Cypress Dwarf Burford Holly Groundcover/Vines
Bald Cypress Dwarf Yaupon Holly Carolina Jessamine
Deodar Cedar Dwarf Oleander Crossvine
Eastern Red Cedar Indian Hawthorne Liriope/Giant Liriope
Spartan Juniper Knock-Out Red/Pink Rose Trailing Rosemary
Lorapetalum
Small Trees Red Yucca Turf
Crepe Myrtle Sandankwa Viburnum Bermuda Grass
Desert Willow Softleaf Yucca Buffalo Grass
Possumhaw Holly Spineless Prickly Pear Zoysia
Redbud Upright Rosemary
Savannah Holly
APPENDIX F
LETTERS TO REGION C WATER PLANNING GROUP AND GTUA
May 19th, 2026
Region C Water Planning Group
North Texas Municipal Water District
P.O. Box 2408
Wylie, Texas 75098-2408
Re: City of Anna Water Conservation Plan and Water Resource and Emergency
Management Plan
To whom it may concern:
Enclosed please find a copy of the recently updated Water Conservation Plan and Water
Resource and Emergency Management Plan for the City of Anna. I am submitting a copy
of this plan to the Region C Water Planning Group in accordance with the Texas Water
Development Board and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules. The Anna
City Council adopted the Water Conservation Plan and Water Resource and Emergency
Management Plan on ________________, 2026.
Sincerely,
Paul Sigle, P.E.
Greater Texoma Utility Authority
5100 Airport Drive
Denison, Texas 75020
Re: City of Anna Water Conservation Plan and Water Resource and Emergency
Management Plan
Dear Paul:
Enclosed please find a copy of the recently updated Water Conservation Plan and Water
Resource and Emergency Management Plan. The Anna City Council approved adoption
the Water Conservation Plan and Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan on
___________, 2026.
Sincerely,
APPENDIX G
ADOPTION OF WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
Municipal Ordinance
Adopting Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan
Ordinance No. ___________
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY
OF ANNA TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE USE OF WATER AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES AND/OR THE
DISCONNECTION OF WATER SERVICE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE WATER
RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas (the “City”), recognizes that the amount of water available to its water
customers is limited; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that due to natural limitations, drought conditions, system failures and
other acts of God which may occur, the City cannot guarantee an uninterrupted water supply for all
purposes at all times; and
WHEREAS, the Water Code and the regulations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the
“Commission”) require that the City adopt a Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined an urgent need in the best interest of the public to adopt a Water
Resource and Emergency Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 54 of the Local Government Code, the City is authorized to adopt such
Ordinances necessary to preserve and conserve its water resources; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anna desires to adopt the North Texas Municipal Water District
(the “NTMWD”) Model Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan as official City policy for the
conservation of water.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the NTMWD Model Water Resource and
Emergency Management Plan (the “Plan”), attached hereto as Addendum A, as if recited verbatim herein.
The City commits to implement the requirements and procedures set forth in the adopted Plan.
Section 2. Any customer, defined pursuant to 30 Tex. Admin. Code Chapter 291, failing to comply with
the provisions of the Plan shall be subject to a fine of up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) and/or
discontinuance of water service by the City. Proof of a cul pable mental state is not required for a
conviction of an offense under this section. Each day a customer fails to comply with the Plan is a separate
violation. The City's authority to seek injunctive or other civil relief available under the l aw is not limited
by this section.
Section 3. The City Council does hereby find and declare that sufficient written notice of the date, hour,
place and subject of the meeting adopting this Ordinance was posted at a designated place convenient to
the public for the time required by law preceding the meeting, that such place of posting was readily
accessible at all times to the general public, and that all of the foregoing was done as required by law at
all times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and
formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the
posting thereof.
Section 4. Should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance be declared
unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. The City Manager or his designee is hereby directed to file a copy of the Plan and this Ordinance
with the Commission in accordance with Title 30, Chapter 288 of the Texas Administrative Code.
Section 6. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause publication of the descriptive
caption of this ordinance as an alternative method of publication provided by law.
Section 7. {If Applicable} Ordinance No. _______, adopted on _________, is hereby repealed.
Passed by the City Council on this ___ day of _____, ____.
