HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3723-04-2009A Resolution
NO 3723-04-2009
AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH'S
WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that conservation of water and protection of
water supplies are m the best interests of its citizens
WHEREAS, on Apnl 19 2005 the Crty Council adopted a Water Conservation Plan by
Resolution No 3190-04-2005
WHEREAS, House Bill ("HB") 2660 adopted by the 78t~' Texas Legislature and Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ") rules and regulations adopted pursuant to HB 2660
require that beginning May 1 2005 Water Conservation Plan for municipal use by public water
suppliers must include specific, quantified five year and ten-year targets for water savings including
goals for water loss programs and goals for municipal use m gallons per capita per day•
WHEREAS, HB 2660 and the TCEQ rules require that City submit an updated revision of the
Water Conservation Plan by May 1 2009 and every five years thereafter to coincide with the regional
water planning group
WHEREAS, the water conservation plan attached hereto as Exhibit A proposes a goal of
water usage of 180 gallons per capita per day by 2015 and 171 gallons per capita per day by 2020• and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council that the Water Conservation Plan attached hereto
as Exhibit A amend the Water Conservation Plan approved•by the City Council on April 19 2005 by
the adoption of Resolution No 3190-04-2005
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
That the City Council adopts the amended Water Conservation Plan attached hereto as Exhibit
A as official Crty policy
Adop~ed this 2~s~rday of April 2009 APPROVE.
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RESOLUTION NO 3723-04-2009
Water Conservation Plan
Section 1 Minimum Requirements
1 0 Utility Profile
The City of Fort Worth Water Department served more than 686,850 residents m 2008 and this
population is projected to grow to more than 850 000 by the year 2020 The City also provides
treated water to 31 wholesale customers, which amounts to over 336 000 additional residents.
This service area is currently served by four water treatment plants. The City is charged with the
operations of these plants and the associated treated water pumping systems. The current
treatment capacity for the year 2009 is outlined in Table 1 1 below
Table 1 1 2005 Treatment Plant Capacity*
.Design Reliable
Treatment Plant
Capacity Pumping
tin m~lhon gallons per day tmgd)) ~mgd) Capacity
~m9d)
Rolling Hills,. est. 1.972 _ 200 '. 185
North Holy ,. est:1918 80 70
South Holly;.. est. 1952 100 90
Eagle Mountain, est:,1992 110. 95
Total 490 440
The City purchases water from the Tarrant Regional Water Distract (TRWD) This water is from
four major sources, as seen in Figure 1 1 on the following page:
1 The West Fork of Trinity River via Lake Worth, Eagle Mountain Lake, and Lake
Bridgeport;
2. Clear Fork of the Trinity River via Lake Benbrook; (A pipeline connects Lake
Benbrook to the Rolling Hills Water Treatment Plant to supplement supply to that
plant. A pump station on the Clear Fork of the Tnnity River also supplies the Holly
Water Treatment Plant:)
3 Cedar Creek Reservoir located approximately 75 mules southeast of Fort Worth, and
4 Richland Chambers Reservoir located approximately 75 miles southeast of Fort Worth.
The City has a wastewater treatment capacity of 166 million gallons per day (MGD) at the
Village Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant m east Fort Worth.
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Figure 1 7 Tarrant Regional Wafer District Supply Sources.
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1 1 Conservation Goals
The City led by its Conservation Team, will set the bar for conservation standards with rts plan to
achieve significant conservation savings without burdening the customer with extra costs while
still generating enough water savings to extend the life of the existing supply The initial demand
reduction goals developed for 2008 are shown in Table 1 2 below This table also includes
additional goals for reducing system leakage and reflects residential and total system gallons per
capita per day (GPCD)
Table 1 2. Initial Performance Indicator Goals
Descri tion Units 2008' 201'5 2020'
'Total water use ; ; GPCC? 192 180 171
Residential Water GPGD 10
93 87 83
Use* . .
Water loss Gallons/connection
110'.
