HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5943-04-2024A Resolution
NO.5943-04-2024
ADOPTING THE 2024 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that conservation of water and protection of
water supplies are in the best interests of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, on April 23, 2024, the City Council adopted a water conservation plan
by approving Resolution No. 5943-04-2024; and
WHEREAS, House Bill (HB) 2660 adopted by the 781h Texas Legislation and rules
adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality pursuant to HB 2660
require that, beginning May 1, 2005, water conservation plans 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 in
gallons per capita per day, and requires that plans must be reviewed and updated every
five years; and
WHEREAS, the water conservation plan attached hereto as Exhibit "A" proposes a
goal of water usage of 150 gallons per capita per day by 2029 and 146 gallons per capita
by 2034; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council that the water conservation plan
attached hereto as Exhibit "A" supersede the water conservation plan approved by the
City Council on April 23, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
The City Council adopts the Water Conservation Plan attached hereto as Exhibit
"A" as official City policy.
Adopted this 23`d day of April 2024.
ATTEST:,
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
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FORT WORTH
WATER
City of Fort Worth
200 Texas Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
PWS #2200012
Drought Contingency
& Emergency Water
Management Plan
for Retail and Wholesale Water Customers
May 2024
Adopted: April 23, 2024 Effective: May 1, 2024
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES...................................................................1-2
2. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES ...........................2-2
3. WATER SYSTEM PROFILE..................................................................... .....3-3
4. DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND EMERGENCY WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ....4-5
4.1
Public Education and Involvement..........................................................4-5
4.2
Initiation & Termination of Drought & Emergency Response Stages .......... 4-2
4.3
Drought and Emergency Response Stages.............................................4-3
4.4
Procedures for Granting Variances to the Plan......................................4-13
4.5
Procedures for Enforcing Mandatory Water Use Measures .....................4-14
4.6
Coordination with the Other Entities......................................................4-15
4.7
Review and Update of Drought Contingency Plan..................................4-16
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DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND EMERGENCY WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
DEFINITIONS..............................:.................................................................................5-1
Appendix A: 2024 Treatment Plant Capacity
Appendix B: April 23, 2024 Council Minutes Adopting the Plan
Appendix C: Letters to Region C Water Planning Group and General Manager of TRWD
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1. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plan
(subsequently referred to as the 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.
2. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES
TCEQ rule Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule 288.1 (4) defines a drought
contingency plan 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."
TCEQ rules governing development of and minimum requirements for drought contingency
plans for municipal water suppliers and wholesale water suppliers are contained in Texas
Administrative Code Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter B, Rule 288.20 and Rule
288.22, respectively.
Minimum Requirements
The minimum requirements in the Texas Administrative Code for Drought Contingency Plans
for Retail Public Water Suppliers are covered in this report as follows:
• 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 4.1
• 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 Drought Contingency and Water
Emergency Response Stages — Section 4.2
• 288.20(a)(1)(E) — Drought Contingency and Water Emergency Response 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 Drought Contingency and
Water Emergency Response Stages — Section 4.3
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• 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 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
The Texas Administrative Code outlines additional requirements for Wholesale Public
Water Suppliers, which are covered in this report as follows:
• 288.22(a)(7) — 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:
o 288.22(a)(7)(A) — Pro rata curtailment of water deliveries to or diversions by
wholesale water customers as provided in Texas Water Code, Article 11.039 —
Section 4.2
• 288.22(a)(8) — Include a provision in every wholesale water contract entered into or
renewed after adoption of the plan, including contract extensions, that in case of water
resulting from drought, the water to be distributed shall be divided in accordance with Texas
Water Code, Article 11.039 — Section 4.2
3. WATER SYSTEM PROFILE
The City purchases water from the Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD). The supply
sources are:
• Lake Bridgeport (via the West Fork of the Trinity River),
• Eagle Mountain Lake (via -the West Fork of the Trinity River),
• Lake Worth (via the West Fork of the Trinity River),
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 Trinity River also supplies the Holly Water Treatment Plant.),
• Cedar Creek Reservoir (via pipeline), located approximately 75 miles southeast of
Fort Worth, and
• Richland -Chambers Reservoir. (via pipeline), located approximately 75 miles
southeast of Fort Worth.
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System capacity with regards to the defined triggers in Section 4.4 is the total reliable
treatment capacity as found in Appendix A. Therefore, the system capacity baseline for
triggers is the reliable treatment capacity of 512 million gallons per day (MGD). See
Appendix A for more details of the yields of each of the treatment plants. This trigger
number will be evaluated each year to take into consideration improvements that may
have been added to the system. It should be noted that Fort Worth has a much greater
pumping capacity, but the treatment capacity was chosen as the limiting factor for this
purpose.
According to its 2022 Water Use Survey, Fort Worth has approximately 292,000 active
retail service connections and 33 wholesale water customers. Some of these customers
have emergency contracts only and do not take from the Fort Worth system on a regular
basis.
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Wholesale customers are:
• Aledo
•
Haslet
•
Sansom Park
• Benbrook
•
Hudson Oaks
•
Southlake
• Bethesda WSC
•
Hurst
•
Trophy Club
• Burleson
•
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• Crowley
•
Kennedale
•
Trinity River
• DFW Airport
•
Lake Worth
Authority (TRA)
• Dalworthington
•
North Richland
•
Westlake
Gardens
Hills
•
Westover Hills
• Edgecliff Village
•
Northlake
•
Westworth
• Everman
•
Richland Hills
Village
• Forest Hill
•
River Oaks
•
White
• Grand Prairie
•
Roanoke
Settlement
• Haltom City
•
Saginaw
•
Willow Park
In accordance with Section 2.3 of the wholesale water contract, wholesale customers are
required to institute and apply the same rationing, conservation measures or restrictions to
the use of water by their customers for so long as any part of their total water supply is being
furnished by Fort Worth.
The water supply triggers defined in Section 4.4 were provided to Fort Worth by its water
supplier, Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD). TRWD selected its triggers after hiring an
outside consultant to evaluate where the triggers levels should be for the drought plan to
achieve meaningful water savings.
4. DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND EMERGENCY WATER MANAGEMENT
PLAN
4.1 Public Education and Involvement
At any time that the Drought Contingency/Emergency Water Management Plan is activated or
the stage changes, customers will notify local media of the issues, the current response
stage, and the specific actions required of the public. The information will also be publicized
on the city's Web site. Bill inserts will also be used as appropriate.
Fort Worth will inform and educate the public about the Drought Contingency/Emergency
Water Management Plan by the following means:
• Preparing fact sheets describing the plan and making these available online and at
various city sites, and at events where the water department may have a booth.
• Posting a copy of the Plan on the city's Web site.
• Notifying local organizations, schools, and civic groups that staff are available to make
presentations on the plan.
• Promote awareness by means of electronic communication to residents through text
messages, push notifications, reverse 911, and/or any other online platforms
available including social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and/or Next
Door.
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Fort Worth provided opportunity for public comment on the draft Drought Contingency and
Emergency Water Management Plan at a City Council meeting held on April 23, 2024.
Council minutes reflecting the adoption of this plan can be found in Appendix B.
4.2 Initiation & Termination of Drought & Emergency Response Stages
The provisions of this Plan shall apply to all persons, customers, and property utilizing
potable water provided by the City of Fort Worth. The terms "person" and "customer' as
used in the Plan include individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, and all other
legal entities. The Plan does not apply to locations using treated wastewater effluent,
private wells or possessing their own water rights in the Trinity River; however, any pond,
impoundment, body of water, or other water source that is supplemented, or has the ability
to supplement supply, with potable water shall adhere to the provisions of this plan.
The Plan may be applied to the entire city or geographic portions of the city as necessary.
If the Plan is applied only to a limited sector, the boundaries will be defined in terms of
roadways, creeks and other easily distinguishable features, such as city limits.
Initiation of a Drought/ Emergency Water Management Stage
The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the implementation of a drought
response or water emergency stage when one or more of the trigger conditions for that stage
is met. The following actions will occur when a stage is initiated.
• The public will be notified through local media and the City of Fort Worth Web site, as
described in Section 4.2.
• Fort Worth's wholesale customers and Tarrant Regional Water District will be notified
by telephone and with a follow-up letter, e-mail, or fax that provides details of the
reasons for initiation of the drought or water emergency stage.
• The Fort Worth Water Department will notify the Executive Director of the TCEQ
within 5 business days when mandatory provisions of the Plan are activated.
Stages imposed by TRWD action must be initiated by the City of Fort Worth.
For other trigger conditions, the City Manager or his/her official designee may decide not to
order the implementation of a drought response or water emergency stage even though one
or more of the trigger criteria for the stage are met. Factors which could influence such a
decision include, but are not limited to, the time of the year, weather conditions, the
anticipation of replenished water supplies, or the anticipation that additional facilities will
become available to meet needs. The reason for this decision should be documented.
Fort Worth shall include a provision in every wholesale water contract entered into or renewed
after adoption of this plan, including contract extensions, that in case of water shortages
resulting from drought, the water to be distributed shall be divided in accordance with Texas
Water Code, Article 11.039. The City Manager or his/her official designee shall be
empowered, at their discretion, at the appropriate time, to cause a proportional reduction of
water available to each wholesale customer in accordance with pro rata curtailment of water
use provided in Texas Water Code § 11.039, and based on any other conditions, physical,
mechanical, or otherwise. The wholesale customer may appeal this decision to the Fort
Worth City Council for review of wholesale customer allocation during periods of forced
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conservation measures by the City. The wholesale customer may appeal the decision of the
City Council to the TCEQ.
Termination of a Drought Stage
The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the termination of a drought response
or water emergency stage when the conditions for termination are met or at their discretion.
The following actions will be taken when a drought stage is terminated:
• The public will be notified through local media and the City of Fort Worth Web site as
described in Section 4.2.
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• Wholesale customers and TRWD will be notified by telephone with a follow-up letter,
e-mail, or fax.
• If any mandatory provisions of the drought contingency/emergency water
management plan that have been activated are terminated, customers will notify the
Executive Director of the TCEQ within 5 business days.
The City Manager or his/her official designee may decide not to order the termination of a
drought response stage or water emergency even though the conditions for termination of the
stage are met. The City Manager or his/her designee may choose to implement a phased out
approach when exiting various stages to protect the integrity of the system. 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 drought stage. The reason for this decision should be documented.
4.3 Drought and Emergency Response Stages
Stage 1 —Water Watch
Triggering Conditions
• Water demand reaches or exceeds 90% of reliable treatment capacity for three
consecutive days. The treatment capacity could be citywide or in a specified portion
of the system.
• Fort Worth's water demand for all or part of the delivery system approaches treatment
capacity because treatment capacity is inadequate.
• Water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major
water system components, supply source becomes contaminated, power outage, grid
failure, natural disaster, or extreme weather event.
• TRWD initiated Stage 1 — Water Watch for one or more of the following reasons:
o Total combined raw water supply in TRWD water supply reservoirs (Bridgeport,
Eagle Mountain, Richland Chambers and Cedar Creek) drops below 75% (25%
depleted) of conservation storage capacity.
o TRWD water demand has exceeded or is expected to exceed 80% of maximum
sustainable production of delivery capacity for an extended period.
o One or more of TRWD's water supply sources has become limited in availability.
o TRWD water demand is projected to approach the limit of permitted supply.
o TRWD supply source becomes contaminated or unusable for other regulatory
reasons (i.e., invasive species).
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a TRWD water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or
damage of major water system components.
o The TRWD General Manager finds that conditions warrant the declaration of a
Stage 1 drought.
Terminatinq Conditions for Stage 1
Stage 1 will terminate when the total combined raw water supply in TRWD western and
eastern division reservoirs exceeds 95% of conservation storage capacity or remains at or
above 85% for 90 consecutive days, whichever occurs first. Fort Worth may also terminate
Stage 1 if the City -specific conditions that caused the City to initiate Stage 1 have ceased to
exist for seven consecutive days.