______________________________________
Mayor
Attest:
______________________________________
City Secretary
APPENDIX H
ILLEGAL WATER CONNECTIONS AND THEFT OF WATER
APPENDIX I
SAMPLE LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE
APPENDIX J
DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN
2026 WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN
CITY OF ANNA
MAY 19, 2026
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................. 1-1
2. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................ 2-1
3. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES .......................................... 3-1
4. WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN .......................................... 4-1
4.1 Provisions to Inform the Public and Opportunity for Public Input ............................... 4-1
4.2 Program for Continuing Public Education and Information ......................................... 4-1
4.3 Criteria for Initiation and Termination of Water Resource and Emergency Management
Stages And Targets For Water Use Reductions ........................................................... 4-2
4.3.1 Stage 1 ................................................................................................................. 4-3
4.3.2 Stage 2 ................................................................................................................. 4-6
4.3.3 Stage 3 ............................................................................................................... 4-10
4.4 Procedures for Granting Variances to the Plan ......................................................... 4-15
4.5 Procedures for Enforcing Mandatory Water Use Restrictions ................................... 4-15
4.6 Coordination with the Regional Water Planning Group and GTUA ............................ 4-16
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1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
This Water Resource Emergency Management Plan (WREMP) was prepared utilizing the 2024 Model
Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan prepared by Greater Texoma Utility Authority (GTUA)
for its Customers1. This Plan addresses all of the current TCEQ requirements for a drought contingency
plan.2 This WREMP will replace the City of Anna plan previously adopted.
The measures included in this WREMP are intended to provide short-term water savings during drought
or emergency conditions. Water savings associated with ongoing, long -term strategies are discussed in
the document entitled Water Conservation Plan for City of Anna. 2
The purpose of this WREMP is as follows:
• To conserve the available water supply in times of drought, water supply shortage, and
emergency.
• To maintain supplies for domestic water use, sanitation, and fire protection.
• To protect and preserve public health, welfare, and safety.
• To minimize the adverse impacts of water supply shortages.
• To minimize the adverse impacts of emergency water supply conditions.
GTUA provides treated potable water received from NTMWD to the City of Anna. This WREMP calls for
the City of Anna to adopt Water Resource and Emergency Management Stages initiated by GTUA during
a drought or water supply emergency.
In the absence of drought response measures, water demands tend to increase during drought due to
increased outdoor irrigation. The severity of a drought depends on the degree of depletion of supplies
and on the relationship of demand to available supplies.
1 Superscripted numbers match references listed in Appendix A.
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2. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1. AQUATIC LIFE means a vertebrate organism dependent upon an aquatic environment to sustain
its life.
2. ATHLETIC FIELD means a public sports competition field, the essential feature of which is turf
grass, used primarily for organized sports practice, competition or exhibition events for schools ;
professional sports and league play sanctioned by the utility providing retail water supply.
3. COMMERCIAL FACILITY means business or industrial buildings and the associated landscaping, but
does not include the fairways, greens, or tees of a golf course.
4. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WASH FACILITY means a permanently -located business that washes
vehicles or other mobile equipment with water or water-based products, including but not limited
to self-service car washes, full service car washes, roll-over/in-bay style car washes, and facilities
managing vehicle fleets or vehicle inventory.
5. CUSTOMERS include those entities GTUA provides wholesale water.
6. DESIGNATED OUTDOOR WATER USE DAY means a day prescribed by rule on which a person is
permitted to irrigate outdoors.
7. DRIP IRRIGATION is a type of micro-irrigation system that operates at low pressure and delivers
water in slow, small drips to individual plants or groups of plants through a network of plastic
conduits and emitters; also called trickle irrigation.
8. DROUGHT, for the purposes of this report, means an extended period of time when an area
receives insufficient amounts of rainfall to replenish the water supply, causing water supply
sources (in this case reservoirs) to be depleted.
9. EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) represents the amount of water lost from plant material to
evaporation and transpiration. The amount of ET can be estimated based on the temperature,
wind, and relative humidity.
10. FOUNDATION WATERING means an application of water to the soils directly abutting (within 2
feet) the foundation of a building, structure .
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11. GENERAL MANAGER means the General Manager of the GTUA and includes a person the General
Manager has designated to administer or perform any task, duty, function, role, or action related
to this Plan or on behalf of the General Manager.
12. INTERACTIVE WATER FEATURES means water sprays, dancing water jets, waterfalls, dumping
buckets, shooting water cannons, inflatable pools, temporary splash toys or pools, slip-n-slides,
or splash pads that are maintained for recreation.