95
75
ec da
Real losses IGI
__ . . 4 7 ' ' 4.25 3,5
Main line ios.§ survey
distance Feet. '500 000 5 000 000 10 000 000
* includes imgation use
The goals are based on the recommendations of the Texas Water Conservation Implementation
Task Force, which suggests a 1% reduction in gallons per capita per day per year It should be
noted that all the performance indicators outlined above are developed assuming a year of
average rainfall.
For a complete analysis of the Best Management Practices (BMPs), refer to tables 1 3 and 1-4 on
the following pages. It should be noted that all these guidelines are voluntary
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Table 1.3 Water Conservation Best management Practices Implementation Schedule
Im le mentation Schedule
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1 S stem Water Audit and Water Loss 200"
2 Water Conservation Pricin 199~~
3 Prohibition on Wastin Water 3994
4 Showerhead Aerator and Toilet Fla er Retrofit 1992
4a. Additional Pro rams ,/
5 Residential Toilet Re lacement Pro rams 1992
5a. Additional Pro rams ,/
6 Residential Clothes Washer Incentive Pro ram ~ g9?
6a. Additional Pro rams /
7 School Education ' 1990
8 Water Survey for Single-Family and Multi-Family
Customers /
9 Landsca a irri ation Conservation and Incentives 2003
10 Water Wise Landscape Design and Conversion ~
Pro rams
11 Athletic Field Conservation 2006
12 Golf Course Conservation /
13 Metering of all New Connections and Retrofit of
Existin Connections igb0
14 Wholesale A enc Assistance Pro rams /
15 Conservation Coordinator 1990 /
16 Water Reuse .:199.9
17 Public information BMP 1483
18 Rainwater Harvestin and Condensate Reuse ,i
19 New Construction Gra water BMP ~
20 Park Conservation BMP /
Conservation Programs for Industrial, Commercial and
21 Institutional Accounts /
BMP information source Texas Water Conservation Implementation Task Force report to the 79th Legislature (November 2004)
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Table 1.4 Best Management Practice Cost Effectiveness Estimates
Estimates
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4 Showerhead Aerator and Toilet Fla er Retrofit 0. I 0.1 $0 $0 $0.00 $0.00 PL code
Additional Showerhead, Aerator and Toilet Flapper
4a Retrofit Pro ms 0. I 0. I $75 000 $75 000 $2.05 $2.05
5 Residential Toilet Re lacement Pro rams 1 0.5 $0 $0 $0.00 $0.00 PL code
Sa Additional Residential Toilet Re lacement Pro rams 0.5 0.25 $300,000 $ 150 000 $1.64 $1.64
6 Residential Clothes Washer Incentive Pro ram 0 0 $0 $0 $0.00 $0.00 PL code
Additional Residential Clothes Washer lncentive
ba programs 0 0 1 $0 $100,000 $0.00 $2.74
Cost for Existing and Additional Programs
2 ~Vatdr Cot#sciJnfion Piicin b 6 $50,00(1= b ' , $60;000 $0:02 $0.03
1 SvstemWaterAuditand,WaterLos~ i ~ ~$80t~,000-~ =51,200~a~u $0.73 ,$0.66
'.I i onscrvation Programs for Industrii~l. Conun~ti~cial .in~l
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Jnstrtuiional Accounts"
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15. Water Reuse*,*"~.^"u. ~ z01, :30:15 $70000,OUn Slu.r,r,r~uo0 jra91 ;$0.91 4
IJ Watet' Wise Landscape I~esi~i and'Conversicn
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~~-' l~ndsca eJ " dtipn Conservation attd'$,c~ntiv~ti `l _~ 4'--~-1 $4b0000' . ~~}00;000 57:10 $1`10 5
20 Park Conservation BMP 0.5 0.5 $250 000 $250 000 $1.37 $1.37 7
12 Golf Course Conservation 0.5 0.5 $250 000 $250 000 $1.37 $1.37 7
I I Athletic Field Conservation 0.8 0.8 $400 000 $500,000 $1.37 $1.71 7
8 Water Survey for Single-Family and Multi-Family
Customers 0.25 0.25 $150,000 $150,000 $1 64 $1.64 10
7 School Education 0.25 0.25 $150 000 $150 000 $1.64 $1.64 10
3 . Prohibition on Wastin Water 0.4 0.4 $240 000 $240 000 $1.64 $1.64 10
13 Metering of all New Connections and Retrofit of
Existing Connections 1 0.5 $1,000,000 $500,000 $2.74 $2.74 13
Necessary Programs no Associated Savings
14 Wholesale A ens Assistance Pro ms 0 0 $50 000 $50 000 $0.00 $0.00
I S Conservation Coordinator 0 0 $85 000 $95 000 $0.00 $0.00
17 Public lnfonnation BMP 0 0 $100 000 $100,000 $0.00 $0.00
recommended (RWP
