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ORDINANCE NO. 681-2015
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.
439-2009 AND ADOPTING A WATER RESOURCE EMGERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PLAN FOR THE CITY OF ANNA; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AND OR THE
DISCONNECTION OF WATER SERVICE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE; PROVIDING FOR
SAVINGS, REPEALING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF AND EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas, ("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 that 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 ("TCEQ") require that the City adopt a Water Resource
Emergency Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined in the best interest of the public to adopt a Water
Resource Emergency Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 54 of the Local Government Code, the City is
authorized to adopt such policies necessary to preserve and conserve its water
resources; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City desires to adopt a Water Resource Emergency
Management Plan as official City policy, as described more specifically in this
ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANNA, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated
The above recitals are hereby found and determined to be true and correct and are
incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
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Section 2. Adoption of Water Resource Emergency Management Plan
The City Council hereby approves and adopts the Water Resource Emergency
Management Plan (the "Plan"), attached hereto as Appendix 1, as if recited verbatim
herein.
Section 3. Penalty
Any person, firm, corporation or business entity violating the mandatory water use
restrictions authorized under Section 4.2 the Water Resource Emergency Management
Plan (Appendix 1) shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined any sum not exceeding $2,000 and/or discontinuance of water
service by the City. Proof of a culpable mental state is not required for a conviction of an
offense under this ordinance. Each continuing day's violation shall constitute a separate
offense. The penal provisions imposed under this section shall not preclude the City of
Anna from filing suit to enjoin the violation. The City of Anna retains all legal rights and
remedies available to it pursuant to local, state and federal law
Section 4. Notice of Meeting
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 5. Savings, Repealing and Severability Clauses
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the words, sentences,
paragraphs, subdivisions, clauses, phrases, or provisions of this ordinance are
severable and, if any phrases, sentences, paragraphs, subdivisions, clauses, phrases,
or provisions of this ordinance 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 words, sentences, paragraphs, subdivisions, clauses, phrases, or
provisions of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional words,
sentences, paragraphs, subdivisions, clauses, phrases, or provisions.
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Section 6. Directive to City Manager
The City Manager or his designee is hereby directed to file a copy of the Plan and this
ordinance with the TCEQ in accordance with Title 30, Chapter 288 of the Texas
Administrative Code.
Section 7. Publication of the Caption and Effective Date
This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage by the City Council and publication of
the caption as prescribed by law. 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 8. Repeal of Ordinance 439-2009
Ordinance 439-2009 adopted on April 14, 2009, is hereby repealed, as are other
ordinances directly in conflict with this ordinance, to the extent of such conflict.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas this 10th day of February 2015.
ATTEST: APPR VEDA
Nat a Wilkison, City Secretary Mayor, Mike Crist
Ord. 681-2015 Water Resource Emergency Management Plan 1 02-10-15
WATER RESOURCE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN
CITY OF ANNA
FEBRUARY 2015
This Water Resource Emergency Management Plan is an update to the previous Drought Contingency
and Water Emergency Response Plan, and was drafted utilizing the Model Water Resource and
Emergency Management Plan prepared by Freese and Nichols for the North Texas Municipal Water
District (NTMWD). The Greater Texoma Utility Authority (GTUA) is a customer of the NTMWD and
receives treated water from the NTMWD for delivery to several GTUA Member Cities and Customers
including the City of Anna. This plan was prepared pursuant to Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality rules. Some material is based on the existing drought contingency plans listed in Appendix A.
This Water Resource Emergency Management plan is based on the Texas Administrative Code in effect
on June 25, 2013.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES.....................................................................................1-1
2. DEFINITIONS.......................................................................................................................2-1
3. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES ............................................ 3-1
4. WATER RESOURCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN....................................................4-1
4.1 Provisions to Inform the Public and Opportunity for Public Input ................................. 4-1
4.2 Initiation and Termination of Water Resource and Emergency Management Stages.. 4-2
4.3 Procedures for Granting Variances to the Plan............................................................ 4-11
4.4 Procedures for Enforcing Mandatory Water Use Restrictions.....................................4-12
4.5 Coordination with the Regional Water Planning Group and GTUA.............................4-12
4.6 Review and Update of Water Resource Emergency Management Plan......................4-12
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A List of References
APPENDIX B Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Rules on Drought
Contingency Plans
• Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter
B, Rule §288.20 — Drought Contingency Plans for Municipal Uses by
Public Water Suppliers
APPENDIX C Letter to Region C Water Planning Groups
APPENDIX D Ordinance Adopting Water Resource Emergency Management Plan
1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
This document is based on a Model Water Resource and Emergency Management Plan prepared by the
Greater Texoma Utility Authority (GTUA) for its Member Cities and Customers. This plan addresses all of
the current TCEQ requirements for a drought contingency plan.