13. IRRIGATION SYSTEM means a permanently installed, custom-made, site-specific system of
delivering water generally for landscape irrigation via a system of pipes or other conduits installed
below ground.
14. LANDSCAPE means any plant material on a property, including any tree, shrub, vine, herb, flower,
succulent, ground cover, grass or turf species, that is growing or has been planted out of doors.
15. NEW LANDSCAPE means : (a) vegetation installed at the time of the construction of a residential
or commercial facility; (b) installed as part of a governmental entity’s capital improvement
project; or (c) installed to stabilize an area disturbed by construction.
16. NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT means the provider of treated potable water for
Greater Texoma Utility Authority.
17. ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAIN means an artificially created structure (up to a certain diameter) from
which a jet, stream, or flow of treated water emanates and is not typically utilized for the
preservation of aquatic life.
18. RETAIL CUSTOMERS include those customers to whom the Customer provides retail water from a
water meter.
19. SOAKER HOSE means a perforated or permeable garden-type hose or pipe that is laid above
ground that provides irrigation at a slow and constant rate.
20. SPRINKLER means an above-ground water distribution device that may be attached to a garden
hose.
21. SUPPLIER means a Customer that purchases wholesale water from GTUA and provides water to
retail and/or wholesale customers.
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22. SWIMMING POOL means any structure, basin, chamber, or tank including hot tubs, containing an
artificial body of water for swimming, diving, or recreational bathing, and having a depth of two
(2) feet or more at any point.
23. WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN means a strategy or combination of
strategies for temporary supply management and demand management responses to temporary
and potentially recurring water supply shortages and other water supply emergencies required
by Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Chapter 288, Subchapter B. This is sometimes called a
drought contingency plan.
Abbreviations
Abbreviation Full Nomenclature
GTUA Greater Texoma Utility Authority
NTMWD or District North Texas Municipal Water District
TCEQ Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TWDB Texas Water Development Board
Model WREMP Model Water Resource and Emergency
Management Plan for GTUA Customers
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3. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES
The TCEQ rules governing development of drought contingency plans for public water suppliers are
contained in Title 30, Chapter 288, Section 288.20 of the Texas Administrative Code, a current copy of
which is included in Appendix B. For the purpose of these rules, a drought contingency plan is defined as
“a strategy or combination of strategies for temporary supply and demand management responses to
temporary and potentially recurring water supply shortages and other water supply emergencies.”2
Minimum Requirements
TCEQ’s minimum requirements for drought contingency plans are addressed in the following subsections
of this report:
• 288.20(a)(1)(A) – Provisions to Inform the Public and Provide Opportunity for Public Input –
Section 4.1
• 288.20(a)(1)(B) – Program for Continuing Public Education and Information – Section 4.2
• 288.20(a)(1)(C) – Coordination with the Regional Water Planning Group – Section 4.6
• 288.20(a)(1)(D) – Description of Information to be Monitored and Criteria for the Initiation
and Termination of Water Resource Management Stages – Section 4.3
• 288.20(a)(1)(E) – Water Resource Management Stages – Section 4.3
• 288.20(a)(1)(F) – Specific, Quantified Targets for Water Use Reductions During Water
Shortages – Section 4.3
• 288.20(a)(1)(G) – Water Supply and Demand Management Measures for Each Stage – Section
4.3
• 288.20(a)(1)(H) – Procedures for Initiation and Termination of Water Resource Management
Stages – Section 4.3
• 288.20(a)(1)(I) - Procedures for Granting Variances – Section 4.4
• 288.20(a)(1)(J) - Procedures for Enforcement of Mandatory Restrictions – Section 4.5
• 288.20(a)(3) – Consultation with Wholesale Water Supplier – Sections 1 and 4.3
• 288.20(b) – TCEQ Notification of Implementation of Mandatory Measures – Section 4.3
• 288.20(c) – Review and Update of WREMP – Section 4.7
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4. WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN
4.1 PROVISIONS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT
The City of Anna provided opportunity for public input in the development of this WREMP by the following
means:
• Providing written notice of the proposed WREMP and the opportunity to comment on the
WREMP by newspaper, posted notice, and notice on the City’s website and social media (if
available).
• Making the draft WREMP available on the City’s website.
• Providing the draft WREMP to anyone that requests a copy.
• Holding a public meeting - providing advance public notice of such meeting.
4.2 PROGRAM FOR CONTINUING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION
The City of Anna will inform and educate the public about the Water Resource and Emergency
Management Plan by the following means:
• Preparing a bulletin describing the plan and making it available at City Hall and other
appropriate locations.