BMP lformation Teras {Pater Conservation hnplementation Task Force eport to the 79th Legis/auu'e (November 2004
Water Reuse st dudes component of treatment, distribution and vholesale purchase costs
Water reuse component not used to alcedate reductions in GPCD
Although the industry standard for analysis of water consumption is GPCD the preferred
performance indicator for the whole system is gallons per connection per day This is a more
easily definable value and will not vary as greatly as GPCD if there are variations in climate,
thereby allowing more accurate comparisons of data between years.
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1 2 Water Savings Targets
Refer to Table 1 2 in the previous section for five and 10-year water savings targets. The targets
have been set to reduce maximum demand on the system. This maximum demand was projected
during the recent Master Planning and is currently developed through 2018
1 3 Metering Issues
Programs for universal metering, meter testing, meter repair and periodic meter replacement are
already m place and have been developed using American Water Works Association (AWWA)
standards. Meter size distribution m Fort Worth is broken down m Table 1 5 There are 229,346
retail customer meters within the Fort Worth system as of February 10 2009
Table 1-5 Meter Size Distribution
The City has implemented a meter exchange program that provides for the annual replacement of
meters in the system that do not register the correct amount of water flowing through them. This
program has already replaced more than 49 000 meters since 2006
1 4 System Water Audit (Non-Revenue or Unaccounted-For
Water)
Fort Worth has conducted the first International Water Association (IWA) standard water audit m
the state of Texas. The system water audit is the overall figure that can be used to monitor the
total level of non-revenue water in the system. It is a complex and difficult task. There are many
variables which influence the revenue and non-revenue components of Fort Worths water
system. The audit involves many of the Water Department divisions, including Engineering,
Customer Services, and Operations. It evaluates the marginal costs (purchase of water from
TRWD as well as treatment and distribution costs) and costs of service, so that the analyses have
sound figures with which to develop the cost-benefit scenarios. The City conducts this audit
annually
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1 4 1 Real Losses format
Real losses are direct losses from the system through leakage from the infrastructure and
overflows out of the system.
1 4.2 Apparent Losses
Apparent losses are paper losses which result from meter error billing errors, illegal use,
and other unbilled uses such as Fire Department.
1 4.3 Indicators of Performance
In the past, indicators of water system performance have generally been poor and
incomplete. Most systems currently use only the percent-unaccounted-for water method
to analyze their efficiency This is not a good performance indicator
The City has developed internal regulations and targets which match and exceed the new
standards required by the TCEQ and proposed by the TWDB Even more importantly the
performance indicator approach provides an internal accountability for specific water
system tasks which will improve the performance and efficiency of the system in the
long-term.
The audit and its associated performance indicators will be integrated into the City's
conservation plan. The plan will be updated on a regular basis with specific portions
such as the targets and goals being updated every year so that all the operational
departments can begin to assess their water supply performance m a more
quantitative way
1 5 Public Education and Information
In addition to its existing efforts to educate the public with both water bill inserts and educational
events promoting water conservation, the City established a Customer Advisory Committee, with
representation from a spectrum of customer classes and City departments. The .goal of the
comrmttee is to promote community awareness of the City's plans.