Goal for Use Reduction for Staae 1
The goal for water use reduction under Stage 1, Water Watch, is five percent. If
circumstances warrant or if required by TRWD, the City Manager or his/her official designee
can set a goal for greater water use reduction.
Actions Available for Stage 1
The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the implementation of any of the
actions listed below, as deemed necessary. The City Manager or his/her official designee
must implement any action(s) required by the Tarrant Regional Water District.
All Water Users
Initiate mandatory restrictions to prohibit non -essential water use as follows:
Discourage hosing of paved areas, such as sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, tennis
courts, patios, or other impervious surfaces, except to alleviate an immediate health or
safety hazard. This may include premises with raw or processed food, pharmaceutical
or vaccine processing, storage or vending establishments including restaurants and
grocery stores may be washed to the extent necessary for sanitary purposes. These
areas may also include:
o Trash and dumpster areas
o Areas around fuel pumps
o Store front cleaning of areas with accumulated bird droppings, feathers and
debris
o Localized spot cleaning of parking areas to remove oil, grease buildup that may
pose a health and safety issue.
Discourage hosing of buildings or other structures for purposes other than fire
protection or surface preparation prior to painting.
Prohibit using water in such a manner as to allow runoff or other waste, including:
o failure to repair a controllable leak, including a broken sprinkler head, a leaking
valve, leaking or broken pipes, or a leaking faucet;
o operating a permanently installed irrigation system with: (a) a broken head; (b) a
head that is out of adjustment and the arc of the spray head is over a street or
parking lot; or (c) a head that is misting because of high water pressure; or
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o during irrigation, allowing water to (a) to run off a property and form a stream of
water in a street for a distance of 50 feet or greater; or (b) to pond in a street or
parking lot to a depth greater than one -quarter of an inch.
o Allowing or causing an irrigation system or other lawn watering device to operate
during any form of precipitation or when temperatures are at or below 32
degrees Fahrenheit.
• Prohibit outdoor watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems between 10 a.m. and 6
p.m:
• Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems at each service address
to a twice per week schedule as outlined below. This includes landscape watering of
parks, golf courses, and sports fields. Wholesale customers may use a different
watering schedule than the one below as long as it limits each service address to a
twice per week schedule; however, use of the same schedule would simplify the
messages passed to customers through the news media.
o Residential addresses ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6, or 8) may water on
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
o Residential addresses ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) may water on
Thursdays and Sundays.
o All non-residential locations (apartment complexes, businesses, industries,
parks, medians, etc.) may water on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Exceptions:
■ Lawns and landscaping may be watered on any day, at any time, by
handheld hose, drip irrigation, a soaker hose or tree bubbler. (The intent of
this measure is to allow for the protection of structural foundations, trees,
and other high value landscape materials).
■ Water use necessary for the repair of an irrigation system, plumbing line,
fountain, etc. in the presence of the person making the repair.
■ Outdoor watering at service addresses with large multi -station irrigation
systems may take place in accordance with a variance granted by the
Water Director, if the Water Director determines that a property cannot be
completely irrigated with an average of three-quarters of an inch of water
in a single day, and that the property should be divided into sections to be
irrigated on different days. If approved, no station will be watered more
than twice ver week.
■ Establishing new turf is discouraged. If hydromulch, grass sod, or grass
seed is installed for the purpose of establishing a new lawn, there are no
watering restrictions for the first 30 days while it is being established. After
that, the watering restrictions set forth in this stage apply. (This does not
include over seeding with rye, or seasonal grasses, since turf already
exists.)
■ Golf courses may water greens and tee boxes as necessary, however
watering must be done before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m. Encouraged to
reduce water use by five percent.
■ Skinned areas of sports fields may be watered as needed for dust control.
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Watering of athletic fields (fields only, does not include surrounding
landscaped areas) used for organized sports practice, competition, or
exhibition events may occur as necessary to protect the health and safety
of the players, staff, or officials present for athletic events. Encouraged to
reduce water use by five percent.
■ Public areas that are open to the public at -large and have a high impact
from frequent use may be allowed additional watering, with a variance
granted by the Water Director, if it is deemed to be beneficial to serve and
protect the community amenity. Examples may include but are not limited
to: outdoor amphitheaters, demonstration gardens, public art exhibitions,
outdoor learning areas, arboretums, etc.
• All users are encouraged to use native and adapted drought tolerant plants in
landscaping.
• Washing of any motor vehicle, motorbike, boat, trailer, airplane, or other vehicle shall
be limited to the use of a hand-held bucket or a hand-held hose equipped with a
positive -pressure shutoff nozzle for quick rinses. Vehicle washing may be done at any
time on the premises of a commercial car wash or commercial service station.
Companies with an automated on -site vehicle washing facility may wash its vehicles at
anytime. Further, such washing may be exempt from these requirements if the health,
safety, and welfare of the public are contingent upon frequent vehicle cleansing, such
as garbage trucks and vehicles used to transport food and perishables.
• Discourage the filling, draining, or refilling of swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs
and Jacuzzi type pools except to maintain adequate water levels for structural integrity,
proper operation and maintenance, and/or to alleviate an issue that poses a public
safety risk.
• Encourage signage for customers drawing water from private wells or using recycled
water in order to facilitate proper enforcement.
City and Local Governments
In addition to the actions listed above:
• Review conditions and problems that caused Stage 1. Take corrective action.
• Increase public education efforts on ways to reduce water use.
• Review data received through MyH2O as a method of identifying potential water use
violations and wasteful water practices. This may lead to more targeted patrols of
areas with identified non-compliance.
• Increase enforcement efforts.
• Intensify leak detection and repair efforts.
• Audit all city and local government irrigation systems to ensure proper condition,
settings, and operation.
• Identify and encourage voluntary reduction measures by high -volume water users
through water use audits.
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• Reduce non -essential water use. As used herein, non -essential water uses are those
that do not have any health or safety impact and are not needed to meet the core
function of the agency.
The Water Director or their designee will notify wholesale customers of actions being
taken and require them to implement the same stage and measures. Such action is in
accordance with Section 2.5 of the uniform wholesale water contract. Per the contract,
wholesale customers are required to institute and apply the same rationing,
conservation measures or restrictions to the use of water by their customers for so
long as any part of their total water supply is being furnished by Fort Worth.
Commercial or Industrial
• All actions listed above for all water users apply to commercial and industrial users.
• Stock at commercial plant nurseries is exempt from Stage 1 watering restrictions.
• Hotels, restaurants, and bars are encouraged to serve drinking water to patrons on an
"on demand" basis.
• Hotels are encouraged to implement laundry conservation measures by encouraging
patrons to reuse linens and towels.
• Car wash facilities must keep equipment in good working order, which should include
regular inspections to be sure there are no leaks, broken or misdirected nozzles, and
that all equipment is operating efficiently.
• All commercial and industrial customers are encouraged to audit irrigation systems
Stage 2 — Water Warning
Triggering Conditions for Stage 2
• Water demand reaches or exceeds 95% of reliable treatment capacity for three
consecutive days. The treatment capacity could be citywide or in a specified portion
of the system.
• Demand for all or part of the delivery system equals or exceeds treatment capacity
because treatment capacity is inadequate.
Water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major
water system components, supply source becomes contaminated, power outage, grid
failure, natural disaster, or extreme weather event.
• TRWD initiated Stage 2 —Water Warning for one or more of the following reasons:
o Total raw water supply in TRWD water supply reservoirs (Bridgeport, Eagle
Mountain, Richland Chambers and Cedar Creek) drops below 60% (40%
depleted) of conservation storage capacity.
o TRWD water demand has exceeded or is expected to exceed 85% of maximum
sustainable production of delivery capacity for an extended period.
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o One or more of TRWD's water supply sources has become limited in availability.
o TRWD water demand is projected to approach the limit of permitted supply.
o TRWD supply source becomes contaminated or unusable for other regulatory
reasons (i.e. invasive species).
o TRWD water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage
of major water system components.
o The TRWD General Manager finds that conditions warrant the declaration of a
Stage 2 drought.
Terminating Conditions for Stage 2
Stage 2 will terminate when the total combined raw water supply in TRWD western and
eastern division reservoirs exceeds 75% of conservation storage capacity or remains at or
above 70% for 30 consecutive days. Fort Worth may also terminate Stage 2 if the City -
specific conditions that caused the City to initiate Stage 2 have ceased to exist for seven
consecutive days.
Goal for Use Reduction for Stacie 2
The goal for water use reduction under Stage 2 — Water Warning is to decrease use by 10
percent. If circumstances warrant or if required by TRWD, the City Manager or his/her official
designee can set a goal for greater water use reduction.
Actions Available for Stage 2
The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the implementation of any of the
actions listed below, as deemed necessary. The City Manager or his/her official designee
must implement any action(s) required by the Tarrant Regional Water District.
• Continue actions under Stage 1.
• Initiate engineering studies to evaluate water supply alternatives should conditions
worsen.
All Water Users
Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems to a once per week
schedule at each service address as determined by the Water Director. This includes
landscape watering at parks, golf courses, and sports fields. Wholesale customers
may use a different watering schedule than the one used for Fort Worth retail
customers as long as it limits each service address to once per week schedule;
however, use of the same schedule would simplify the messages passed to customers
through the news media.
Exceptions:
o Lawns and landscaping may be watered on any day, at any time, by handheld
hose, drip irrigation, a soaker hose or tree bubbler (The intent of this measure is
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to allow for the protection of structural foundations, trees, and other high value
landscape materials).
o Outdoor watering at service addresses with large multi -station irrigation systems
may take place in accordance with a variance granted by the Water Director, if
the Director determines that a property cannot be completely irrigated with an
average of three-quarters of an inch of water in a single day, and that the
property should be divided into sections to be irrigated on different days. If
approved, no station will be watered more than once per week.
o Golf courses may water greens and tee boxes as needed to keep them alive,
however watering must be done before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m. Fairways are
restricted to once per week watering as outlined above. Golf course rough
cannot be watered.
o Watering of athletic fields (fields only, does not include surrounding landscaped
areas) used for organized sports practice, competition, or exhibition events may
occur as necessary to protect the health and safety of the players, staff, or
officials present for athletic events. Encouraged to reduce water use by 10
percent.
o All users are encouraged to wait until the current drought or emergency situation
has passed before establishing new landscaping and turf. Variances granted for
establishing new turfgrass or landscaping will be for a maximum of 30 days from
the date of approval. After that, the watering restrictions set forth in this stage
apply. (This does not include over seeding with rye since turf already exists.)
• Discourage the operation of ornamental fountains or ponds that use potable water
except where necessary to support aquatic life or where such fountains or ponds are
equipped with a recirculation system.
• Discourage the filling, draining, or refilling of swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs
and Jacuzzi type pools except to maintain adequate water levels for structural integrity,
proper operation and maintenance, and/or to alleviate an issue that poses a public
safety risk.
• Encourage the use of covers for all types of pools, hot tubs, and Jacuzzi type pools
when not in use.
• Encourage signage for customers drawing water from private wells or using recycled
water in order to facilitate proper enforcement.
City and Local Governments
• Review conditions or problems that caused Stage 2. Take corrective action.
• Review data received through MyH2O as a method for identifying potential water use
violations and wasteful water practices.
• Increase frequency of media releases on water supply conditions.
• Further accelerate public education efforts on ways to reduce water use.
• Eliminate non -essential water use. As used herein, non -essential water uses are those
that do not have any health or safety impact and are not needed to meet the core
function of the agency.
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• Prohibit wet street sweeping.
The Water Director or their designee will notify wholesale customers of actions being
taken and require them to implement the same stage and measures. Such action is in
accordance with Section 2.5 of the uniform wholesale water contract. Per the contract,
wholesale customers are required to institute and apply the same rationing,
conservation measures or restrictions to the use of water by their customers for so
long as any part of their total water supply is being furnished by Fort Worth.
Commercial or Industrial
• All actions listed above for all water users apply to commercial and industrial users.