• Making the plan available to the public through the City’s website.
• Including information about the Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan on the
City’s website.
• Notifying local organizations, schools, and civic groups that utility staff are available to make
presentations on the Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan (usually in
conjunction with presentations on water conservation programs).
• At any time that the Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan is activated or
changes, the City of Anna will notify local media of the issues, the Water Resource and
Emergency Management Stage (if applicable), and the specific actions required of the public.
The information will also be publicized on the City’s website. Billing inserts will also be used
as appropriate.
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4.3 CRITERIA FOR INITIATION AND TERMINATION OF WATER RESOURCE AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAGES AND TARGETS FOR WATER USE
REDUCTIONS
Initiation of a Water Resource Management Stage
The City Manager, Mayor, or official designee may order the implementation of a Water Resource
Management Stage when one or more of the trigger conditions for that stage is met.
• Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan stages imposed by GTUA action must be
initiated by the City of Anna.
• For other trigger conditions internal to a city or water supply entity, the City Manager, Mayor,
or official designee may decide not to order the implementation of a Water Resource and
Emergency Management Stage or Water Emergency even though one or more of the trigger
criteria for the stage are met. Factors which could influence such a decision include, but are
not limited to, the time of the year, weather conditions, the anticipation of replenished water
supplies, or the anticipation that additional facilities will become available to meet needs.
The reason for this decision should be documented.
The following actions will be taken when a water resource management stage is initiated:
• The public will be notified through local media and the City’s website as described in Section
4.2.
• Wholesale customers (if any) and GTUA will be notified by e-mail with a follow-up letter that
provides details of the reasons for initiation of the Water Resource and/or Emergency
Management Stage.
• If any mandatory provisions of the Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan are
activated, the City of Anna will notify the TCEQ Executive Director and the GTUA General
Manager within 5 business days.
Termination of a Water Resource Management Stage
WREMP stages initiated by GTUA may be terminated after GTUA has terminated the stage. For WREMP
stages initiated by the City of Anna, the City Manager, Mayor, or official designee may order the
termination of a Water Resource Management Stage when the conditions for termination are met or at
their discretion.
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The following actions will be taken when a Water Resource Management Stage is terminated:
• The public will be notified through local media and the City’s website as described in Section
4.2.
• Wholesale customers (if any) and GTUA will be notified by e-mail with a follow-up letter.
• If any mandatory provisions of the Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan that
have been activated are terminated, the City of Anna will notify the TCEQ Executive Director
and the GTUA General Manager within 5 business days.
The City Manager, Mayor, or official designee may decide not to order the termination of a Water
Resource and/or Emergency Management Stage even though the conditions for termination of the stage
are met. Factors which could influence such a decision include, but are not limited to, the time of the
year, weather conditions, or the anticipation of potential changed conditions that warrant the
continuation of the Water Resource and/or Emergency Management Stage. The reason for this decision
should be documented.
Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan Stages and Corresponding
Measures
4.3.1 Stage 1
Initiation and Termination Conditions for Stage 1
NTMWD Stage 1 Initiation Conditions:
o The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors, finds
that conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 1.
o Water demand is projected to approach the limit of the NTMWD’s permitted supply.
o The storage level in Lake Lavon as published by the Texas Water Development Board
(TWDB),4 is less than 70 percent of the total conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of April through October or less than 60 percent of the total conservation pool
capacity during any of the months of November through March.
o The Sabine River Authority (SRA) has indicated that its Upper Basin water supplies used
by NTMWD (Lake Tawakoni and/or Lake Fork) are in a Stage 1 drought.
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o NTMWD has concern that Lake Texoma, Jim Chapman Lake, the East Fork Water Reuse
Project, the Main Stem Pump Station, or some other NTMWD water source may be
limited in availability within the next six (6) months.
o Water demand exceeds 95 percent of the amount that can be delivered by NTMWD to
Customers for three (3) consecutive days.
o Water demand for all or part of the NTMWD delivery system approaches delivery capacity
because delivery capacity is inadequate.
o NTMWD supply source is interrupted or unavailable due to contamination, invasive
species, equipment failure, or other cause.
o NTMWD water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of
major water system components.
o Part of the NTMWD system has a shortage in supply or damage to equipment. NTMWD
may implement measures for only that portion of the NTMWD system impacted.