The measures included in this Water Resource Emergency Management Plan 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 City's Water Conservation Plan.
The purpose of this Water Resource Emergency Management plan is as follows:
• To conserve the available water supply in times of drought 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.
The GTUA supplies treated potable water to the City of Anna with treated water received from NTMWD.
This plan calls for Member Cities and Customers to adopt water resource management stages initiated
by GTUA during a drought or water supply emergency. The City may adopt more stringent water
resource management stages than GTUA if conditions warrant.
In the absence of drought response measures, water demands tend to increase during a 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.
2. DEFINITIONS
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, or sanctioned league play'.
2. CITY means the City of Anna, Texas.
' Definition from City of San Antonio Water Conservation Ordinance adopted 2005.
http://saws.org/conservation/ordinance/docs/Ch34 Ordinance 2009.pdf
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3. CITY MANAGER means the City Manager of the City of Anna, Texas.
4. CITY COUNCIL means the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas.
5. COMMERCIAL FACILITY business or industrial buildings and the associated landscaping, but does
not include the fairways, greens, or tees of a golf courseError! Bookmark not defined..
6. 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 inventoryError! Bookmark not defined..
7. 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 fescuesii
8. CUSTOMERS include those entities to whom GTUA provides water on a customer basis that are
not members of GTUA.
9. DESIGNATED OUTDOOR WATER USE DAY means a day prescribed by rule on which a person is
permitted to irrigate outdoorsError! Bookmark not defined..
10. 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.'ii
11. 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 to be depleted"'.
ii Definition developed by Freese and Nichols, Inc.
iii Amy Vickers: Handbook of Water Use and Conservation, Amherst Massachusetts, June 2002
iv Freese and Nichols, Inc.: Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and Water Emergency Response Plan, prepared for
North Texas Municipal Water District, Fort Worth, March 2008.
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12. EVAPOTRANSPIRATION abbreviated as 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".
13. 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".
14. FOUNDATION WATERING means an application of water to the soils directly abutting the
foundation of a building structureError! Bookmark not defined..
15. IRRIGATION SYSTEM means a custom-made, site-specific system of delivering water generally
for landscape irrigation via a system of pipes or other conduits installed below groundError!
Bookmark not defined..
16. MEMBER CITIES include the cities of Anna, Howe and Van Alstyne Texas.
17. NEW LANDSCAPE means vegetation: installed at the time of the construction of a residential or
commercial facility; installed as part of a governmental entity's capital improvement project; or
installed to stabilize an area disturbed by constructionError! Bookmark not defined.. It does
not include hydro -mulch, turf grass plugs, or broadcast turf grass seed applied or installed at the
time of construction of a residential or commercial facility.
18. ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAIN means an artificially created structure (up to six feet in diameter)
from which a jet, stream, valves and emission devices or flow of water emanates and is not
typically utilized for the preservation of aquatic IifeError! Bookmark not defined..
19. PRESIDENT means the President of the Greater Texoma Utility Authority Board of Directors"
20. RAIN/FREEZE SENSOR means a device designed to stop the flow of water to an automatic
irrigation system when rainfall or freeze event has been detected.
21. 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 rateError! Bookmark not defined..
22. SPRINKLER means an above -ground water distribution device that may be attached to a garden
hose'.
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23. 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'.
24. WATER RESOURCE 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.
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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, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter B, Rule 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."'
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) — Provisions 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) — Criteria for 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 — 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)(1) - 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 Supplier — Sections 1, 4.2, and 4.3
• 288.20(b) — Notification of Implementation of Mandatory Measures — Section 4.3
• 288.20(c) — Review and Update of Plan — Section 4.7
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4. WATER RESOURCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN
4.1 PROVISIONS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT
The City has provided opportunity for public input in the development of this Water Resource
Emergency Management Plan by holding a public meeting and providing written notice to the public
concerning the proposed plan and public meeting.
