CC Resolution No. 1287RESOLUTION NO. 1287
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ADOPTING A WATER CONSERVATION PLAN; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown ( "City ") is required by the Baytown Area Water Authority
(`BAWA ") to approve and implement a water conservation program in accordance with the
requirements of the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission; and
WHEREAS, the water conservation program hereinafter adopted sets forth uniform
requirements, guidelines, and recommendations for water conservation; and
WHEREAS, the water conservation plan satisfies the requirements of BAWA and enables
City to comply with all applicable directives of the Texas Water Development Board; NOW
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby approves and adopts the
Water Conservation Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein for all
intents and purposes.
Section 2: This Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City
of Baytown on this 25th day of July, 1996.
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PETE C. A C. Mayor
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
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,AGNACIO RAMIREZ, SR ity Attorney
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CITY OF BAYTOWN
WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
PURPOSE:
This plan sets forth uniform requirements, guidelines, and recommendations for water conservation
and drought contingency for the City of Baytown, Texas and it will enable the City to comply with
all applicable requirements and recommendations of the Texas Water Development Board.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The City of Baytown operates and maintains approximately 380 miles of water distribution system.
The City also maintains seven wells for emergency use only and has a permit from the Harris -
Galveston Coastal Subsidence District to withdraw 8 MG per year. The City operates and maintains
seven elevated storage tanks with a total capacity of 4.45 MG. The total water supply for the City
of Baytown is purchased from the Baytown Area Water Authority Surface Water Treatment Plant
which is located on Thompson Road near the intersection of Interstate Highway 10. The City
follows and complies with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Rules and
Regulations for Public Water Supplies, adopted 1992, National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
(NPDWR), and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of this plan are:
To inform and educate the public about water conservation and drought contingency
aspects and methods.
2. To improve water use efficiency in existing buildings by recommending guidelines.
3. To maintain a water rate structure for the City in order to encourage users to
conserve water.
4. To require Utility personnel to inspect, repair and replace water meters throughout
the City for accurate water metering.
To encourage water conserving landscaping.
EXHIBIT A
6. To require Utility personnel to detect water leaks in the City water pipes and find
other sources of unaccountable water.
7. To encourage the City, commercial, and industrial establishments to recycle and
reuse water in aesthetic ponds, fountains and for irrigation when possible.
To minimize distribution operating pressure within a constant, acceptable operating
range.
GALS:
The goals of the City are to reduce per capita water consumption, increase citizen awareness of
water conservation techniques, and to reduce unaccountable water.
The City's per capita use over the last three years is 107 gallons per day. It is the City's goal to
reduce per capita usage to a lower figure.
GENERAL PROGRAM:
In recognition of the importance of public participation in water conservation, all City water users
shall be informed about methods to save water in their daily use for landscaping, lawn use, and in
recreational use. The City shall provide public education programs utilizing the following methods:
Direct mailings of brochures or newsletters on water conservation programs to water
users.
2. Brochures and pamphlets will be made available to the public with a display rack in
City Hall.
New customer water conservation packages to be given to all new customers when
they sign up for services: contents will give tips on conserving water during all usage
and describe water - conserving fixtures that can be retro -fitted to house plumbing.
This package shall also be sent to any customer that may have a complaint about a
water bill or high water usage.
4. Provide tours of the Baytown Area Water Authority Surface Water Treatment Plant
to the public, citizen organizations, and school classes.
WATER CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING:
When issuing building permits, the City shall encourage:
Landscape architects to use adaptive, lower water using plants and grasses and
efficient irrigation systems in preparing all site and facility plans.
2. Nurseries and local business to offer adaptive, low water using plants and grasses
and efficient landscape watering devices, such as drip irrigation systems, and
encourage the use of timing devices for watering during low - demand periods.
IRRIGATION:
In order to reduce demand placed on a water system by landscaping watering, the City encourages:
Licensed irrigation contractors to use drip irrigation systems when possible and to
design all irrigation systems with water conservation features, such as sprinklers that
emit large drops rather than a fine mist and a sprinkler layout that accommodated
prevailing wind direction.
Commercial establishments to use drip irrigation for landscape watering when
possible and to install only ornamental fountains that recycle and use the minimum
amount of water.
The water pressure in the City Distribution System shall be regulated so that customer pressure does
not exceed 60 PSI under normal circumstances. The Baytown Area Water Authority plant that
supplies the City's water will maintain a minimum operating distribution pressure to adequately
supply all customers with sufficient water quantity for consumption and fire protection.
RETROFIT OF EXISTING STRUCTURES:
The City shall make information available through its public participation program for plumbers and
customers to utilize when purchasing and installing plumbing fixtures, lawn- watering equipment
or water using appliance. Information regarding retrofit devices, such as low -flow shower heads
or toilet dams, that reduce water use by replacing or modifying the existing fixtures or appliances
shall be provided. The City shall also encourage the use of the following water conserving devices:
toilet displacement bottles, water closet dams, dual -flush, flow restrictors, reduce -flow shower
heads, shower cut -off valves, faucet aerators, pipe insulators, and water hook -up pressure reducing
valves.
WATER METER INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND REPLACEMENT:
All water users and other City establishments shall be metered by the City if feasible. A regularly
scheduled maintenance program of meter repair and replacement will be established in accordance
with the following time intervals:
1. Production (master) meters: Test once a year.
2. Meters larger than six inches: Test once a year.
3. Meters larger than three inches but less than six inches: Test every two years.
4. Meters larger than one inch but less than three inches: Test every three years.
5. The utility meters and the customer meters shall be checked and compared
periodically. In case of discrepancy between their sums, action shall be taken for
detecting and stopping leaks or repairing/replacing meters.