GTUA Stage 1 Initiation Conditions:
• NTMWD has notified GTUA that NTMWD has initiated Stage 1 of their Plan.
• The General Manager, with the concurrence of the GTUA Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 1.
• GTUA’s water demand exceeds 95 percent of the amount that can be delivered to customers
for three consecutive days.
• GTUA’s supply source becomes contaminated.
• GTUA’s water demand for all or part of the delivery system equals delivery capacity because
delivery capacity is inadequate.
• GTUA’s water system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major water
system components.
City of Anna Stage 1 Initiation Conditions:
• City Manager, Mayor, or official designee, with the concurrence of the City Council, finds that
conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 1.
• The City of Anna‘s water demand exceeds 85 percent of the amount that can be delivered to
customers for three consecutive days.
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• The City of Anna’s water demand for all or part of the delivery system equals delivery capacity
because delivery capacity is inadequate.
• Supply source becomes contaminated.
• The City of Anna’s water system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of
major water system components.
• The City’s Water source becomes contaminated.
• The City’s water supply system is unable to deliver adequate water due to maintenance,
construction, or repair of major system components.
NTMWD Stage 1 Termination Conditions:
o The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors, finds
that conditions warrant the termination Stage 1.
o The storage level in Lake Lavon, as published by the TWDB4, is greater than 75 percent of
the total conservation pool capacity during any of the months of April through October
or greater than 65 percent of the total conservation pol capacity during any of the months
of November through March.
o Other circumstances that caused NTMWD initiation of Stage 1 no longer prevail.
GTUA Stage 1 Termination Conditions:
• NTMWD has notified GTUA that NTMWD has terminated Stage 1 of their Plan.
• The General Manager, with the concurrence of the GTUA Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the termination of Stage 1.
• Other circumstances that caused GTUA initiation of Stage 1 no longer prevail.
The City of Anna Stage 1 Termination Conditions:
• City Manager, Mayor, or official designee, with the concurrence of the City Council, finds that
conditions warrant the termination of Stage 1.
• Other circumstances that caused the City of Anna’s initiation of Stage 1 no longer prevail.
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Goal for Use Reduction and Actions Available under Stage 1
The goal for water use reduction under Stage 1 is a two percent (2%) reduction in the amount of water
use that would have occurred prior to institution of drought restrictions. If circumstances warrant, or if
required by GTUA, the City Manager, Mayor, or official designee can set a goal for greater or lesser
water use reduction under Stage 1. The City Manager, Mayor, or official designee may order the
implementation of any or all of the actions listed below, as deemed necessary, to achieve a two-percent
reduction. Measures described as “requires notification to TCEQ” are those that impose mandatory
requirements on customers. The City of Anna will notify TCEQ and GTUA within five (5) business days if
such mandatory measures are implemented.
• Continue actions established by the Water Conservation Plan.
• Notify any wholesale customers of actions being taken and request that they implement
similar procedures.
• Initiate engineering studies to evaluate alternative water sources and/or alternative delivery
mechanisms should conditions worsen.
• Further accelerate public education efforts on ways to reduce water use.
• Halt non-essential city government water use. Examples include street cleaning, vehicle
washing, operation of ornamental fountains, etc.
• Encourage the public to wait until the current drought or emergency situation has passed
before establishing New Landscape.
• Encourage all users to reduce the frequency of draining and refilling swimming pools.
4.3.2 Stage 2
Initiation and Termination Conditions for Stage 2
NTMWD Stage 2 Initiation Conditions:
o The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors, finds
that conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 2.
o Water demand is projected to approach the limit of the NTMWD’s permitted supply.
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o The storage level in Lake Lavon as published by the Texas Water Development Board
(TWDB)4, is less than 55 percent of the total conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of April through October or less than 45 percent of the total conservation pool
capacity during any of the months of November through March.
o SRA has indicated that its Upper Basin water supplies used by NTMWD (Lake Tawakoni
and/or Lake Fork) are in a Stage 2 drought.
o NTMWD has concern that Lake Texoma, Jim Chapman Lake, the East Fork Water Reuse
Project, the Main Stem Pump Station, or some other NTMWD water source may be
limited in availability within the next three (3) months.
o Water demand exceeds 98 percent of the amount that can be delivered by NTMWD to
Customers for three (3) consecutive days.
o Water demand for all or part of the NTMWD delivery system approaches delivery capacity
because delivery capacity is inadequate.
o NTMWD supply source is interrupted or unavailable due to contamination, invasive
species, equipment failure, or other cause.
o NTMWD water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of
major water system components.
o Part of the NTMWD system has a shortage in supply or damage to equipment. NTMWD
may implement measures for only that portion of the NTMWD system impacted.