Use of water from fire hydrants for any purpose other than firefighting related activities
or other activities necessary to maintain public health, safety and welfare requires a
variance issued by the Water Director. Fire hydrant use may be limited to only
designated hydrants. Upon declaration of this drought stage, all holders or applicants
of a Water Fire Hydrant Meter Agreement are required to apply for a variance as set
forth in this plan. If conditions allow, as determined by the Water Director, the use of
water from hydrants may continue until the Water Director or their designee issues a
determination on the petition for variance. If conditions do not allow, the Water
Director may require all fire hydrant meters be immediately returned from the field,
pending determination of each petition for variance.
Stage 3 — Emergency Water Use
Triggering Conditions for Stage 3
• Water demand reaches or exceeds 98% of reliable treatment capacity for one day.
The treatment capacity could be citywide or in a specified portion of the system.
• Demand for all or part of the delivery system exceeds treatment capacity because
treatment capacity is inadequate.
Water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major
water system components, supply source becomes contaminated, power outage, grid
failure, natural disaster, or extreme weather event.
• TRWD has initiated Stage 3 -- Emergency Water Use, which may also be initiated by
one or more of the following:
o Total raw water supply in TRWD water supply reservoirs (Bridgeport, Eagle
Mountain, Richland Chambers and Cedar Creek) drops below 45% (55%
depleted) of conservation storage capacity.
o TRWD water demand has exceeded or is expected to exceed 90% of maximum
sustainable production of delivery capacity for an extended period.
o TRWD water demand for all or part of the TRWD delivery system approaches
delivery capacity because delivery capacity is inadequate.
o One or more of TRWD's water supply sources has become limited in availability.
o TRWD water demand is projected to approach the limit of permitted supply.
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o TRWD supply source becomes contaminated or unusable for other regulatory
reasons (i.e., invasive species).
o TRWD water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage
of major water system components.
o The TRWD General Manager finds that conditions warrant the declaration of a
Stage 3 drought.
Terminating Conditions for Sta-ge 3
Stage 3 will terminate when the total combined raw water supply in TRWD western and
eastern division reservoirs exceeds 60% of conservation storage capacity or remains at or
above 55% for 30 consecutive days, whichever occurs first. port Worth may also terminate
Stage 3 if the City -specific conditions that caused the City to initiate Stage 3 have ceased to
exist for seven consecutive days.
Goals for Use Reduction for Sta-ge 3
The goal for water use reduction under Stage 3, Emergency Water Use, is to decrease use
by 20 percent. If circumstances warrant or if required by TRWD, the City Manager or his/her
official designee can set a goal for a greater water use reduction.
Actions Available for Stage 3
The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the implementation of any of the
actions listed below, as deemed necessary. The City Manager or his/her official designee
must implement any action(s) required by the Tarrant Regional Water District.
• Continue or initiate any actions available under Stages 1 and 2.
All Water Users
• Prohibit landscape watering, including at parks, golf courses, and sports fields.
Exceptions:
o Watering with hand-held hose, soaker hose or drip irrigation system may occur
any day and any time. (The intent of this measure is to allow for the protection of
structural foundations, trees, and other high value landscape materials).
o Golf course greens only may be watered by hand-held hose as needed to keep
them alive. Watering of athletic fields (fields only, does not include surrounding
landscaped areas) used for organized sports practice, competition, or exhibition
events may occur as necessary to protect the health and safety of the players,
staff, or officials present for athletic events may be allowed to water by variance.
A water management plan must be submitted to the Water Director detailing how
each area will comply with stage 3 drought measures.
• Prohibit establishment of new landscaping. Variances may be granted for those
landscape projects started prior to the initiation of stage 3 drought restrictions.
• Vehicle washing restricted to commercial car wash, commercial service station or a
private on -site vehicle washing facility and can only be done as necessary for health,
sanitation, or safety reasons, including but not limited to the washing of garbage trucks
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and vehicles used to transport food and other perishables. All other vehicle washing is
prohibited.
• Prohibit the operation of ornamental fountains or ponds that use potable water except
where necessary to support aquatic life.
• Prohibit the draining, filling, or refilling of swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, and
Jacuzzi type pools. Existing private and public pools may add water to maintain pool
levels; however they may not be refilled using automatic fill valves. All pools are
required to be fully covered by a pool cover to limit evaporation.
• Prohibit hosing of buildings or other structures for purposes other than fire protection or
surface preparation prior to painting with high-pressure equipment. Must be performed
by a professional power washing service utilizing high efficiency equipment and a
vacuum recovery system where possible.
• Require all customers drawing water from private wells or using recycled water to post
signs on their property saying so, in order to facilitate proper enforcement.
City and Local Governments I
In addition to actions listed above:
• Continue or initiate any actions available under Stages 1 and 2.
• Review conditions or problems that caused Stage 3. Take corrective action.
• Implement viable alternative water supply strategies.
• Review data received through MyH2O as a method for identifying potential water use
violations and wasteful water practices.
• Increase frequency of media releases explaining emergency situation.
• Reduce city and local government water use to maximum extent possible.
• Prohibit the permitting of new swimming pools, Jacuzzi type pools, spas, ornamental
ponds and fountain construction. Pools already permitted and under construction may
be completely filled with water.
• Institute a mandated reduction in deliveries to all wholesale customers. Such a
reduction will be distributed as required by Texas Water Code §11.039.
• If TRWD has imposed a reduction in water available to customers, impose the same
percent reduction on wholesale customers.
• The Water Director will notify wholesale customers of actions being taken and require
them to implement the same stage and measures. Such action is in accordance with
Section 2.5 of the uniform wholesale water contract. Per the contract, wholesale
customers are required to institute and apply the same rationing, conservation
measures or restrictions to the use of water by their customers for so long as any part
of their total water supply is being furnished by Fort Worth.
Commercial or Industrial
• All actions listed above for all water users apply to commercial and industrial users.
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• Hotels, restaurants, and bars required to serve drinking water to patrons on an "on
demand" basis.
• Hotels are required to implement laundry conservation measures by encouraging
patrons to reuse linens and towels.
• Stock at commercial plant nursery may be watered only with a hand-held hose, hand-
held watering can, or drip irrigation system.
• Commercial and industrial water users required to reduce water use by a set
percentage determined by the Water Director.
• Use of water from hydrants for any purpose other than firefighting related activities or
other activities necessary to maintain public health, safety and welfare requires a
special permit issued by the Water Director. Fire hydrant use may be limited to only
designated hydrants.
4.4 Procedures for Granting Variances to the Plan
The Water Director or their official designee may grant temporary variances for existing water
uses otherwise prohibited under this drought contingency plan if one or more of the following
conditions are met:
• Failure to grant such a variance would cause an emergency condition adversely
affecting health, sanitation, or fire safety for the public or the person requesting the
variance.
• Compliance with this plan cannot be accomplished due to technical or other limitations.
• Alternative methods that achieve the same level of reduction in water use can be
implemented.
Variances shall be granted or denied at the discretion of the Water Director or their official
designee. All petitions for variances should be in writing, using the forms provided, and must
include the following information:
• Name and address of the petitioner(s)
• Purpose of water use
• Specific provisions from which relief is requested
• Detailed statement of the adverse effect of the provision from which relief is requested
• Description of the relief requested
• Period of time for which the variance is sought
• Detailed schedule of irrigation that shows a reduction in use over the 30 day period for
new lawns and landscapes. Schedule should be designed so that at the end of the 30
day period, lawn and landscaped areas can adhere to the twice per week schedule
defined in Stage 1.
• Alternative measures that will be taken to reduce water use
• Other pertinent information.
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Applicants must adhere to the current restrictions and current watering schedule until the City
of Fort Worth has approved the variance. Once an approved variance has expired applicants
must resort back to the current watering schedule. Reasons for a variance can include one or
more of the following:
• Water used outside of the watering schedule is a primary source of income
• Health, safety, well-being, or cleanliness of the public or environment is in jeopardy
• An endangered plant, animal, aquatic species, or critical environmental feature is at
risk
• Property is too large to be completely watered under the current watering schedule
and must be watered in sections (excluding new landscape/xeriscape projects)
• Newly installed xeriscape landscape design requiring an alternative watering schedule
4.6 Procedures for Enforcing Mandatory Water Use Measures
Mandatory water use restrictions may be imposed in Stages 1, 2, and 3. The
penalties associated with the mandatory water use restrictions are explained below and
included in the ordinance enacting this plan. The City reserves the right to issue citations in lieu
of administrative fees.
Stage 1:
• Violations must be observed by the City Manager or his/her designee. Violations will be
documented by electronic photographs and filed for review.
• First-time violations in Stage 1 will be notified of their violation and be warned of the
actions that will be imposed after additional violations.
For the second violation in Stage 1, a $100.00 administrative fee will be included on the
next available water bill. If that second time violation in Stage 1 involved an irrigation
system, the $100.00 administrative fee will be waived or credited after the completion of
a free irrigation check-up of the violating system, performed by a licensed irrigator
contracted with the City. For the third and subsequent violations in Stage 1, a $200.00
administrative fee per violation will be included on the next available water bill.
• Unpaid assessed administrative fees related to violations of water use restrictions shall
incur late, payment penalties and may result in termination of water service.
Stage 2:
• Violations must be observed by the City Manager or his/her designee. Violations will be
documented by electronic photographs and filed for review.
• First-time violations in Stage 2 will be assessed a $100.00 administrative fee on the
next available water bill. If that first time violation involved an irrigation system, the
$100.00 administrative fee will be waived or credited after the completion of a free
irrigation check-up of the violating system, performed by a licensed irrigator contracted
with the City.
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• For the second violation in Stage 2, a $200.00 administrative fee will be included on the
next available water bill. For the third and subsequent violations in Stage 2, a $300.00
administrative fee per violation will be included on the next available water bill.
• Upon the second violation in Stage 2 involving an irrigation system, the irrigation system
associated with that property will be disconnected, which could incur additional fees.
• Unpaid assessed administrative fees related to violations of water use restrictions shall
incur late payment penalties and may result in termination of water service.
Stage 3:
• Violations must be observed by the City Manager or his/her designee. Violations will be
documented by electronic photographs and filed for review.
• First-time violations in Stage 3 will be assessed a $200.00 administrative fee on the
next available water bill.
• For the second violation in Stage 3, a $300.00 administrative fee will be included on the
next available water bill. For the third and subsequent violations, a $400.00
administrative fee per violation will be included on the next available water bill.
• Upon the first violation in Stage 3 involving an irrigation system, the irrigation system
associated with that property will be disconnected, which could incur additional fees.
• Unpaid assessed administrative fees related to violations of water use restrictions shall
incur late payment penalties and may result in termination of water service.
Optional Administrative Remedies — Contesting Administrative Fees
A customer may appeal the assessment of an administrative fee be requesting in writing to the
City Manager or his/her designee that the fee to be waived, providing all information to support
the removal of the fee. The customer shall bear the burden of proof to show why the
administrative fee should not be assessed. The City Manager or his/her designee shall send
written notice within three business days after receiving the first packet of information, and that
decision shall be final and binding.
4.6 Coordination with the Other Entities
Appendix C includes a copy of letters sent to the chair of the Region C Water Planning
Group, General Manager of TRWD and the Executive Director of TCEQ and TWDB upon
adoption of this Plan.
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4.7 Review and Update of Drought Contingency Plan
As required by TCEQ rules, Fort Worth will review this drought contingency plan in 2029 and
at least every five years thereafter. Additionally, the plan will be updated as appropriate
based on new or updated information.
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5. DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND EMERGENCY WATER MANAGEMENT
PLAN DEFINITIONS
Term
Definition
Aesthetic water use
Water use for ornamental or decorative features such as fountains,
reflecting pools and water gardens.
Alternative Water
Means water produced by a source other than a water treatment plan
Source
and in not considered potable. These sources can include, but are not
limited to: reclaimed/recycled water, collected rain water, collected grey
water, private well water.
Athletic field
Means a sports playing field, the essential feature of which is turf grass,
used primarily for organized sports for schools, professional sports, or
sanctioned league play.
Automatic Irrigation
Means a site specific system of delivering water generally for
System
landscaping via a system of pipes or other conduits installed below
ground that automatically cycles water use through water emitters to a
preset program, whether on a designated timer or through manual
operation.