WATER RATE STRUCTURE:
The City shall maintain a conservation- oriented water rate structure. The rate structure is changed
as needed.
$7.50 - The first 2,000 gallons
$2.35 - Each additional 1,000 gallons
LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR:
The City shall be responsible for an annual water accounting program. City personnel shall detect
unaccountable water sources such as defective hydrants, abandoned services, inaccurate or leaking
meters, illegal hook -ups, unauthorized use of fire hydrants, and leaks in mains and services. Once
such leaks are detected, corrective repairs shall be undertaken. The City shall provide detailed data
to manage and record all leaks in the distribution system. A progress report shall be prepared and
water lines with excess number of leaks shall be replaced. The City has a water rehabilitation crew
that is continuously replacing water lines in areas that are experiencing an excessive amount of line
breakage.
IMPLEMENTATION:
The City shall have full authority and means to implement the provisions of the Plan.
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The City shall provide all reports requested by BAWA, the City of Houston, and the Texas Water
Development Board related to this water conservation plan.
All water supply contracts entered into by the City will require a water conservation plan submitted
to the City by this entity (such as a MUD District) within one year of the signing of the contract.
EMERGENCY WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN
The City of Baytown is supplied water from the Baytown Area Water Authority. Therefore, the
City Water Conservation Plan corresponds with the Baytown Area Water Authority's (BAWA)
Water Conservation Plan.
Trigger Conditions:
Mild Conditions:
The BAWA supply or the demand of the City has reached the capacity of the
normal operation of the system.
2. The water supply to the City is still adequate, but there is a possibility the
supply of raw water to BAWA may become limited.
Moderate Conditions:
Water demand has reached the capacity of the systems to the point where a
failure of a pump or other equipment would cause a serious disruption of
service.
2. Water supply either at BAWA or the City of Baytown has been decreased by
15% of normal operations.
Severe Conditions:
The imminent or actual failure of a major component in the supply and/or
distribution system.
2. Any condition that has an immediate health or safety impact, including fire
protection.
Water demand has reached a level that cannot be supplied.
EMERGENCY WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES:
Mild Condition Measures:
1. Inform the public by mail and through the news media that a trigger condition has
been reached, and that water users should look for ways to reduce water use.
2. Activate an information center and discuss the situation in the news media.
3. Advise the public of the trigger condition daily.
4. Advertise a voluntary daily lawn watering schedule.
Moderate Condition Measures:
1. Impose a mandatory lawn watering schedule.
2. Assess fines to water wasters.
3. Prohibit certain uses such as ornamental water fountains or other nonessential water
uses.
4. Request industries or other non - municipal water users to stop certain uses.
5. Have all City wells ready to operate if needed for additional supply or fire
emergencies.
Severe Condition Measures:
1. Prohibit all outdoor water use.
2. Limit the amount of water each customer can use, and take legal action as needed to
secure compliance.
3. Require industrial or commercial water users to stop operations so the remaining
water is available for essential health and safety - related uses.
4. Operate all available wells.
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CITY OF BAYTOWN
CUSTOMER DATA
EST.
EST.
%
%
%
POPULATION
# OF
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
CONNECTIONS
67,589
17,762
79
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CITY OF BAYTOWN
PERCENT OF UNACCOUNTABLE WATER
1993
City of Baytown
Purchased
City of Baytown
Metered
%
Unaccounted
January
255,011,000
180,338,000
29.3%
February
228,680,800
154,125,000
32.6%
March
257,137,900
174,857,000
32.0%
April
258,995,300
209,189,000
19.2%
May
268,903,900
203,503,000
24.3%
June
293,125,300
190,755,000
34.9%
July
329,522,500
212,895,000
35.4%
August
365,418,000
313,369,000
14.2%
September
321,958,000
306,624,000
4.8%
October
306,554,800
267,265,000
12.8%
November
271,822,800
224,315,000
17.5%
December
282,429,100
186,413,000
34.0%
TOTAL
3,439,559,400
2,623,648,000
23.7%
CITY OF BAYTOWN
PERCENT OF UNACCOUNTABLE WATER
1994
* No Data - Computer Conversion
City of Baytown
Purchased
City of Baytown
Metered
%
Unaccounted
January
February
249,352,000
219,383,000
12.0%
March
272,676,000
160,133,000
41.3%
April
264,516,900
280,969,000
(6.2)%
May
287,749,400
225,572,000
21.6%
June
285,994,000
241,292,000
15.6%
July
322,565,000
239,240,000
25.8%
August
308,671,100
238,015,000
22.9%
September
293,988,400
200,884,000
31.7%
October
296,744,000
246,963,000
16.8%
November
268,132,600
197,331,000
26.4%
December
260,308,000
203,167,000
22.0%
TOTAL
3,110,697,400
2,452,949,000
21.1%
* No Data - Computer Conversion
CITY OF BAYTOWN
PERCENT OF UNACCOUNTABLE WATER
1995
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City of Baytown
Purchased
City of Baytown
Metered
%
Unaccounted
January
253,082,000
253,556,000
-0.2%
February
238,706,000
212,157,000
11.1%
March
271,584,000
193,012,000
28.9%
April
268,506,000
183,133,000
21.8%
May
303,419,000
200,666,000
33.9%
June
320,454,200
245,996,000
23.2%
July
318,394,000
222,350,000
30.2%
August
307,391,000
228,918,000
25.5%
September
307,391,000
235,561,000
23.4%
October
304,859,000
227,741,000
25.3%
November
269,083,000
216,623,000
19.5%
December
283,080,000
209,771,000
25.9%
TOTAL
3,445,949,200
2,629,484,000
23.7%
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