GTUA Stage 2 Initiation Conditions:
• NTMWD has notified GTUA that NTMWD has initiated Stage 2 of their Plan.
• The General Manager, with the concurrence of the GTUA Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 2.
• GTUA’s water demand exceeds 98 percent of the amount that can be delivered to Customers
for three consecutive days.
• GTUA’s supply source is interrupted or unavailable due to contamination, invasive species,
equipment failure, or other cause.
• GTUA’s water demand for all or part of the delivery system equals delivery capacity because
delivery capacity is inadequate.
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• GTUA’s water system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major water
system components.
City of Anna Stage 2 Initiation Conditions:
• City Manager, Mayor, or official designee, with the concurrence of the City Council, finds that
conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 2.
• The City of Anna’s water demand exceeds 90 percent of the amount that can be delivered to
customers for three consecutive days.
• The City of Anna’s water demand for all or part of the delivery system exceeds delivery capacity
because delivery capacity is inadequate.
• The City of Anna ‘s supply source becomes contaminated.
• The City of Anna’s supply source is interrupted or unavailable due to invasive species.
• The City of Anna’s water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of
major water system components.
• Other criteria the City of Anna wishes to consider may be entered here.
NTMWD Stage 2 Termination Conditions:
o The Executive Director, in concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the termination of Stage 2.
o The storage level in Lake Lavon, as published by the TWDB4, is greater than 70 percent of
the total conservation pool capacity during any of the months of April through October
or greater than 60 percent of the total conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of November through March.
o Other circumstances that caused NTMWD initiation of Stage 2 no longer prevail.
GTUA Stage 2 Termination Conditions:
• NTMWD has notified GTUA that NTMWD has terminated Stage 2.
• The General Manager, with the concurrence of the GTUA Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the termination of Stage 2.
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• Other circumstances that caused GTUA initiation of Stage 2 no longer prevail.
City of Anna Stage 2 Termination Conditions:
• City Manager, Mayor, or official designee, with the concurrence of the City Council, finds that
conditions warrant the termination of Stage 2.
• Other circumstances that caused the City of Anna’s initiation of Stage 2 no longer prevail.
Goals for Use Reduction and Actions Available under Stage 2
The goal for water use reduction under Stage 2 is a reduction of ten percent (10%) in the amount of water
use that would have occurred prior to the institution of drought restrictions. If circumstances warrant,
or if required by GTUA, the City Manager, Mayor, or official designee can set a goal for greater or lesser
water use reduction. The City Manager, Mayor, or official designee may order the implementation of any
or all of the actions listed below, as deemed necessary to achieve a ten percent reduction. Measures
described as “requires notification to TCEQ” are those that impose mandatory requirements on
customers. The City of Anna must notify TCEQ and GTUA within five (5) business days if such mandatory
measures are implemented.
• Continue or initiate any actions available under the Water Conservation Plan and Stage 1.
• Notify any wholesale customers of actions being taken and request that they implement
similar procedures.
• Implement viable alternative water supply strategies.
• Encourage all users to reduce the frequency of draining and refilling swimming pools.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems
at each service address to once per week on designated days between April 1 and October
31. Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems at each service address to
once every other week on designated days between November 1 and March 31. Exceptions
are as follows:
o New Landscape may be watered as necessary for 30 days from the date of the installation
of new landscape features.
o Foundation Watering (within 2 feet), New Landscape Watering, watering of new plantings
(first year) of shrubs, and watering of trees (within a ten foot radius of its trunk) may occur
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for up to two hours on any day by a hand-held hose, a dedicated zone using a Drip
Irrigation system and/or Soaker Hose, provided no runoff occurs.
o Athletic Fields may be watered twice per week.
o Locations using alternative sources of water supply only for irrigation may irrigate without
day-of-the-week restrictions, provided proper signage is employed to notify the public of
alternative water source(s) being used. However, irrigation using alternative sources of
supply is subject all other restrictions applicable to this stage. If the alternative supply
source is a well, proper proof of well registration with the North Texas Groundwater
Conservation District or Red River Groundwater Conservation District is required.