The City currently provides education programs for grades 3 through 5 in schools within the Fort
Worth Independent School District. The programs incorporate the following themes. Waterama
for 4th Grade, Major Rivers for 4th Grade, and Waterwise for 5th Grade The program is intended
to increase use of these curricula not only among Fort Worth ISD schools but also among the 13
other school distracts which operate within Fort Worth s city limits m addition to all the school
distracts within the wholesale customer boundaraes.
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It ~s intended that the program be incorporated regionally through interaction with the Tarrant
Regional Water District and that large wholesale customers develop cost-effective public
education programs.
The City has also formed a Customer Advisory Committee to discuss, assess and provide
direction for the conservation programs outlined m this document. The committee includes
customers from residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, irrigators, and wholesale
customers.
1 6 Water Rate Structure
The City of Fort Worth has existing, conservation-oriented water rate structures m place. The
City continues to refine rate structures to improve their impact on water conservation and to
manage cost of service more effectively This is done by analyzing the trends of use by customer
class and associating increases in rates proportionally to those classes which place the most
demands upon the water system.
In the next five years, the City will continue to conduct additional assessments and review the
current four tier residential and two tier irrigation structures.
1 6.1 Current Rate Structures
The City s current rate structure consists of the following five categories.
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Irrigation
Gas Well Use
Each customer is assessed a meter charge based on meter size. There is an additional
usage charge. The rates adopted and implemented effective January 1 2009 for the
Residential customer class include a conservation rate structure. Fort Worth measures m
hundred cubic feet (ccf) The City has continued to increase the conservation pricing by
introducing a fourth tier within the residential rates and a second tier within the irrigation
category
Table 1-6 Residential Water Rates
first 8 ccf _, $1.90 per, CCF
..
8.ccf to 20 ccf _ $2:66 per CCF _.
20 ccf to 30 ccf $3.28 per CCF
Above 30 ccf $3'.94 per CCF
Irri ation first 100 ccf $2.56 per CCF
irrigation above 1:00 ccf- $3.01 per CCF'
Gas Well Use $3:58 per CCF
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Note: 1 CCF = 748 OS gallons
Table 1 7 Commercial Water Rates
All volumes $2.15 pec CCF
Irrigation first 1.00 ccf $2.56. per GCF
lrri ation above 100 ccf $3A'1 per CCF
Table 1-8 Industrial Water Rates
Atl volumes ` $1.80 er CCF
Irri ation First 400 ccf ' $2.56 per CCF
Irri ation above,100 ccf. $3,01 er CCF
Gas Well Use $3.58 er CCF
Table 1-9 Monthly Meter Charges
Meter Size Service Char e
5/8„ o~ , j„ , $6 50
1" " $9 00
1'h __ $15 50
2 $23.00.....
3 _ $47 50
4 $83 50;
6 $182 00
8 $310 00
10 $490;00
1 6.2 Cost-Based Rate Structure
Currently the City bases its rates on cost of service for each customer class. To realize
the true cost of service, the peaking factors for each customer class need to be analyzed.
The current structure does use basic peaking factors, but this does not yet fully account
for the peaking characteristics. The higher the peak, the more that class will be required
to pay because they are the ones driving the need for the new infrastructure which is sized
to meet peak day demands.
Both retail (either through irngation meters, or the normal domestic water meter)
customers ,and the wholesale customers have the greatest peaking factors within the Fort
Worth system.
1 7 Reservoir Systems
TRWD as Fort Worth s raw water supplier is responsible for operations of the reservoir system
described in the Utility Profile of this Plan. TRWD coordinates its Operations Plan with all of its
water customers and provides recommendations for the operations of regional treatment systems.
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1 8 Implementation and Enforcement
The City has an existing ordinance which prohibits wasting water This ordinance prohibits
watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. year round. In addition the Irrigation ordinance requires
only licensed nrngators to alter existing, or install new imgatnon systems within Fort Worth.