The City will inform and educate the public about the Water Resource Emergency Management Plan by
the following means:
• Making the plan available to the public through the City's web site (if available).
• Including information about the Water Resource Emergency Management Plan on the City
web site.
• At any time that the Water Resource Emergency Management Plan is activated or the Water
Resource Emergency Management Plan changes, the City 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 City's web site. Billing
inserts will also be used as appropriate.
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4.2 INITIATION AND TERMINATION OF WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT STAGES
Initiation of a Water Resource Management Stage
The City Manager may order the implementation of a water resource management stage when one or
more of the trigger conditions for that stage is met. The following actions will be taken when a water
resource management stage is initiated:
• The City Manager will notify the City Council of any order to implement water resource
management stages, including any action deemed necessary to implement the Water
Resource Emergency Management Plan stages.
• The public will be notified through local media and the City's web site as described in
Section 4.1.
• Wholesale customers and the GTUA will be notified by e-mail with a follow-up letter or fax
that provides details of the reasons for initiation of the water resource management stage.
• If any mandatory provisions of the Water Resource Emergency Management Plan are
activated, the City will notify the Executive Director of the TCEQ and the President of the
GTUA within 5 business days.
• If the City is regularly taking surface water provided by the GTUA, the Water Resource
Emergency Management Plan stages imposed by GTUA should be initiated by the City. If
the City is not regularly taking surface water provided by GTUA, the City is not obligated to
initiate the same Emergency Management Plan stages imposed by GTUA on its Member
Cities and Customers.
• For other trigger conditions internal to the City of Anna, the City Manager, may decide not
to order the implementation of a water resource 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.
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Termination of a Water Resource Management Stage
The City Manager may order the termination of a water resource management stage when the
conditions for termination are met or at his discretion. The following actions will be taken when a water
resource management stage is terminated:
• The City Manager will notify the City Council of any order to terminate water resource
management stages.
• The public will be notified through local media and the City's web site as described in
Section 4.1.
• Wholesale customers and the GTUA will be notified by e-mail with a follow-up letter or fax.
• If any mandatory provisions of the Water Resource Emergency Management Plan that have
been activated are terminated, the City will notify the Executive Director of the TCEQ and
the President of the GTUA within 5 business days.
The City Manager 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
potential changed conditions that warrant the continuation of the water resource management stage.
Water Resource Emergency Management Plan Stages and Measures
Stage 1
Initiation and Termination Conditions for Stage 1
• The GTUA has initiated Stage 1, which may be initiated due to one or more of the following:
o The GTUA President, with the concurrence of the GTUA Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 1.
o NTMWD has initiated Stage 1.
o GTUA water demand exceeds 95 percent of the amount that can be delivered to
customers for three consecutive days
o GTUA water demand for all or part of the delivery system equals delivery capacity
because delivery capacity is inadequate.
o GTUA's supply source becomes contaminated.
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o Supply source is interrupted or unavailable due to invasive species.
o GTUA's water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of
major water system components.
• The City's water demand exceeds 95 percent of the amount that can be delivered to
customers for three consecutive days.
• The City's water demand for all or part of the delivery system equals delivery capacity
because delivery capacity is inadequate.
• The City's Water source becomes contaminated.
• The City's water supply system is unable to deliver adequate water due to the failure or
damage of major water system components.
• The City's water supply system is unable to deliver adequate water due to maintenance,
construction, or repair of major system components.
Stage 1 may terminate when GTUA terminates its Stage 1 condition or when the circumstances that
caused the initiation of Stage 1 no longer prevail.
Goal for Use Reduction and Actions Available under Stage 1
The goal for water use reduction under Stage 1 is a five percent (5%) reduction in the amount of water
obtained by the City from GTUA from the previous annual payment period prior to drought restrictions.
If circumstances warrant or if required bV GTUA, the City Manager can set a goal for greater or lesser
water use reduction. The City Manager may order the implementation of any or all of the actions listed
below, as deemed necessary to achieve the Goal for Use Reduction under Stage 1.
