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WATER CONSERVATION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the. City of Fort Worth finds and is of the opinion
that while existing and curently planned water supplies, including the Richland Creek
Reservoir, are adequate to meet projected area requirements until about 2025, at some
point additional supplies will be difficult and significantly more expensive to obtain;
and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has determined that the conservation of and
protection of water supplies to be in the best interests of its citizenry and requires
the submission of water conservation plans by those engaged in various water approval
and permitting processes; and
WHEREAS, there exists a need to manage the costs associated with providing
the water treatment and distribution capacity necessary to satisfy the increasing peak
daily and hourly demands which are largely the result of summer outdoor water use;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned with maintaining adequate wastewater
treatment capacity to serve an expanding regional population and economy and recognizes
that efforts which encourage reduction of average daily per capita wastewater flows
without impairing economic development are in the best interests of the City of Fort
Worth; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to fully integrate the concept and methods
of water demand management into long range planning, water and wastewater facility
design and construction, and capital improvement budgeting:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT the Fort Worth City Council adopts
the Fort Worth Water Conservation Plan dated July 28, 1987, and instructs the Director
of the Fort Worth Water Department to utilize the Plan, when required, in its submissions
to State agencies and to propose modifications to the City Council as necessary to meet
State and local goals.
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
JUL 28 197
^ City, Secretary of the
Q I City of Fort Worth, Tesae
CM OF FORT WORTS