By the year 2020 the City will have in place all other actions described in this Water
Conservation Plan. The annual audit will act as a guide for internal performance, and goals will
be set each year following the audit. Implementation of the City's Water Conservation Plan ns by
resolution adopted by the Fort Worth City Council.
1 9 Regional Water Planning Groups
The City has been working with the local Regional Water Planning Group (Region C) to help
develop this group s example water conservation plan documents. This Water Conservation Plan
has been discussed with Regional Water Planning Group consultants and is consistent with their
methodology and structure A letter documenting that a copy of the Water Conservation Plan sent
to the Chair of the Region C Water Plamm~g Group ns attached in Appendnx A.
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Section 2 Additional Conservation Efforts
2 0 Leak Detection and Repair
The current leakage detection program uses state-of--the-art technologies and techniques to search
for leaks. In addition to customer and field operations visual leakage reports, the City utilizes
field technicians and acoustic leak-noise detectors to target suspected leaks and correlators to
define leak locations.
In addition, the City has piloted District Metered Areas (DMAs) which are part of current Best
Management Practice leakage control zones. DMAs are discrete metered areas within the
distribution system, usually supplying 1 000 to 3 000 properties.
The leakage detection and repair studies and implementation are used to evaluate the correct level
of expenditure for leakage detection and repair programs as well as an economic level of leakage.
Performance measures are being developed so that there is accountability and transparency within
the system. These performance indicators include the amount of pipe surveyed each year real
losses (leakage) in gallons per connection per day and Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI) The
City uses these performance indicators m preference to GPCD because they are not affected as
significantly by climatic variations. The ILI is the ratio of the actual leakage within a utility
system and the theoretical lowest possible level of leakage. Therefore an ILI of 1 0 would mean
that the system is being run perfectly and the losses from the pipes equal the theoretical lowest
level of leakage.
2 0 1 Real Losses (Leakage)
Leakage from the system is generally regarded as a real loss. This is currently grouped m
with all other non-revenue water in most system audits. To more accurately define real
losses, specific performance measures must be developed. These should be related to real
data such as miles of main or number of services so that they can be analyzed year to
year
Initial recommendations for real loss performance indicators are:
Gallons per connection per day•
Gallons per connection per day per pounds per square inch (psi)
Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI)
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2 0.2 Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI)
The Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI) is a more complex calculation of the theoretical
lowest leakage possible divided by existing calculated leakage. This is developed as a
unique value for every city and includes the distance from the curb stop to the meter
boxes, the pressure in the system, and the number of service lines or connections per mile
of main.
Within Fort Worth, the theoretical lowest leakage is approximately 3 million gallons per
day This is the theoretical lowest leakage currently possible with the existing
infrastructure and service connection density
Fort Worth has an ILI of approximately 4 7 which means that theoretically the leakage
could be reduced 4 7 times before reaching the lowest possible value. This puts Fort
Worth m the average zone of ILIs within the United States.
All leak management improvements will result in reduction of non-revenue (unaccounted-for)
water loss reported m the annual water audit.
2 1 Record Management System
The City has an effective record management system in place with its existing billing system and
the annual statistical report. This system includes data analysis of additional subclasses beyond
the four traditional customer classes.
2.2 Wholesale Water Supply
Each of the City's wholesale customers is contractually obliged to develop implement, and
update water conservation plans or conservation measures using the applicable requirements of
TCEQ Water Conservation Plans, Drought Contingency Plans, Guidelines and Requirements,
Texas Administrative Code 30 TAC Chapter 288.a.2.C The City has sent a copy of its Water
Conservation and Drought Contingency plans to each of its wholesale customers to aid with the
development of their plans. Further information regarding wholesale customers is detailed in
Section 3
2 3 Water-Conserving Plumbing Fixtures
The City complies with the U S Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486 106 Stat. 2776,
102D Congress, Oct. 24 1992), which includes requirements for maximum water use allowed for
toilets, urinals, showerheads, and faucets.