Aquatic Life
Means a vertebrate organism dependent upon an aquatic environment
to sustain its life.
Conservation
Those practices, techniques, and technologies that reduce water
consumption; reduce the loss or waste of water; improve the efficiency
in water use; and increase the recycling and reuse of water so that
supply is conserved and made available for other or future uses.
Customer
Any person, company, or organization using water supplied by TRWD
or through an entity supplied by TRWD.
Drip irrigation
An irrigation system (drip, porous pipe; etc.) that applies water at a
predetermined controlled low -flow levels directly to the roots of the plant
Drought Contingency
Means a strategy or combination of strategies for temporary supply
Plan
management and demand management responses to temporary or
potentially recurring water supply shortages and other water supply
emergencies.
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Fountain
An artificially created jet, stream or flow of water, a structure, often
decorative, from which a jet, stream or flow of water issues.
Golf Course
Means an irrigated and landscaped playing area made up of greens,
tees, fairways, roughs and related areas used for the playing of golf.
Hand-held hose
Means a hose physically held by one person, fitted with a manual or
automatic shutoff nozzle.
Hand Watering
Means the application of water for irrigation purposes through a hand-
held watering hose, watering can, or bucket.
Hose -end Sprinkler
Means a device through which water flows from a hose to a sprinkler to
water any lawn or landscape.
Hosing
Means to spray, water, or wash with a water hose.
Industrial water use
Means the use of water for or in connection with commercial or
industrial activities, including but not limited to, manufacturing, bottling,
brewing, food processing, scientific research and technology, recycling,
production of concrete, asphalt, and cement, commercial uses of water
for tourism, entertainment, and hotel or
motel lodging, generation of power other than hydroelectric and other
business activities.
Irrigation system
Means a system of fixed pipes and water emitters that apply water to
landscape plants or turfgrass, including, but not limited to,
in -ground and permanent irrigation systems.
Lake, lagoon or pond
Means an artificially created body of fresh or salt water.
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Landscape irrigation
Water used for the irrigation and maintenance of landscaped areas,
use
whether publicly or privately owned, including residential and
commercial lawns, gardens, golf courses, parks, right-of-ways, medians
and entry ways.
"New landscape"
a. Installed- during construction of a new house, multi -family
means
dwelling, or commercial building;
b. Installed as part of a governmental entity's capital improvement
project; or
c. Alters more than one-half the area of an existing landscape.
Non -essential water
Water uses that are not required for the protection of public health,
use
safety and welfare, such as:
a. Irrigating landscape areas, including parks, athletic fields, and
golf courses, except as otherwise provided under this plan;
b. Washing any sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots,
tennis courts, or other hard -surfaced areas; except to alleviate a
public health and safety issue;
c. Washing any automobile, motorbike, boat (and/or trailer),
airplane, or other vehicle except where required by law for safety
and sanitary purposes.
d. Washing buildings or structures for purposes other than
immediate fire protection, or other uses provided under this plan;
e. Filling, refilling, or adding to any swimming pools or Jacuzzi -type
pools, except to maintain safe operating levels;
f. Filling or operation of a fountain or pond for aesthetic or scenic
purposes except when necessary to support aquatic life;
g. Failure to repair a controllable leak within a reasonable time
period after being directed to do so by formal notice; and
h. Drawing from hydrants for construction purposes or any other
purpose other than firefighting or protection of public drinking
water supplies.
Park
Means a non-residential or multifamily tract of land, other than a golf
course, maintained by a city, private organization, or individual, as a
place of beauty or public recreation and available for use to the general
public.
Power/Pressure
Means a machine that uses water or a water -based product applied at
washer
high pressure to clean impervious surfaces.
Pressure washer
Means a machine that uses water or a water -based product applied at
(High -Efficiency)
1500 pounds per square inch (PSI) or greater.
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Reclaimed Water
Municipal wastewater effluent that is given additional treatment and
distributed for reuse in certain applications. Also referred to as recycled
water.
Soaker nose
Means a flexible hose that is designed to slowly emit water across
the entire length and connect directly to a flexible hose or spigot. Does
not include hose that by design or use sends a fine spray in the air. It is
not considered drip irrigation.
Splash Pad/Spray
Means an area for water play that has no standing water. Typically, they
Park
utilize various spray nozzles which spray water in multiple directions.
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.
Vegetable garden
Means any noncommercial vegetable garden planted primarily for
household use; "noncommercial' includes incidental direct selling of
produce from such a vegetable garden to the public.
Well Water
Means water that has been, or is, obtained from the ground by digging,
boring, or drilling to access an underground aquifer.
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Appendix A
2024 TREATMENT PLANT CAPACITY
Treatment Plant
Approved
Capacity (MGD)
Rolling Hills, est. 1972
200
North Holly, est. 1918
90
South Holly, est. 1952
100
Eagle Mountain, est. 1992
107
Westside, est. 2012
15
Total
512
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Appendix B
April 23, 2024 Council Minutes Adopting the Plan
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Appendix C
Letters to Region C Water Planning Group and General
Manager of TRWD
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Date
Mr. Kevin Ward, Chair
Region C Water Planning Group
c/o Trinity River Authority
P.O. Box 60
Arlington, TX 76004
Dear Mr. Ward:
Enclosed please find a copy of the 2024 Drought Contingency and Emergency Water
Management Plan (which is an update to the 2019 Drought Contingency and Emergency
Water Management Plan) for the City of Fort Worth. I am submitting a copy of this plan to
the Region C Water Planning Group in accordance with the Texas Water Development
Board and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules. The City Council of Fort
Worth adopted the updated Plan on April 23, 2024.
Sincerely,
Micah Reed
Water Conservation Manager
City of Fort Worth
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Date
Mr. Dan Buhman, General Manager
Tarrant Regional Water District
800 East Northside Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Dear Mr. Buhman:
Enclosed please find a copy of the 2024 Drought Contingency and Emergency Water
Management Plan (which is an update to the 2019 Drought Contingency and Emergency
Water Management Plan) for the City of Fort Worth. I am submitting a copy of this plan to
the Tarrant Regional Water District in accordance with the Texas Water Development
Board and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules. The City Council of Keller
adopted the updated Plan on April 23, 2024.
Sincerely,
Micah Reed
Water Conservation Manager
City of Fort Worth
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Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE................................................................................................1
Table1-1: Abbreviations............................................................................................................................2
2.0 REGULATORY BASIS FOR WATER CONSERVATION PLAN.................................................2
2.1 TCEQ RULES GOVERNING CONSERVATION PLANS...............................................................2
Minimum Conservation Plan Requirements.....................................................................................3
Conservation Additional Requirements (Population over 5,000).....................................................3
Additional Conservation Strategies..................................................................................................3
Minimum Conservation Plan Requirements for Wholesale Water Suppliers...................................4
Additional Conservation Strategies for Wholesale Water Suppliers................................................4
2.2 GUIDANCE AND METHODOLOGY FOR REPORTING ON WATER CONSERVATION
ANDWATER USE...................................................................................................................................4
2.3 TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD WATER CONSERVATION PLANNING TOOL ....
5
3.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AREA AND UTILITY PROFILE..................................................5
3.1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AREA................................................................................................5
Figure 3-1: Fort Worth Water Service Areas....................................................................................6
Figure 3-2: Tarrant Regional Water District Supply Sources...........................................................7
Table 3-1: Fort Worth Water Wholesale Customers........................................................................8
3.2 WATER TREATMENT CAPACITY.................................................................................................9
Table 3-2: 2023 Treatment Plant Capacity(MGD)..........................................................................9
Figure 3-3: Fort Worth Water Consumption by Use Category.........................................................9
Figure 3-4: Percentage of Water Consumption by Category..........................................................10
4.0 SPECIFICATION OF WATER CONSERVATION GOALS........................................................10
4.1 TCEQ WATER CONSERVATION GOALS....................................................................................10
4.2 GPCD GOALS...................................................................................................................................I
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Table 4-1: GPCD Goals (2024 Plan)..............................................................................................
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Figure 4-1: Fort Worth Historic and Projected GPCD..................................................................11
4.3 ANALYSIS OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES...................................................................12
Technical Assistance and Outreach................................................................................................12
WholesaleConservation Rates.......................................................................................................12
Water Conservation Education and Public Awareness...................................................................12
Providing Financial Incentives Directly to Customer's End-Users................................................12
StrategicWater Plan.......................................................................................................................12
Table 4-3: Water Conservation Best Management Practices Implementation Schedule................13
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5.0 METERING, WATER USE RECORDS, CONTROL OF NON -REVENUE WATER, AND
LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR.......................................................................................................I6
5.1 PRACTICES TO MEASURE AND ACCOUNT FOR THE AMOUNT OF WATER
....................
DIVERTED FROM TRWD............................................................................................... ..16
5.2 MONITORING AND RECORD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING
...........................................
DELIVERING, SALES, AND LOSSES .................................................... ..16
Table 5-1: Meter Size Distribution.................................................................................................16
5.3 LEAK DETECTION, REPAIR, AND WATER LOSS ACCOUNTING......... ................................
17
Table 5-2: Previous Water Loss (2019 Plan)..................................................................................18
Table 5-3: Water Loss Goals (2024 Plan).......................................................................................18
Table 5-4: Leak Detection Program Implementation.....................................................................19
Table 5-5: WECAP Risked -Bases Assessment Scoring Parameter................................................19
6.0 OTHER REQUIRED CONSERVATION MEASURES..................................................................20
6.1 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION...............................................................................20
Table 6-1: Public Education and Information Summary................................................................21
6.2 WATER RATE STRUCTURE..........................................................................................................22
Table 6-2: Monthly Meter Charges.................................................................................................23
Table 6-3: Residential Water Rates................................................................................................23
Table 6-4: Commercial Water Rates...............................................................................................23
Table 6-5: Industrial Water Rates...................................................................................................23
Table 6-6: Irrigation Water Rates...................................................................................................23
Table6-7: Gas Well Rates..............................................................................................................23
6.3 RESERVIOR SYSTEM OPERATION.............................................................................................24
6.4 IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT................................................................................24
6.5 REQUIREMENT FOR WATER CONSERVATION PLANS BY WHOLESALE
CUSTOMERS..................................................................................................•.......................................24
Table 6-8: Wholesale Customer Targets.........................................................................................25
6.6 COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUPS.......................................25
7.0 ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS.................................................................................25
7.1 WATER -CONSERVING PLUMBING FIXTURES........................................................................25
SmartFlush......................................................................................................................................26
SmartRepair..........................................................................................................•.........................26
7.2 REUSE .......................... .....................................................................................................................26
7.3 LANDSCAPE WATER MANAGEMENT......................................................................................27
Table 7-1. Year-round Twice per Week Watering Schedule..........................................................27
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7.4 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND
INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTS............................................................................................................27
Table 7-2: SmartWater ICI Results(2019-2023)............................................................................28
7.5 MYH2O AND ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE..................................................28
Installation and Deployment...........................................................................................................29
Financial Considerations and Return on Investment(ROI)............................................................29
WaterConservation........................................................................................................................30
Table 7-3: Continuous Usage Customer Average Drop-off Rate...................................................30
Enhancing Customer Service and Engagement ................................................... ...............30
DataSecurity and Privacy...............................................................................................................31
7.6 ADDITIONAL PRACTICES, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES..................................................31
Internal Facilities Water Conservation Effort .................................................................................31
Graywater........................................................................................................................................31
Rainwater Harvesting And Condensate Reuse...............................................................................32
WeatherStations.............................................................................................................................32
GISTools........................................................................................................................................32
8.0 POTENTIAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS..............................................................................33
8.1 CUSTOMER CHARACTERIZATION.............................................................................................33
8.2 RESIDENTIAL PRESSURE -REDUCING VALVE PROGRAM....................................................33
8.3 IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE REVIEW........................................................33
8.4 LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM INCENTIVES........................................................34
Encourage irrigation System Upgrades..........................................................................................34
8.5 ADVANCED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.............................................................................35
Homebuilder/HOA Coordination....................................................................................................35
Demonstration Gardens..................................................................................................................35
Leverage Community Organizations..............................................................................................35
Collaborate with Affordability Partners..........................................................................................36
8.6 IRRIGATION DESIGN CRITERIA................................................................................................36
9.0 ADOPTION OF WATER CONSERVATION PLAN, PERIODIC REVIEW, AND UPDATE
OFPLAN....................................................................................................................................................36
APPENDIX A: LIST OF REFERENCES...................................................................................................