Alternative sources of water supply may not include imported treated water.
o An exemption is allowed for Drip Irrigation systems from the designated outdoor water
use day limited to no more than one day per week. Drip Irrigation systems are however
subject to all other restrictions applicable under this stage.
o Hand watering with shutoff nozzle, drip lines, and Soaker Hoses are allowed before 10 am
and after 6 pm, provided no runoff occurs.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Prohibit hydro seeding, hydro mulching, and sprigging.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Initiate a rate surcharge as requested by GTUA.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – If GTUA has imposed a reduction in water available to
Customers, impose the same percent reduction on any wholesale customers.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Parks and golf courses using potable water for landscape
watering are required to meet the same reduction goals and measures outlined in this stage.
Exception for golf course greens and tee boxes which may be hand watered as needed.
4.3.3 Stage 3
Initiation and Termination Conditions for Stage 3
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NTMWD Stage 3 Initiation Conditions:
o The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors, finds
that conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 3.
o NTMWD water demand is projected to approach the limit of the NTMWD’s permitted
supply.
o The storage level in Lake Lavon as published by the Texas Water Development Board
(TWDB),4 is less than 30 percent of the total conservation pool capacity during any of the
months of April through October or less than 20 percent of the total conservation pool
capacity during any of the months of November through March.
o SRA has indicated that its Upper Basin water supplies used by NTMWD (Lake Tawakoni
and/or Lake Fork) are in a Stage 3 drought.
o NTMWD has concern that Lake Texoma, Jim Chapman Lake, the East Fork Water Reuse
Project, the Main Stem Pump Station, or some other NTMWD water source has become
limited in availability.
o Water demand exceeds the amount that can be delivered by NTMWD to Member Cities
and Customers.
o Water demand for all or part of the NTMWD delivery system approaches delivery capacity
because delivery capacity is inadequate.
o NTMWD supply source is interrupted or unavailable due to contamination, invasive
species, equipment failure, or other cause.
o NTMWD water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of
major water system components.
o Part of the NTMWD system has a shortage in supply or damage to equipment. NTMWD
may implement measures for only that portion of the NTMWD system impacted.
GTUA Stage 3 Initiation Conditions:
• NTMWD has notified GTUA that NTMWD has initiated Stage 3 of their Plan.
• The General Manager, with the concurrence of the GTUA Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 3.
• GTUA’s water demand exceeds the amount that can be delivered to Customers.
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• GTUA’s water demand for all or part of the delivery system seriously exceeds delivery capacity
because the delivery capacity is inadequate.
• GTUA’s supply source is interrupted or unavailable due to contamination, invasive species,
equipment failure, or other cause.
• GTUA’s water system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major water
system components.
The City of Anna Stage 3 Initiation Conditions:
• City Manager, Mayor, or official designee, with the concurrence of the City Council, find that
conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 3.
• The City of Anna’s water demand exceeds 95 percent of the amount that can be delivered to
customers.
• The City of Anna’s water demand for all or part of the delivery system seriously exceeds
delivery capacity because the delivery capacity is inadequate.
• The City of Anna‘s water supply source becomes contaminated.
• The City of Anna’s water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage
of major water system components.
• Other criteria the City of Anna wishes to consider may be entered here.
NTMWD Stage 3 Termination Conditions:
o The Executive Director, in concurrence of the NTMWD Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the termination of Stage 3.
o The storage level in Lake Lavon, as published by the TWDB, is greater than 55 percent of
the total conservation pool capacity during any of the months of April through October
or greater than 45 percent of the total conservation pol capacity during any of the months
of November through March.
o Other circumstances that caused NTMWD initiation of Stage 3 no longer prevail.
GTUA Stage 3 Termination Conditions:
• NTMWD has notified GTUA that NTMWD has terminated Stage 3.
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• The General Manager, with the concurrence of the GTUA Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the termination of Stage 3.
• Other circumstances that caused the GTUA’s initiation of Stage 3 no longer prevail.
The City of Anna Stage 3 Termination Conditions:
• City Manager, Mayor, or official designee, with the concurrence of the City Council, finds that
conditions warrant the termination of Stage 3.
• Other circumstances that caused the City of Anna’s initiation of Stage 3 no longer prevail.
Goals for Use Reduction and Actions Available under Stage 3
The goal for water use reduction under Stage 3 is a reduction of whatever amount is designated by the
City of Anna in the amount of water use that would have occurred prior to institution of drought
restrictions. If circumstances warrant or if required by GTUA, the City Manager, Mayor, or official
designee can set a goal for greater or lesser water use reduction. The City Manager, Mayor, or official
designee may order the implementation of any or all of the actions listed below, as deemed necessary.