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2 4 Gray Water
Residential gray water use (i.e., recycling water within the home using a dual plumbing system)
has been evaluated by the Region C Water Planning Group and was detertmned at this time not to
be acost-effective conservation strategy at the water utility scale. The Crty's Building Official is
updating policies to provide guidance and set standards for customers who wish to pursue the use
of residential and commercial-scale gray water systems.
2 5 Reuse
Reuse is a mayor component of the City's vision to manage its water resources in the most
efficient manner Fort Worth already conducts a small amount of reuse from its Village Creek
Wastewater treatment plant and is currently investigating a number of other plans. This will be
developed in more detail by 2015 The City is also currently constructing a pipeline to serve
customers for limited uses.
2 6 Pressure Control and Pressure Reduction
The City has studied pressure surges within the system and will continue to review the
possibilities of pressure control in pilot zones within the city hrnits. This will be conducted m
combination with the water loss control measures developed within the main pressure zones such
as Distract Metered Areas (DMAs)
2 7 Landscape Water Management
The existing City landscape ordinance will be evaluated to review its water use efficiency
potential. This will include incentives for using native and adapted flora which require less water
The City has adopted ordinances to promote worlang rain, and freeze sensors on new irrigation
systems.
The City has conducted pilot programs to assess different water-saving methodologies and
technologies at City athletic fields. The Gateway Park development includes synthetic turf soccer
and rugby fields to improve levels of water conservation at this facility The best, most effective
methods will be considered for all appropriate City facilities. Once rt has been deterrnined that
specific landscape water management techniques are effective, they will be presented to pravate
facilities such as golf courses and to customers with significant irrigated areas.
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2 8 Yearly Audit
The City will continue to conduct a yearly water system audit using the IWA standard water
audit methodology to monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of the Water Conservation Plan.
2 9 Conservation Programs for Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Accounts
Water system audits (including cooling system audits), and apre-rinse spray valve retrofit will be
the first conservation measures developed and offered to these customers. The first pilot programs
related to these users will be in place by 2010
2 10 Miscellaneous Practices, Methods, Techniques
Other practices, methods, and techniques - m addition to those outlined m this document -are
shown in the details of the City's goals for Best Management Practices as developed by
the Texas Water Development Board. These are outlined m Tables 1 3 and 1-4
2 10 1 Internal City Water Conservation Effort
The City will implement water conservation measures internally within City Hall and a number of
its other buildings and parks within the next five year plamm~g penod. This will include retrofits
of toilets, faucets, and showerheads, and development of a landscape program in conjunction with
the parks Department, as well as analysis of water savings from these measures.
The Crty has also set up an internal water conservation user group involving all relevant
departments to oversee and evaluate the progress of the Water Conservation Plan. A dedicated
Water Conservation Section was also initiated in 2008
2 10.2 Rainwater Harvesting and Condensate Reuse
Regional Water Planning Group C has advised the City that this is not econormcally viable
therefore this Best Management Practice is not currently being evaluated.
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Section 3 Wholesale Water Suppliers
3 1 Wholesale Customer Information
Most of the relevant data for this section is described m the previous sections with relevance to 30
Texas Adrnimstrative Code (TAC) Chapter 288.2 Municipal Water Suppliers.
A copy of the City of Fort Worth Municipal Retail Water Conservation Plan will be forwarded to
each wholesale customer each time the plan is updated. The wholesale service area includes 31
customers which adjoin the Fort Worth city boundaries. In 2008 there were estimated to be
336,972 people within the combined wholesale customers. The customers affected by this plan
are shown on the following table. The most recent water use records of each of the wholesale
customers are also annotated m this table.
iaa~ e ~ ~u wnoiesa~e customers
:Wholesale Customer 2007-08 Usage MG Wastewater Customer
Aledo 0 0 _ No
Benbrook _ 0 0 Yes
_.