APPENDIX B: TCEQ RULES ON MUNICIPAL WATER CONSERVATION PLANS ......................
APPENDIX C: CITY OF FORT WORTH UTILITY PROFILE BASED ON TCEQ FORMAT ........
APPENDIX D: LETTERS TO REGION C & G WATER PLANNING GROUPS AND TRWD.........
APPENDIX E: RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION OF WATER CONSERVATION PLAN ................
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CITY OF FORT WORTH 2O24 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
1.0 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE
Water supply has always been a key issue in the development of Texas. In recent years,
increasing population and economic development in north central Texas have led to growing
demands for water supplies. Local and less expensive sources of water supply are already
developed and additional supplies to meet future demands will be expensive and difficult to
secure. Severe drought conditions in the recent past highlight the importance of the efficient use
of our existing supplies to make them last as long as possible. Extending current supplies will
delay the need for new supplies, minimize the environmental impacts associated with developing
new supplies, and delay the cost of additional water supply development.
Recognizing the need for efficient use of existing water supplies, the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has developed guidelines and requirements governing the
development of water conservation plans. The TCEQ guidelines and requirements are included
in Appendix B. The City of Fort Worth has developed this Water Conservation Plan (Plan) in
accordance with TCEQ guidelines and requirements. To develop a regional approach, Tarrant
Regional Water District's (TRWD) Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan was
consulted since the City of Fort Worth is a customer.
The 2024 Water Conservation Plan replaces the previous Plan dated April 2019.
During the period of the 2019 Plan, programs implemented by Fort Worth Water were impacted
by the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, programs that were public facing; including
education, outreach, ICI surveys, and toilet replacement installations, were heavily curtailed
through 2020 and the first half of 2021. The rollout of a new plumbing assistance program for
lower -income customers was delayed by nine months in 2020. Another noticeable impact was a
shift in water use categories, with residential use increasing.
To achieve its goals of maximizing water conservation and efficiency, it is necessary to develop
and implement a water conservation plan that goes beyond basic compliance with TCEQ
guidelines and requirements. This Plan reflects Fort Worth Water's commitment to water
conservation and efficiency strategies —including best management practices established by the
Water Conservation Implementation Task Force and Water Conservation Advisory Council
(WCAC), which were incorporated, where practicable, in the development of water conservation
measures. The WCAC regularly reviews, updates, and creates additional best management
practices through a collaborative process. The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)
published The Complete Guide: BMPs for Municipal Water Providers and The Complete Guide:
BMPs for Wholesale Water Providers in 2017, both of which were consulted for this plan.
As best management practices are developed, they are published online at
https://www.twdb.texas.gov/conservation/BMPs/index,asl2.
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The objectives of this Plan are as follows:
• To reduce water consumption from the levels that would prevail without conservation efforts;
• To reduce the loss and waste of water;
• To improve efficiency in the use of water;
• To encourage efficient outdoor water use;
• To document the level of recycling and reuse in the water supply; and
• To extend the life of current water supplies by reducing the rate of growth in demand.
The Plan will achieve significant conservation savings to help extend the life of existing supplies
without burdening the customer with unnecessary additional costs.
AMI
AbbreviationsTable 1-1:
NomenclatureAbbreviation Full
Advanced Metering Infrastructure
AWWA
American Water Works Association
BMP
Best Management Practices
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
HOA
Homeowners Association
TAC
Texas Administrative Code
TCEQ
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TRA
Trinity River Authority
TRWD
Tarrant Regional Water District
TWDB
Texas Water Development Board
WCAC
Water Conservation Advisory Council
WCP or Plan
Water Conservation Plan
2.0 REGULATORY BASIS FOR WATER CONSERVATION
PLAN
2.1 TCEQ RULES GOVERNING CONSERVATION PLANS
TCEQ rules governing development of water conservation plans for public water suppliers are
contained in Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule 288.2 of the Texas Administrative
Code (TAC), which is included in Appendix B. For these rules, a water conservation plan is
defined as "a strategy or combination of strategies for reducing the volume of water withdrawn
from a water supply source, for reducing the loss or waste of water, for maintaining or improving
the efficiency in the use of water, for increasing the recycling and reuse of water, and for
preventing the pollution of water."
The elements in the TCEQ water conservation rules covered in this conservation plan are listed
on page 3-5.
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Minimum Conservation Plan Requirements
The minimum requirements in the Texas Administrative Code for Water Conservation Plans for
Public Water Suppliers are covered in this report as follows:
• 288.2(a)(1)(A)
- Utility Profiles - Section 3.0 and Appendix C
• 288.2(a)(1)(B)
- Record Management System - Section 5.2
• 288.2(a)(1)(C)
- Specific, Quantified Goals - Section 4.0
• 288.2(a)(1)(D)
- Accurate Metering - Section 5.2
• 288.2(a)(1)(E) - Universal Metering - Section 5.2
• 288.2(a)(1)(F)
- Determination and Control of Water Loss - Section 5.2 and 5.3
• 288.2(a)(1)(G)
- Public Education and Information Program - Section 6.1
• 288.2(a)(1)(H)
-Non-Promotional Water Rate Structure - Section 6.2
• 288.2(a)(1)(1) -
Reservoir System Operation Plan - Section 6.3
• 288.2(a)(1)(J) -
Means of Implementation and Enforcement - Section 6.4
• 288.2(a)(1)(K)
Coordination with Regional Water Planning Groups - Section 6.6 and
Appendix D
• 288.2(c) - Review
and Update of Plan - Section 9.0
Conservation Additional Requirements (Population over 5,000)
The Texas Administrative Code includes additional requirements for water conservation plans
for drinking water supplies serving a population over 5,000:
• 288.2(a)(2)(A) - Leak Detection, Repair, and Water Loss Accounting - Section 5.3
• 288.2(a)(2)(B) - Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by Wholesale Customers
Section 6.5
Additional Conservation Strategies
The Texas Administrative Code lists additional conservation strategies, which may be adopted
by suppliers but are not required. Additional strategies adopted by the City of Fort Worth include
the following:
• 288.2(a)(3)(A)
- Conservation Oriented Water Rates - Section 6.2
• 288.2(a)(3)(B) --
Ordinances, Plumbing Codes and Rules on Water -Conserving Fixtures -
Section 7.1
• 288.2(a)(3)(C) -
Replacement of Retrofit of Water -Conserving Fixtures - Section 7.1
• 288.2(a)(3)(D) -
Reuse and Recycling of Wastewater - Section 7.2
• 288.2(a)(3)(E) -
Pressure Control and Reduction - Section 8.2
• 288.2(a)(3)(F) -
Considerations for Landscape Water Management Regulations - Section 7.3
• 288.2(a)(3)(G) -
Method to Monitor Plan Effectiveness/Efficiency - Section 4.1
• 288.2 (a)(3)(H)
- Other Water Conservation Practices - Section 6.0
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In addition to being a public water supplier under TCEQ rules, the City of Fort Worth also acts
as a wholesale provider to 33 current wholesale customers so TCEQ water conservation rules for
wholesale providers are also addressed.
The TCEQ rules governing development of water conservation plans for wholesale water
suppliers are contained in Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule 288.5 of the Texas
Administrative Code, which is included in Appendix B. The elements in the TCEQ water
conservation rules for wholesale water suppliers addressed in this Water Conservation Plan are
listed below.
Minimum Conservation Plan Requirements for Wholesale Water Suppliers
The minimum requirements in the Texas Administrative Code for water conservation plans for
wholesale water suppliers are covered in this Plan as follows:
• 288.5(1)(A) -- Description of Service Area — Section 3.0 and Appendix C
• 288.5(1)(B) — Specific, Quantified Goals — Section 4.0
• 288.5(1)(C) — Measure and Account for Water Diverted — Section 5.1
• 288.5(1)(D) — Monitoring and Record Management System — Section 5.2
• 288.5(1)(E) — Program of Metering and Leak Detection and Repair -- Section 5.3
• 288.5(1)(F) Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by Wholesale Customers — Section
6.5
• 288.5(t)(G) — Reservoir System Operation Plan Section 6.3
• 288.5(1)(H) — Means of Implementation and Enforcement — Section 6.4
• 288.5(1)(1) — Documentation of Coordination with Regional Water Planning Groups —
Section 6.6
• 288.5(3) Review and Update of Plan — Section 9.0
Additional Conservation Strategies for Wholesale Water Suppliers
The Texas Administrative Code lists additional water conservation strategies that can be adopted
by a wholesale supplier but are not required. Additional strategies adopted by the Fort Worth
Water Utility include the following:
• 288.5(2)(C) — Program for Reuse and/or Recycling — Section 7.2
• 288.5(2)(D) — Other Measures - Section 6.1 (public education), and Sections 7.3 (landscape
water management measures)
2.2 GUIDANCE AND METHODOLOGY FOR REPORTING ON WATER
CONSERVATION AND WATER USE
In addition to TCEQ rules regarding water conservation, this Plan also incorporates elements of
the Guidance and Methodology for Reporting on Water Conservation and Water Use developed
by TWDB and TCEQ, in consultation with the Water Conservation Advisory Council (the
"Guidance"). The Guidance was developed in response to a charge by the 82nd Texas
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Legislature to develop water use and calculation methodology and guidance for preparation of
water use reports and water conservation plans in accordance with TCEQ rules. Fort Worth
Water has considered elements of the Guidance in the preparation of this Plan.
2.3 TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD WATER CONSERVATION
PLANNING TOOL
The TWDB has developed a Municipal Water Conservation Planning Tool to be utilized by
utilities to evaluate various best management practices. The tool is pre -loaded with data
submitted by utilities as part of the water use surveys and has a library of best management
practices with water savings and associated costs. Fort Worth Water utilized the tool in
development of the per capita goals in this Plan and for comparing cost and savings. In addition,
Fort Worth Water encourages each of its Wholesale Customers to utilize the tool, to the extent
practical, for water conservation planning.
3.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AREA AND UTILITY
PROFILE
3.1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AREA
Fort Worth Water and TRWD are active participants in the Region C Regional Water Planning
Group. Region C includes all or part of 16 counties, mostly in the Fort Worth -Dallas Metroplex.
The counties are Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Freestone, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson
(partial), Jack, Kaufman, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and Wise.
Fort Worth Water purchases raw water (water received directly from a river or lake) from
TRWD. As a water wholesaler, TRWD does not treat water, but pumps it to their wholesale
customers for treatment.
TRWD is one of the largest water suppliers in Texas, with more than 25 wholesale water
customers across 10 counties. Other Metroplex customers include Arlington, Mansfield, and the
Trinity River Authority (TRA).
Fort Worth Water provides retail water and sewer service to approximately 975,000 residents
(US Census, 2020, as reported by TWDB Region C Water Plan) and wholesale water service to
33 wholesale customers listed in Table 3-1. Service through wholesale customers accounts for
approximately 448,000 additional residents. In total, Fort Worth Water provides water directly or
indirectly to 1.4 million people in Tarrant, Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties. Figure
3-1 shows its retail water service area.
Fort Worth Water uses surface water from six sources. The West Fork system includes Lake
Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain Lake, and Lake Worth. The East Texas reservoirs are Cedar Creek
and Richland -Chambers. Benbrook Lake is another water source. Fort Worth owns Lake Worth,
and Benbrook Lake is the responsibility of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. The other four
lakes are owned and operated by TRWD. Figure 3-2 shows the TRWD service area.