• Continue actions in the City's Water Conservation Plan.
• Notify wholesale customers of actions being taken and request them to implement similar
procedures.
• Initiate engineering studies to evaluate alternatives 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 water customers to wait until the current drought or emergency situation has
passed before establishing new landscaping.
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• Encourage water customers 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 no more than two days per week on designated days
between April 1 — October 31. Limit landscape watering with Sprinklers or Irrigation
Systems at each service address to once every week on designated days between November
1— March 31. The following exceptions may be authorized:
o New Landscape associated with new construction may be watered in as necessary for 30
days from the installation of new landscape features, provided such watering complies
with all other Landscape and Water Management Regulations.
o Foundations, landscape, trees and shrubs (within a ten foot radius of its trunk), and
planting beds (flowers, ornamental and garden plants, etc.) may be watered on any day
by a hand-held hose with shut off nozzle, a soaker hose, or a dedicated zone using a Drip
Irrigation system, provided no runoff occurs.
o An exemption from the designated outdoor water use days is allowed for registered and
properly functioning ET/Smart Controller Irrigation Systems, provided such use is limited
to no more than two days per week. ET/Smart Controller Irrigation Systems are subject
to the City's Landscape and Water Management regulations and all other restrictions
applicable under this stage.
o Public athletic fields used for competition may be watered twice per week.
o Golf course greens and tee boxes may be hand watered as needed.
o Locations using alternative sources of water supply only for irrigation may irrigate
without day of the week restrictions provided proper signage is employed. However,
irrigation using alternative sources of supply is subject to all other restrictions applicable
to this stage. If the alternative supply source is a private water well, proof of well
registration with the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District is required. Other
alternative sources of water supply may not include imported treated water.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ - Initiate a rate surcharge (subject to approval of the City
Council) for all water use over a certain level.
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Measures described as "requires notification to TCEQ" impose mandatory requirements on water
customers. The City will notify TCEQ and GTUA within five business days if the mandatory measures are
implemented.
Stage 2
Initiation and Termination Conditions for Stage 2
• The GTUA has initiated Stage 2, which may be initiated due to one or more of the following:
o The GTUA President, with the concurrence of the GTUA Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 2.
o NTMWD has initiated Stage 2.
o GTUA water demand exceeds 98 percent of the amount that can be delivered to
customers for three consecutive days.
o GTUA water demand for all or part of the delivery system exceeds delivery capacity
because delivery capacity is inadequate.
o GTUA's supply source becomes contaminated.
o GTUA's water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of
major water system components.
• The City's water demand exceeds 98 percent of the amount that can be delivered to
customers for three consecutive days.
• The City's water demand for all or part of the delivery system exceeds delivery capacity
because delivery capacity is inadequate.
• The City's water supply source becomes contaminated.
• The City's water supply system is unable to deliver adequate water due to the failure or
damage of major water system components.
• The City's water supply system is unable to deliver adequate water due to maintenance,
construction, or repair of major system components.
Stage 2 may terminate when GTUA terminates its Stage 2 condition or when the circumstances that
caused the 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 obtained by the City from GTUA from the previous annual payment period prior to drought
restrictions. If circumstances warrant or if required bV GTUA, the City Manager can set a goal for
greater or lesser water use reduction. The City Manager may order the implementation of any or all of
the actions listed below, as deemed necessary to achieve the Goal for Use Reduction under Stage 2.
• Continue or initiate any actions available under Stage 1.
• Notify wholesale customers of actions being taken and request them to implement similar
procedures.
• Implement viable alternative water supply strategies.
• Encourage all water customers 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 —
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 — March 31.
The following exceptions may be authorized:
o New Landscape associated with new construction may be watered in as necessary for 30
days from the installation of new landscape features, provided such watering complies
with all other Landscape and Water Management Regulations.
o Foundations, trees and shrubs (within a ten foot radius of the trunk), and planting beds
(flowers, ornamental and garden plants, etc.) may be watered for up to two hours on
any day by a hand-held hose with shut off nozzle, a soaker hose, or a dedicated zone
using a Drip Irrigation system, provided no runoff occurs. (does not include watering
lawns or turf grass)
o An exemption from the designated outdoor water use days is allowed for registered and
properly functioning ET/Smart Controller Irrigation Systems, provided such use is limited
to no more than one day per week. ET/Smart Controller Irrigation Systems are subject
to the City's Landscape and Water Management regulations and all other restrictions
applicable under this stage.
o Public athletic fields used for competition may be watered twice per week.