Measures described as “requires notification to TCEQ” are those that impose mandatory requirements on
Customers. The City of Anna will notify TCEQ and GTUA within five (5) business days if such mandatory
measures are implemented.
• Continue or initiate any actions available under the Water Conservation Plan and Stages 1 and
2.
• Notify any wholesale customers of actions being taken and request them to implement similar
procedures.
• Implement viable alternative water supply strategies.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Initiate mandatory water use restrictions as follows:
o Hosing and washing of paved areas, buildings, structures, windows or other surfaces is
prohibited except by variance and performed by a professional service using high
efficiency equipment.
o Prohibit operation of ornamental fountains or ponds that use potable water except where
supporting aquatic life or water quality.
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• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Prohibit new sod, hydro-seeding, hydro-mulching, and
sprigging.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Prohibit the use of potable water for the irrigation of New
Landscape.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Prohibit all commercial and residential landscape watering,
except that Foundation Watering (within 2 feet) and watering of trees (within a ten foot radius
of its trunk) may occur for two hours one day per week with a hand-held hose or with a
dedicated zone using a Drip Irrigation system and/or Soaker Hose, provided no runoff occurs.
Drip Irrigation systems are not exempt from this requirement.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Prohibit washing of vehicles except at a Commercial Vehicle
Wash Facility.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Landscape watering of parks, golf courses, and Athletic Fields
with potable water is prohibited. Exception for golf course greens and tee boxes that may be
hand watered as needed. Variances may be granted by the water provider under special
circumstances.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Prohibit the filling, draining, and/or refilling of existing
swimming pools, wading pools, Jacuzzi and hot tubs except to maintain structural integrity,
proper operation and maintenance, or to alleviate a public safety risk. Existing pools may add
water to replace losses from normal use and evaporation. Permitting of new swimming pools,
wading pools, Jacuzzi, and hot tubs is prohibited.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Prohibit the operation of interactive water features such as
water sprays, dancing water jets, waterfalls, dumping buckets, shooting water cannons,
inflatable pools, temporary splash toys or pools, slip-n-slides or splash pads that are
maintained for recreation.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Require all commercial water users to reduce water use by a
percentage established by the City Manager, Mayor, or official designee.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ – If GTUA has imposed a reduction in water available to the
City of Anna, the City of Anna will impose the same percent reduction on any wholesale
customers.
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• Requires Notification to TCEQ – Initiate a rate surcharge over normal rates for all water use
or for water use over a certain level.
4.4 PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING VARIANCES TO THE PLAN
The City Manager, Mayor, or official designee may grant temporary variances for existing water uses
otherwise prohibited under this Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan if one or more of the
following conditions are met:
• Failure to grant such a variance would cause an emergency condition adversely affecting
health, sanitation, or fire safety for the public or the person or entity requesting the variance.
• Compliance with this plan cannot be accomplished due to technical or other limitations.
• Alternative methods that achieve the same level of reduction in water use can be
implemented.
Variances shall be granted or denied at the discretion of the City Manager, Mayor, or official designee. All
petitions for variances should be in writing and should include the following information:
• Name and address of the petitioners.
• Purpose of water use.
• Specific provisions from which relief is requested.
• Detailed statement of the adverse effect of the provision from which relief is requested.
• Description of the relief requested.
• Period of time for which the variance is sought.
• Alternative measures that will be taken to reduce water use and the level of water use
reduction.
• Other pertinent information.
4.5 PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCING MANDATORY WATER USE RESTRICTIONS
Mandatory water use restrictions may be imposed in Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3. Appendix D contains
the ordinance approving the City of Anna Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan, including
enforcement of same, outlining the penalties associated with mandatory water use restrictions.
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4.6 COORDINATION WITH THE REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUP AND GTUA
Appendix C includes a copies of letters sent to the Chair of the Region C Water Planning Group and GTUA
in conjunction with this Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan.
The City of Anna will send the final ordinance(s) or other regulation(s), along with a copy of the final Water
Resource and Emergency Management Plan to GTUA after adoption, review and approval of the Plan.
As required by TCEQ rules, the City of Anna reviews its Water Resource and Emergency Management plans
every five years. The Plan will be updated as appropriate based on new or updated information, such as
the revision of the regional water plans.