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Figure 3-1: Fort Worth Water Service Areas*
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Whoiesale Service Area
Adjacent Cities
Retail Service Area 450 sq. miles
Wholesale Service Area 770 sq. mites Lakes
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Figure 3-2: Tarrant Regional Water District Supply Sources*
TRWD Service Area
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Service Area
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The wholesale service area includes 33 customers. There were approximately 448,000 people in
the combined wholesale customer service area in 2023. Table 3-1 lists each wholesale customer,
population, water purchased from Fort Worth Water in 2023, and wastewater customer status.
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Table 3-1: City of
WholesaleI
Aledo
Fort 1rth Water Wholesale Customers
I
f
Usage (MG)
4,270 248,887,530
Customer
No
Benbrook
0^
0
Yes
Bethesda WSC
22,435
1,212,454,983
Yes
Burleson
46,544
2,051,990,408
Yes
Crowley
19,439
786,774,526
Yes
Dalworthington Gardens
1,148
97,047,180
No
DFW Airport
NIA
378,248,840
No
Edgecliff Village
3,992
180,564,314
Yes
Evennan
0^
22,962,240
Yes
Forest Hill
14,289
449,281,747
Yes
Grand Prairie
20,497
497,713,800
No
Haltom City
46,382
1,555,688,930
Yes
Haslet
3,543
512,297,454
No
Hudson Oaks
4,000
240,809,577
No
Hurst
40,047
1,880,546,418
Yes
Keller'
46,308
3,517,338,990
No
Kennedale
1,621
86,119,124
Yes
Lake Worth
3,918
233,882,177
Yes
North Richland Hills
42,100
2,144,772,620
Yes
Northlake
2,920
259,381,943
No
Richland Hills
6,902
205,665,910
Yes
River Oaks
0^
229,869,800
Yes
Roanoke
9,858
571,630,733
No
Saginaw
24,974
1,384,699,570
Yes
Sansom Park
0^
0
Yes
Southlake
31,975
3,908,740,378
No
Trinity River Authority
NIA
0
Yes
Trophy Club MUD #1
13,681
1,018,276,468
No
Westlake
1,922
686,822,169
No
Westover Hills
682
257,715,124
Yes
Westworth Village
2,605
147,966,400
Yes
White Settlement
10,106
524,110,256
Yes
Willow Park
1,641
4,261,940
No
Total
447,506
25,296,523,939
*Source: Texas Water Development Board Region C and G Water Plan 2020 Population Estimates
"Wastewater Customer only
+Includes Keller and Keller/Southlake Agreement
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3.2 WATER TREATMENT CAPACITY
The Fort Worth Water service area is currently served by five water treatment plants. Approved
treatment capacity is 512 million gallons per day (MGD). A breakdown of treatment capacity by
plant is provided in Table 3-2 below.
3-2: 2023 Treatment Plant Capacity
Treatment Plant
Rolling Hills, est. 1972
(MGD)
CapacityTable
Approved
200
North Holly, est. 1918
90
South Holly, est. 1952
100
Eagle Mountain, est. 1992
107
Westside, est. 2012
15
Total
512
Fort Worth Water has a wastewater treatment capacity of 166 MGD at the Village Creek Water
Reclamation Facility in east Fort Worth.
Appendix C contains Fort Worth Water's most recent Water Utility Profile based on the formats
recommended by TCEQ for both retail suppliers and wholesale suppliers.
Figure 3-3 shows the categories of water use for Fort Worth Water. The Other category includes
water authorized for other uses, including back flushing, line flushing, storage tank cleaning, fire
department use, municipal government offices, or municipal golf courses/parks.
Figure 3-3: Fort Worth Water Consumption by L?se Category
30,000,000.000
25.000.000.000
20.000.000.000
15,000,000.000
10.000.000.000
5.000.000.000
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Other Authorized Resideatial - Multi-
fauuly
non
industrial
82019 ■2020 02021 E12022 02023
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Single -Family
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Figure 3-4 illustrates the percentage of water use per category averaged for the period from
2019-2023.
Figure 3-4: Percentage of Water Consumption by Category
(Based on 2019-2023 Average Yearly Consumption in MG)
Kesidenfial - Sing
Family
51%
Comn
34%
Authorized
2%
sidential - Multi-
family
5%
istrial
B%
4.0 SPECIFICATION OF WATER CONSERVATION GOALS
4.1 TCEQ WATER CONSERVATION GOALS
TCEQ rules require the adoption of specific water conservation goals for a water conservation
plan. The goals for this Plan include the following:
• Maintain the 5-year moving average total per capita and residential per capita water use
below specified amount in Table 4-2;
• Maintain a program of universal metering and meter replacement and repair as discussed in
Section 5.2;
• Maintain the Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI), as described in Section 5.3, below the
specified amount in Table 5-3;
• Maintain the level of water loss in the system below the specified amount in Table 5-3;
• Raise public awareness of water conservation and encourage responsible public behavior
through a public education and information program as discussed in Section 6.I; and
• Increase efficient water usage and decrease waste in lawn irrigation by enforcement of
reasonable irrigation and landscape water management regulations described in Section 7.3.
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4.2 GPCD GOALS
The 2022 State Water Plan required planning groups to set a per capita water use goal for
municipal water users. About half the planning groups, including Region C, selected 140 gallons
per capita per day (GPCD). While not there yet, Fort Worth Water is working diligently to
achieve the GPCD goals shown in Table 4-1 and Figure 4-1 below. Part of the conservation
plan includes setting goals for reducing water consumption. This Plan's goals are shown in Table
4-1 and Figure 4-1. These GPCD goals in Table 4-1 are based on a reduction calculation of 0.75
gallons per capita per day for each year for the five- and ten-year periods. Figure 4-1 shows the
historic and projected total and residential GPCD since 2012. Weather plays a major factor in
water use and can cause significant variations in water use from one year to the next. To smooth
out the impacts of weather changes, Fort Worth Water uses a five-year rolling average to
determine GPCD goals and track progress.
a. Total GPCD = (Total Gallons in System _ Permanent Population) - 365
b. Residential GPCD = (Gallons Used for Residential Use — Residential Population) - 365
Figure 4-1: Fort North Historic and Projected GPCD
170
(Total, Residential, and Five -Year Average)
150
140
130
120
110
100
A 90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
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Residential GPCD
Total GPCD
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4.3 ANALYSIS OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
To update the Plan, Fort Worth Water evaluated best management practices outlined in the
Water Conservation Best Management Practices Guide. For a complete analysis of the Best
Management Practices for Municipal Water Providers and Wholesale Water Providers, refer to
Table 4-3 on the following pages.
Table 4-3 looks at the implementation of the BMPs for the practices Fort Worth Water has
implemented and proposed implementation dates for additional strategies.
Technical Assistance and Outreach
The utility holds regular meetings with its wholesale customers to update them on programs the
City is implementing. Water conservation staff are available for wholesale customers to contact
regarding their programs and to assist wholesale customers with implementing their own
programs. Water Conservation staff also participate in the Water Efficiency Network of North
Texas, a regional conservation coordinator workgroup, and will investigate participation in the
TWDB Water Conservation Advisory Council.
Wholesale Conservation Rates
Fort Worth Water structures its wholesale rates such that the utility achieves adequate cost
recovery.
Water Conservation Education and Public Awareness
Fort Worth Water has an active water conservation public education program in place. Fort
Worth Water collaborates with and provides a financial contribution to TRWD to provide a
regionally consistent message on the importance of water conservation (Water Is Awesome) and
intends to continue involvement throughout the region.
Providing Financial Incentives Directly to Customer's End -Users
Although Fort Worth Water is both a retail and wholesale provider, it conducts replacement and
retrofit programs for retail customers but does not intend to offer a collective purchase or direct
distribution program for wholesale customers. While there is not a formal cost sharing program
with its wholesale customers, Fort Worth Water participates in the Water Efficiency Network of
North Texas that organizes cooperative buying programs across the region and allows wholesale
customers to piggyback on specific contracts for services.
Strategic Water Plan
Fort Worth Water last completed a 10-Year Strategic Water Plan in 2007. The myriad changes to
state and local codes and ordinances in the past 15 years has dramatically shifted the water
conservation goals for cities across the state. A new Strategic Water Plan will be developed
during this planning period.
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Table 1
Best Management Practices Implementation Schedule
BMP
Best Management Practices
DescriptionDate
Implementation Schedule Notes
Before Before
Municipal
Rmps
Code
2024 2029
2.1
Conservation Coordinator
1990 Duties assigned 1990, program manager hired 2008.
2.2
Cost -Effectiveness Analysis for Municipal
Work on a 10-year Strategic Water Plan will begin.
Water Users
2'3
Water Survey for Single -Family and
O ] I
The survey program has existed since 2011. Additional funding was
Multi -Family Customers
added to the program in 2022. Program also includes ICI customers.
2.4
Customer Characterization
2019
✓
A new customer characterization will be part of the 10-year
Strate is Water Plan.
3.1
Water Conservation Pricing
1994
Super -user tier was removed in 2020.
3.2
Wholesale Agency Assistance Programs
City to provide technical assistance on an as needed basis and
stakeholder meetings.
i
i
4.1
Metering of All New Connections and
<1980
Implementation of MyH2O to exchange all City analog meters with
infrastructure began in 2016. By the
Retrofit of Existing Connections
advanced metering end of
just
2023, a few large industrial meters remain incomplete.
4.2
Sy,, cm Water Audit and Water Loss
2002
Laudsrtpittg
Provide outreach and education including an inventory of
�.1
Athletic Field Conservation
conservation measures; City to develop communication strategy
concerning golf courses, athletic fields, parks.
5.2
Golf Course Conservation
See comments on 5,1,
Landscape Irrigation Conservation and
Continue offering residential and add HOA irrigation evaluations.
5.3
Incentives
2003
Evaluation reports encourage equipment replacements with more
water efficient controllers and spray heads.
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S.ii
Park Conservation
y+r
See comments on 5,1.
Residential Landscape Irrigation
TRWD offers these in the Fort Worth Service Area. Fort Worth
5.5
Evaluations
2007
offers landscape irrigation evaluations for HOA through city staff,
and ICIM customers through the Water Survey program.
5.6
Outdoor Watering Schedule
2014
City Ordinance.
6.1
Public Information
1993
Two new school education programs, Meter Heroes and
6.2
School Education
1990
140or
Conservation Captains, in collaboration with TRWD, were
implemented in 2023.
6.3
Public Education and Outreach
2008
Continue to add and grow partnerships with TRWD, Master
Gardeners, Botanic Gardens, BRIT, Texas A&M AgriLife,
Tarrant County College District, and Rooted In to develop and
6.4
Partnerships with Nonprofit Organizations
2008
deliver educational programming.
City completed NAICS coding and benchmarking for commercial
7.1
Conservation Programs for Industrial,
2010
r/
customers to help identify future ICI survey candidates in 2020. A
Commercial, and Institutional Accounts
water use survey program began in 2011. Additional funding in
2022.
7.2
Residential Clothes Washer Incentive
1992
Not anticipating any program in next five years.
Pro ram
7.3a
Plumbing Code Residential Toilet
1992/
Replacement Programs
20I4
7.�b
Additional Residential and Commercial
2009
Standards for toilets has become progressively more restrictive and
Toilet Replacement Programs
programs have adapted requirements for participation.
7.4a
Plumbing Code Showerhead, Aerator and
1992/
Toilet Flapper Retrofit
2014
7.4b
Additional Showerhead, Aerator and Toilet
2018
Showerheads and aerators currently distributed to commercial
Flapper Retrofit Program
facilities and at promotional events.
7.5
Water Wise Landscape Design and
Not anticipating any program in next five years.
Conversion Programs
The commercial toilet replacement program has been extended to
7.6
ICIM Custom Conservation Rebates
customers who participate in ICIM conservation survey program.
This is not a rebate ro ram; toilets are rovided at no char e.
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Plumbing Assistance Programs for
2020
SmartRepair leak repair program was implemented in 2020 for low-
Economicall Disadvantaged Customers
income, single-family homeowners.
8.1
New Construction Graywater
2021
Addressed in plumbing provisions
8.2
Rainwater Harvesting and Condensate
2021
Addressed in plumbing provisions
Reuse
8.3
Water Reuse
1999
9.1
Prohibition on Wasting Water
1994
City Water Conservation Ordinance in 2014.