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o Golf course greens and tee boxes may be hand watered as needed.
o Locations using alternative sources of water supply only for irrigation may irrigate
without day of the week restrictions provided proper signage is employed. However,
irrigation using alternative sources of supply is subject to all other restrictions applicable
to this stage. If the alternative supply source is a private water well, proof of well
registration with the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District is required. Other
alternative sources of water supply may not include imported treated water.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ— Prohibit hydro seeding, hydro mulching, and sprigging.
Requires Notifications to TCEQ — Prohibit over -seeding, sodding, sprigging, broadcast or
plugging with Cool Season Grasses with the exception of public athletic fields or golf
courses. Prohibit watering of Cool Season Grasses with the exception of public athletic
fields or golf courses.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ - Initiate a rate surcharge (subject to approval of the City
Council) as requested by GTUA.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ - Initiate a rate surcharge (subject to approval of the City
Council) for all water use over a certain level.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ — If GTUA has imposed a reduction in water available to the
City of Anna, impose the same percent reduction on wholesale customers.
Measures described as "requires notification to TCEQ" impose mandatory requirements on water
customers. The City will notify TCEQ and GTUA within five business days if the mandatory measures are
implemented.
Stage 3
Initiation and Termination Conditions for Stage 3
• The GTUA has initiated Stage 3, which may be initiated due to one or more of the following:
o The GTUA President, with the concurrence of the GTUA Board of Directors, finds that
conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 3.
o NTMWD has initiated Stage 3.
o GTUA water demand exceeds the amount that can be delivered to customers.
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o GTUA water demand for all or part of the delivery system seriously exceeds delivery
capacity because the delivery capacity is inadequate.
o GTUA's supply source becomes contaminated.
o GTUA's water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of
major water system components.
• The City's water demand exceeds the amount that can be delivered to customers.
• The City's water demand for all or part of the delivery system seriously exceeds delivery
capacity because the delivery capacity is inadequate.
• The City's water supply source becomes contaminated.
• The City's water supply system is unable to deliver adequate water due to the failure or
damage of major water system components.
• The City's water supply system is unable to deliver adequate water due to maintenance,
construction, or repair of major system components.
Stage 3 may terminate when GTUA terminates its Stage 3 condition or when the circumstances that
caused the 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 necessary in the
amount of water obtained by the City from GTUA from the previous annual payment period prior to
drought restrictions. If circumstances warrant or if required by GTUA, the City Manager can set a goal
for greater or lesser water use reduction. The City Manager may order the implementation of any or all
of the actions listed below, as deemed necessary to achieve the Goal for Use Reduction under Stage 3.
• Continue or initiate any actions available under Stages 1, and 2.
• Notify 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 Prohibit hosing and washing of paved areas, buildings, structures, windows or other
surfaces 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.
® Requires Notification to TCEQ — Prohibit installation of new landscape plants. This includes
new construction locations and new landscape plantings on existing developed properties.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ— Prohibit the use of potable water for the irrigation of New
Landscaping.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ — Prohibit all outdoor landscape watering. The following
exceptions may be authorized:
o Foundations and trees (within a ten foot radius of the trunk) may be watered for up to
two hours on one designated day per week by a hand-held hose with shut off nozzle, a
soaker hose, or a dedicated zone using a Drip Irrigation system, provided no runoff
occurs.
o Public athletic fields used for competition may be watered up to twice per week with
approval of a variance.
o Golf course greens and tee boxes may be hand watered as needed.
o Locations using alternative sources of non -potable water supply only for irrigation may
irrigate outdoor landscape provided proper signage is employed. However, irrigation
using alternative sources of supply is subject to all other restrictions applicable to this
stage. If the alternative supply source is a private water well, proof of well registration
with the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District is required. Other alternative
sources of water supply may not include imported treated water.
® Requires Notification to TCEQ — Prohibit washing of vehicles except at commercial vehicle
wash facilities.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ — Prohibit permitting of new swimming pools, wading pools,
Jacuzzi and hot tubs.
e Requires Notification to TCEQ — Prohibit the filling, draining and 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.