Bethesda
.. 774 4 Yes--
Burleson 1439 7 Yes
Crowley. 466.9
. _ Yes
DFW , _ _ _ _
515 6 No
Dalworthin on _ 151.6 _ No
Ed ecliff Village 118 8
- Yes
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Everman -0 4 Yes.
Forest Hill 423 7
_. Yes
Grand Prairie ~ 615;9 No
Haltom City 1585.8 Yes
Haslet... ; 155.2 No
Hurst
_......1788 8
Yes
Keller .. 2102.0....... No
Kennedale 3.3 Yes
Lake Worth 242.1
_ Yes
NRH
2807:5 _ .::
Yes-
Northlake 51,....:4 ' Yes _
.
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Richland Hilis 227 6 __
Yes
River Oaks 0:0 Yes
.
Roanoke ,
_.. . . 364.5 No
_
Sa inaw 965',:5 'Yes
Sansom Park 0 0 Yes
Southlake 3334:5 No
Tro by Club 455.9 No
TRA
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Yes.
Westlake 324.0 No
Westover Hills 227.3 Yes-
Westwortl Villa e.
.. 79 7 Yes
_.
White Settlement ' 324.2 Yes
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3 2 Conservation Goals
The conservation goals as outlined m Section 1 1 of this Water Conservation Plan are intended as
guides for the wholesale customers. When existing contracts are renewed, requirements for
implementation of water conservation plans will be discussed and incorporated into the respective
wholesale customer contracts.
The City encourages each wholesale customer to develop and implement conservation plans
which reduce water use at least in line with or within 10% of those developed by Fort Worth. The
basis for the development of these goals is that the City does not expect wholesale customers to
implement conservation water saving plans to exceed those developed by itself. The City does,
however expect each wholesale customer to voluntarily reduce its water use through
conservation practices. The targets m Table 1 11 below are recommended for each wholesale
customer
Table 1 11 Wholesale Customer Targets
Total GPCD Residential Unaccounted-
GPCD
_.. For Water
8 2015 180 _ 90: ... 110`
B 2020- 1 Z5 85 .:: ,. ;. 105'' .
Unaccounted for water targets are based on the new AWWA water audit
practices wl2ich approve the performance indicator for water losses as gallons
lost per connection per day. This includes real and apparent losses. The
commonly used percentage is not recommended as it is too variable depending
on a~sage. These are guidelines and are related to the average wholesale
c:~stomer in a year of average rainfall. These are volcmtary guidelines.
3 3 Measurement, Monitoring, and Metering
The City will keep a database of this information for each wholesale customer and will continue
with its program of metering and recording all wholesale customers usage at point of sale. The
City already has an ongoing program of proactive leak detection, meter testing and replacement
to improve the level of service and cost of service to both retail and wholesale customers.
3 4 New Wholesale Contracts
The City requests that each wholesale customer provide copies of their water conservation plan
and required water system audit (as required by the Texas Water Development Board water audit
reporting requirement as specified by House Bill 3338) This will be required in any new
contracts developed with wholesale customers as specified m 30 TAC Chapter 288
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3 5 Reservoir Operations Plan
Tarrant Regional Water District manages and operates all of the reservoirs supplying water to the
City with the exception of Lake Worth, which the City owns and operates.
3 6 Implementation and Enforcement
A copy of the resolution indicating official adoption of this Water Conservation Plan is attached
to this document.
Section 4 Coordination
4 0 Coordination with RWPG, TRWD, and Wholesale Customers
Appendix A is a copy of a letter sent to the chair of the Region C Water Planning Group along
with this Water Conservation Plan.
Appendix B includes copies of letters sent to each of the City's wholesale customers along with
copies of this Water Conservation Plan.
Appendix C is a copy of a letter sent to the Tarrant Regional Water District along with this
Water Conservation Plan.
Wholesale customers are requested to send a draft of their ordinances and other regulations
implementing their water conservation plans to the City of Fort Worth Water Department.
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