9.2
Conservation Ordinance
Irrigation and Landscape Ordinances Review will be completed
Planning/Development
during this Plan.
9.3
Enforcement of Irrigation Standards
2020
Adopted by TWDB in 2020.
Draft
Municipal BMPs
Pressure Reducing Valve Replacement
+
Implementation of Pressure Reducing Valves retrofit program for
Pro ram
existing homeowners in 2025.
Wholesale
BMPs
Customer Contract Requirement to Develop
2.1
and Implement Water Conservation /
2009
Drought Contin enc Plans
2.2
Technical Assistance and Outreach
2014
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5.0 METERING, WATER USE RECORDS, CONTROL OF NON -
REVENUE WATER, LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR
One of the key elements in water conservation is careful tracking of water use and control of
losses. Reducing non -revenue water is one of the few conservation programs that directly
impacts rates. Programs for universal metering, meter testing, meter repair, and periodic meter
replacement have been developed using American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards
and are essential elements in Fort Worth Water's program to control losses.
5.1 PRACTICES TO MEASURE AND ACCOUNT FOR THE AMOUNT OF
WATER DIVERTED FROM TRWD
Water deliveries from TRWD are metered by Fort Worth Water using meters with accuracy of at
least t5%. TRWD can access the meters at all reasonable times, and meters are calibrated to
maintain the required accuracy.
5.2 MONITORING AND RECORD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR
DETERMINING DELIVERING, SALES, AND LOSSES
Fort Worth Water has an effective record management system in place. As required by TAC
Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule 288.2 (a)(2)(B), the utility's record
management system allows for the separation of water sales and uses into residential,
commercial, municipal, and industrial categories. This information is included in the TCEQ-
required Water Conservation Annual Report, as described in Section 6.4.
Fort Worth Water meters all the connections in the distribution system. The meter distribution by
water use category is included in Table 5-1 below. Meters range in size from 3/4 inches to 10
inches. All meters met AWWA accuracy standards when installed. As of March 2024, there were
a total of 295,840 active retail customer meters in the City.
5-1: Meter
Meter Type by Water Use Category
Residential — Single -Family
DistributionTable
Total Number
271,258
Residential — Multi -Family
2,642
Industrial
575
Commercial
21,365
Total
295,840
Fort Worth Water 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. The implementation of the meter replacement program is aligned with the
deployment of the MyH2O Advanced Metering Infrastructure program, further described in
Section T5.
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5.3 LEAK DETECTION, REPAIR, AND WATER LOSS ACCOUNTING
A system water audit is used annually to monitor the total amount of non -revenue water. Many
variables influence revenue and nonrevenue components of the utility's water system, including
meter inaccuracy, data discrepancies, unauthorized consumption, reported breaks and leaks, and
unreported losses.
Since the TWDB approved the initial water loss thresholds in 2014, the American Water Works
Association Water Loss Control Committee has developed new water loss performance
indicators, and more recent water loss audit data is now available to update the thresholds. New
thresholds were developed from quality -controlled, statewide data from 2015 to 2020 and are
based on connection density rather than population to align with the industry's standards. The
water loss threshold values will help address concerns with utilities that have a high volume of
real water loss and ensure water loss mitigation is included as an effective strategy for utilities
receiving financial assistance for drinking water projects. These thresholds will apply only to a
utility that requests financial assistance from the TWDB for a water supply project and are being
used to calculate water loss thresholds for applications for financial assistance received after July
1, 2023.
Fort Worth Water uses gallons per connection per day as its preferred water loss metric. It is less
affected by weather conditions than other metrics. In the 2019 plan, water loss (gallons per
connection per day) was 76 with a goal of 72.5 by 2025 and 70 by 2030 (Table 5-2). Due to the
utility's water loss reduction programs, by 2023 water loss was reduced to 42.4 gallons per
connection per day. The goals for this Plan period are set out in Table 5-3.
The Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI) is a calculation of the theoretical lowest leakage possible
divided by existing calculated leakage. This is developed as a unique value for every city and
includes variables such as 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 water main. In 2023, the
Unavoidable Annual Real Losses (UARL) were approximately 5.7 million gallons per day. This
is the theoretical lowest leakage currently possible with the existing infrastructure and service
connection density. In 2023, Fort Worth Water had an ILI of approximately 2.86, which means
that theoretically the leakage could be reduced 2.86 times before reaching the lowest possible
value. This puts Fort Worth Water in the efficient zone of ILIs within the United States. ILI is a
reliable performance indicator for benchmarking the performance of a utility in operational
management of real losses. An ILI of less than 3.0 is considered an extremely efficient system
and the goals in this Plan are designed to maintain this level over an extended period.
Although Fort Worth Water exceeds the threshold of 30 gallons per connection per day, staff
have aggressively and methodically taken on the challenge of reducing water loss and invested
time, resources, and significant funding to making lasting improvements by working on several
approaches to address and minimize water loss, both apparent loss and real loss, within its
distribution system.
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Table 5-2: Previous Water i(2019 Plan)
Description Units 2017I I I
Water Loss GPCDa GPCD 27 25 23
Real Water Loss per Connection Gals/connection per day 76 72.5 70
Real Losses ILIb 4.78 3.75 3.5
a. Water Lass GPCD — (Total Water Lass _ Permanent Population) - 365
b. HJ = Current Annual Real Lmses _ Unavoidable Annual Real Losses
Water Loss GPCDa
GPCD
19 1
18
1 17
Real Water Loss per Connection
I
Gals/connection per day
42.4
41.2
40
Real Losses
ILIb
2.86
2.68
2.5
a. Water Loss GPCD = (Total Water Loss = Permanent Population) _ 365
b. IL1= Current Annual Real Lasses = Unavoidable Annual Real Losses
The Real Water Loss Management Plan was developed and implemented in 2019. It includes a
five-year roadmap with recommendations for training, software, District Metered Areas,
Pressure Management Areas, and other methods to help locate and reduce real losses within the
water system. In 2024, Fort Worth Water initiated an update to the Real Water Loss
Management Plan, to review all actions implemented from the previous plan, leverage what has
been learned, capitalize on successes, and develop, prioritize, and implement recommendations
to further reduce water loss over the next five years.
Fort Worth Water owns and utilizes acoustic leak detection equipment to conduct proactive
internal leak surveys. The utility tracks Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which includes
conducting internal proactive leak surveys of 1.5 million linear feet/year and budgets $200,000
annually for a contractor to conduct additional leak surveys and coordinate with the utility to
validate and repair identified leaks. The goal is to survey the entire system every four years (25%
annual ly).
Fort Worth Water has installed and commissioned one District Metered Area (DMA) to date and
is in the process of completing the installation of four DMAs in 2024. The DMA has improved
the monitoring of water loss and has led to corrective actions being taken within the area.
Another KPI is annual cast iron pipe replacement, with the goal of replacing 20 miles of cast iron
pipe annually. Prioritizing the oldest cast iron pipe for replacement has an added benefit of
reducing main breaks within the oldest pressure plane. Fort Worth Water is reviewing and
adjusting pressure plane boundaries to improve pressure management and serve lower elevation
areas with an appropriate but reduced pressure to further minimize water loss.
The MyH2O program, recently completed, upgrades to Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI).
MyH2O has significantly improved how data is gathered and used by allowing for consistent,
reliable, and repeatable data yielding a higher level of confidence in the data used for the annual
Water Loss Audit report. Immediate reductions in apparent losses were recognized, including
systematic data handling errors and customer meter inaccuracy losses. The greatest area of
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improvement afforded by MyH2O is the reduction in real losses. AMI allows system users to
quickly identify potential leaks and breaks and respond accordingly.
Fort Worth Water has implemented new software, including a dashboard, to consolidate data
programs, analyze data from multiple sources, including SCADA, and detect and flag events in
the water distribution systems, including unobserved leaks and breaks.
Table 5-4 below summarizes leak detection program activity over the past five fiscal years.
Fiscal Year
Table 5-4: Leak
Leaks Found
Detection Program ImViementation
Water Saved Million Linear
(MG)
Feet Surveyed
The utility's Water Efficiency Condition Assessment Program (WECAP) is another proactive
approach utilizing objective decision -making tools to identify and prioritize inspection,
rehabilitation, and renewal strategies for raw water transmission and water distribution pipelines.
Water lines are evaluated using a risk -based assessment approach, calculated as a product of a
line's likelihood of failure (condition) and the consequences of a failure (criticality).
Every water distribution system line asset in the utility's geographic information system (G1S) is
scored based on the parameters listed in Table 5-5 below.
Risked -Based Assessment
Scoring Parameters
Condition
Parameters
Pipe Material
Ease of Access
Pipe Age
Proximity to Critical Customers
Pie Work Order Histoa
Number of Customers Served
Pipe Modeled Pressures
Available Resilient
Risk -based assessment provides Fort Worth Water with locations for highest risk assets
prioritized for system renewal. The program also identifies lines which need renewal not just
because of overall risk score, but also other priority initiatives. Some of these initiatives include:
• Replacements of lines with multiple breaks/leaks from the work order system;
• Renewal/relocation of active distribution system lines from alleyways;
• Replacement of all cast iron pipes in the distribution system; and
• Renewal of small diameter lines to the City's standard sizing.
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The WECAP program developed this prioritized process to enable water line evaluation on a
regular interval to maintain an updated program. Another component of the program is the
ongoing development of inspection plans to identify large diameter lines for field testing. As Fort
Worth Water actively renews older portions of the distribution system, identifies problematic
lines, and implements the MyH20 program, water losses should continue to decrease. More
information on the MyH2O and AM[ programs can be found in Section 7.5.
6.0 OTHER REQUIRED CONSERVATION MEASURES
6.1 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION
Fort Worth Water has an active, comprehensive water conservation public education program in
place. It coordinates with TRWD to provide a regionally consistent message on the importance
of water conservation by helping fund the Water Is Awesome regional, multimedia public
awareness campaign promoting the value of water in north central Texas
(https://waterisawesome.con�.
COVID-19 advanced the use of online seminars, both replacing and augmenting in -person
classes/presentations for adults and school -age children to reach new audiences who had
previously not engaged with the City's water conservation programs.
Water conservation staff implemented or enhanced public education activities during the period
of the 2019 Plan. They are listed below and summarized in Table 6-1.
• Water bill inserts are distributed monthly with topics related to water conservation, such
Water Saving Seminars, Watering Schedules, Fix -a -Leak Week, and Smart Irrigation Month.
• Robust water conservation information is located on Fort Worth's websites
(fortworthtexas.aov, savefortworthwater.ora) and was redesigned in 2021. Eight educational
videos about irrigation systems and landscape maintenance, an online irrigation water use
calculator, and the EPA WaterSense Your Better Yard program were added.
• Staff planned and participated in EPA's Fix -A -Leak Week activities through the statewide,
two-part online seminar series, in collaboration with the cities of Dallas, Houston, and Round
Rock in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
• Water Community Engagement and Water Conservation staff collaborated to create a month-
long series of short, animated videos, featuring the Drop family, to help customers
understand their bill and how to reduce indoor and water use. The videos were produced in
English and Spanish and are shared on social media channels.
• The Water and City communications teams worked together to encourage local media
coverage of water conservation issues and the importance of water conservation.
• Conservation staff distributed brochures and promotional items at educational seminars and
community events. Most brochures were refreshed and rebranded in 2020-2022, including a
new brochure featuring a menu of water conservation programs.
• Conservation staff provided hundreds of educational posts for water and city social media
accounts (Facebook, X, Instagram, Next Door, YouTube).
• Conservation staff made presentations to local organizations, schools, and civic groups and
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offered classes on the importance of water conservation and ways to save water.
• Conservation staff participated in or sponsored community events, including YardSmart and
water -saving seminars and classes, and provided support for displays, exhibits and
presentations in the community. Since 2019, about 32,000 customers have been reached. The
City also promoted TRWD Learn & Grow classes for its water customers.