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• Requires Notification to TCEQ — Prohibit the operation of all spray ground or splash pad
water recreation features that do not treat and recirculate water. Public splash pads that
recirculate water are not restricted unless further reductions become necessary.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ — Require all commercial water users to reduce water use by
a percentage established by the City Manager.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ — If GTUA has imposed a reduction in water available to the
City of Anna, impose the same percent reduction on wholesale customers.
• Requires Notification to TCEQ - Initiate a rate surcharge (subject to approval of the City
Council) as requested by GTUA.
® Requires Notification to TCEQ - Initiate a rate surcharge (subject to approval of the City
Council) for all water use over a certain level.
Measures described as "requires notification to TCEQ" impose mandatory requirements on water
customers. The City will notify TCEQ and GTUA within five business days if the mandatory measures are
implemented.
4.3 PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING VARIANCES TO THE PLAN
(a) The City Manager or his designee may, in special cases, grant variances from the mandatory
requirements for water use reduction outlined in Section 4.2 of this Water Resource Emergency
Management Plan to persons demonstrating extreme hardship and need. Variances may be granted
under the following circumstances and conditions.
1. the applicant must sign a compliance agreement on forms provided by the City, and approved
by the City Attorney, agreeing to irrigate, or otherwise use water only in the amount and
manner permitted by the variance; and
2. the granting of a variance must not cause an immediate significant reduction in the City's water
supply; and
3. the extreme hardship or need requiring the variance must relate to the health, safety, or
welfare of the person requesting it; and
4. the health, safety, and welfare of other persons must not be adversely affected by granting the
variance.
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(b) The City Manager or his designee may revoke a variance granted when he or she determines that:
1. the conditions that warranted granting the variance are no longer applicable;
2. the terms of the compliance agreement are being violated; or
3. the health, safety, or welfare of other persons requires revocation.
4.4 PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCING MANDATORY WATER USE RESTRICTIONS
The City Manager or his official designee is authorized to order the implementation, termination and
enforcement of the Water Resource and Emergency Management Stages consistent with Section 4.2 of
this Water Resource Emergency Management Plan. (see Appendix D for Ordinance adopting Water
Resource Emergency Management Plan)
4.5 COORDINATION WITH THE REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUP AND GTUA
Appendix C includes a copy of a letter sent to the Chair of the Region C Water Planning Group with this
Water Resource Emergency Management Plan. The City will also send the final ordinance(s) or other
regulation(s) to GTUA.
4.6 REVIEW AND UPDATE OF WATER RESOURCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PLAN
As required by TCEQ rules, Member Cities and Customers must review the Water Resource Emergency
Management Plan every five years. The plan will be updated as appropriate based on new or updated
information.
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APPENDIX A
LIST OF REFERENCES
APPENDIX A
LIST OF REFERENCES
1. Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter B, Rules 288.20 and
288.22, downloaded from
http://info.sos.state tx us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac view=4&ti=30&fit=1&ch=288,
June 2013
2. Model Water Conservation Plan for GTUA Members Cities and Customers, April 2014
3. Freese and Nichols, Inc.: Water Conservation Plan, prepared for North Texas Municipal Water
District, Fort Worth, February 2014.
4. Texas Water Development Board, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water
Conservation Advisory Council. "Guidance and Methodology for Water Conservation
Reporting.", December 2012.
S. Freese and Nichols, Inc., Alan Plummer and Associates, CP &Y Inc., Cooksey Communications,
"2011 Region C Water Plan".
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TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES ON DROUGHT
CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR MUNICIPAL USES BY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIERS
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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
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
APPENDIX C
LETTER TO REGION C WATER PLANNING GROUP
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Letter to Region C Water Planning Group
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. Jody Puckett
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500 Marilla St., Rm 4AN
Texas 75201
City ofAnna Water Resource Emergency Management Plan
Mr. Puckett:
please find a copy of the Water Resource Emergency Management Plan for
s of the City of Anna. I am submitting a copy of this plan to the Region C Water
Group in accordance with the Texas Water Development Board and Texas
on Environmental Quality rules.
Sincerely,
oseph Johnson, CPM
of Public Works
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