• Fort Worth Water supported new education programs delivered by TRWD and the City's
Community Engagement Office existing programs for schools within the Fort Worth
Independent School District and schools within the 13 other districts which operate inside
Fort Worth city limits. Despite COVID-19, more than 15,000 students received water
conservation education in the last five years.
o MeterHero by STEMHero provides a turnkey, standards -aligned curricula accessible
to all students regardless of housing situation (home, apartment, school, shelter,
business). MeterHero engages students at school and at home, leveraging their
families' interest to be examples of wise utility consumption.
o The Conservation Captains program is delivered by classroom teachers with a
curriculum aligned with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards.
Lessons encourage water -saving habits and educate students about the value of water
in our community and our water supply system. Participating students received a
Water Conservation Kit, including a bucket for catching shower water to reuse for
watering plants, a digital shower timer, a pan scraper, a water flow rate bag, and toilet
leak detection tablets.
EducationTable 6-1: Public
2019 2020
Reach No.
Brochures - 18,537 9 328 - 243,000 - - - 45,000
Bill Inserts
12
- IS 1,650,000 15
3,600,000 12
2,800,000
12 2,700,000
Press Releases
-
TV/Radio PSAs
Funding Entity and Participant in the TRWD Water is Awesome Regional Water Conservation Campaign
Educational School
4,153
2
i5
19
2,883
1,726
122
8,395
Programs
Displays, Seminars,
Presentations
1,619
5
176
25
731
715
19
1,653
Community Events
12,765
I2
9,815
a
42
41016
22
10,993
Social Media
188,800
512
182,000
957
4,600,000
1,200,000
768
1,700,000
Facebook
Social Media {X,
165,000
512
95,000
1,046
122,000
200,000
742
450,000
former] Twitter
Social Media
insta ram
156,000
58
17,400
23
4,800
12
2,500
27
2,800
Social Media
YouTube
14,700
58
80
40
148,000
1i8,000
6
21,000
Facility Tours
-
-
I -
-
'Includes partnership events with TRWD
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Fort Worth Water has been a proactive partner in the EPA's WaterSense program and has been
recognized multiple times for its partnership, including during the period since publication of the
2019 Plan. A summary of all recent awards is provided below:
2022 WaterSense Promotional Partner of the Year: Fort Worth Water won its second Partner
of the Year Award and fourth WaterSense Award overall. To make water efficiency more
accessible, Fort Worth Water launched a minor plumbing leak repair program in 2020 called
SmartRepair. Qualifying low-income homeowners could participate in the
program, which repairs or replaces toilets and fixtures. Fort Worth Water directed
city -contracted plumbers to use WaterSense labeled fixtures whenever possible. Repairs for 50
homes in 2021 resulted in an estimated yearly savings of 821,200 gallons of water!
To reduce water waste even further, Fort Worth Water alerted customers who had high water use
based on Advanced Metering Infrastructure data showing extended periods of usage; this often
indicates a potential leak. In 2021, Fort Worth Water notified over 68,000 customers of high
water use with a link to their web page about checking for leaks. An analysis of the mailings
showed 68 percent of customers no longer showed continuous usage 30 to 60 days after
receiving the letter. Fort Worth Water collaborated with several other partners to promote
WaterSense as part of its educational offerings in a combination of live and virtual classes
focused on water conservation. Staff increased the number of water conservation classes offered
from i 1 in 2020 to 25 in 2021, adding new partners for most of them to help develop, teach, and
promote the new classes. Four irrigation classes were conducted in collaboration with TRWD,
along with two YardSmart conferences. Fort Worth Water created eight landscape videos
featuring WaterSense labeled products and a two-part virtual seminar on the Your Better Yard
campaign in collaboration with a group called Rooted In. Fort Worth Water also worked with the
cities of Dallas and Houston to host a two-part virtual Fix -a -Leak Week workshop.
2022 Texas Section of American Water Works Association Watermark Award for
Communication Excellence: Fort Worth Water's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report won
the honor in the publications category for large utilities. The report is a regulatory requirement,
but Fort Worth Water enhances the required technical information with stories about what it is
doing to improve and protect water quality from source to tap, including sections on water
conservation and MyH2O.
6.2 WATER RATE STRUCTURE
Fort Worth Water has conservation -oriented water rate structures in place. The current rate
structure consists of the following five classes: Residential, Commercial, Industrial,
Irrigation, and Gas Well Use.
Each customer is first charged a flat rate based on meter size as outlined in Table 6-2. Usage
charges are then assessed according to customer class as shown in Table 6-3 to Table 6-7. The
rate structures for all customer classes are designed to encourage water conservation, and an
increasing block rate structure is in place for residential and irrigation classes to reduce peak
usage. Fort Worth Water analyzes each customer class and sets rates in proportion to those
classes which place the most demands upon the water system. The rates shown in the tables
below were effective January 1, 2024, and are subject to change as the utility continues to refine
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its rate structures to improve impact on water conservation and manage cost of service most
effectively.
Table
Meter Size
5/8" X 3/4"
6-2: Monthly Meter Charges
Service Charge
(inside $12.90
Service Charge
$16.13
3/4" X 3/4"
$13.15
$16.44
l"
$27.25
$34.06
1 1 /2"
$ 51.15
$63.94
2"
$79.90
$99.88
3"
$211.35
$264.19
4"
$362.00
$452.50
6"
$768.50
$960.63
8"
$1,342.40
$1,678.00
10"
$2,012.00
$2,515.00
*Note: ! CCF (hundred cubic feet) = 74& 05 gallons
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6.3 RESERVIOR SYSTEM OPERATION
Fort Worth Water is a raw water customer of TRWD. TRWD is responsible for the operation of
its reservoir system which consists of seven major reservoirs: Lake Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain
Lake, Lake Worth, Cedar Creek Reservoir, Richland -Chambers Reservoir, Lake Arlington, and
Lake Benbrook (See Figure 3-2). TRWD's reservoir system operation plan seeks to maximize
efficiency of water withdrawals within the constraints of existing water rights. Other priorities
include maintaining water quality and minimizing potential impacts on recreational users, fish,
and wildlife. Each reservoir is operated on a policy of flood release above the conservation
elevation. TRWD coordinates its Operation Plan with all its water customers and provides
recommendations for the operations of regional treatment systems including Fort Worth.
For more information regarding TRWD's reservoir system operation, please refer to the TRWD
Water Conservation Plan.
6.4 IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Fort Worth Water completes the TCEQ required Water Conservation Annual Report by May I of
each year. The report includes various water conservation strategies that have been implemented,
including the date of implementation. Additionally, the report includes progress made on the
five- and ten-year per capita water use goals from this Plan. If the goals are not being met, Fort
Worth Water document why not. The amount of water saved is also documented in this report.
6.5 REQUIREMENT FOR WATER CONSERVATION PLANS BY
WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS
Each of Fort Worth Water's 33 wholesale customers is contractually obligated to develop,
implement, and update water conservation plans or conservation measures using the applicable
requirements of TCEQ Water Conservation Plans, Drought Contingency & Emergency Water
Management Plans, Guidelines and Requirements, and Texas Administrative Code 30 TAC
Chapter 288(a)(2)(C). Each of the utility's wholesale customers is contractually obligated to
adopt any mandatory measures in this Plan such as time of day restrictions and the year-round
twice per week watering schedule. Fort Worth Water's Water Conservation and Drought
Contingency Plans are available to wholesale customers to aid with the development of their
plans.
The conservation goals as outlined in this section of the Plan are intended as guides for the
wholesale customers. When existing contracts are renewed and new contracts are signed,
requirements for implementation of water conservation plans will be incorporated into the
respective wholesale customer contracts.
Fort Worth Water expects each wholesale customer to voluntarily reduce its water use through
conservation practices. The targets in Table 6-8 below are recommended for each wholesale
customer. The utility encourages each wholesale customer to implement conservation plans
which reduce water use within 10% of the target goals.
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*Nonrevenue water targets are based on the new A WWA water audit practices which 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 usage. These are guidelines and are related to the average wholesale customer
in a year of average rainfall. These are voluntary guidelines.
Each wholesale customer is asked to provide a copy of their Water Conservation Plan and
required Water System Audit (as required by the TWDB water audit reporting requirement as
specified by House Bill 3338) to Fort Worth Water. This will be required in any new contracts
developed with wholesale customers as specified in 30 TAC Chapter 288.
In 2000, Fort Worth Water's wholesale customers accounted for slightly over one quarter of the
raw water pumped. By 2023, wholesale customers accounted for more than one third of the raw
water pumped. As needed, Fort Worth Water will hold meetings with their wholesale customers
to provide information on the utility's program and conservation best management practices.
Additionally, Fort Worth Water holds meetings with the conservation staff of TRWD to facilitate
collaboration and align messaging.
6.6 COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUPS
Fort Worth Water works with the local Regional Water Planning Groups (Region C and G) to
help develop the water conservation plan documents. This Plan is consistent with Regional
Water Planning Groups and their methodology and structure. Letters documenting that a copy of
the Water Conservation Plan was sent to the Chairs of the TWDB Region C and G Water
Planning Groups and TRWD are attached in Appendix D.
7.0 ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS
7.1 WATER -CONSERVING PLUMBING FIXTURES
The City of Fort Worth adopted the 2015 International Plumbing Code, with the following
language to be consistent with the 1.28-gallon toilet requirement of the Texas Health and Safety
Code, Title 5, Subtitle B, Chapter 372 effective January 1, 2014.
*IPC Section 604.4. 1; added to read as follows: 604.4.1 State maximum flow rate. Where the
State mandated maximum flow rate is more restrictive than those of this section, the State flow
rate shall take precedence.
The 2015 International Plumbing Code was formally adopted by the Fort Worth City Council
and included in the Code of Ordinances. This code encourages water conservation through the
requirement that all toilets sold, offered for sale, or distributed must be a dual flush toilet that
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may not exceed 1.28 gallons per flush on average or for one full flush. The projected demands
for Fort Worth Water included in the 2021 Region C Water Plan account for the new plumbing
code requirement. The utility routinely inspects new construction, remodeling, add-ons, etc.,
through building permits to ensure installation of fixtures adheres to current codes.
SmartFlush
Fort Worth's Water Conservation program encourages the replacement of high-water use
fixtures, specifically toilets by offering free toilet replacement programs under the SmartFlush
and SmartRepair umbrellas:
• SmartFlush voucher program for residential homeowners;
• SmartFlush commercial program for businesses and multifamily customers;
• SmartFlush CARE program for Iow income and elderly customers (includes installation); and
• SmartRepair plumbing program for low-income homeowners.
From 2019-2023, nearly 7,500 toilets were distributed across the programs, bringing the total
since 2009 to more than 52,000.
SmartRepair
In 2020, Conservation staff launched the SmartRepair program. SmartRepair offers
nonemergency plumbing repair services to eligible low-income homeowners. The program
covers minor repairs, including leaking or running toilets, dripping faucets, hose bibs, pipe joints,
visible broken pipes, and installation of high -efficiency fixtures as replacements when needed.
Work is done by a city -contracted plumber at no charge to the homeowner.
This program has served 113 customers since its inception in October 2020.
7.2 REUSE
Fort Worth Water has a direct reuse program for non -potable uses in place at its Village Creek
Water Reclamation Facility which supplies reuse water to Dallas -Fort Worth Airport, Arlington,
and Euless. The reuse program is a component of the utility's vision to manage its water
resources in the most efficient manner.
TRWD has a Texas water right allowing the diversion of return flows of treated wastewater from
the Trinity River. The water will be pumped from the river into constructed wetlands for
treatment and then pumped into Richland -Chambers Reservoir and Cedar Creek Reservoir. The
wetlands project will provide 115,500 acre-feet per year, of which 10,000 acre-feet per year can
be supplied from existing facilities. A portion of this water supply indirect reuse is provided to
Fort Worth Water.
7.3 LANDSCAPE WATER MANAGEMENT
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Fort Worth Water and other regional water providers, including North Texas Municipal Water
District (NTMWD), TRWD, Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD), and the City of
Dallas, have collaborated and agreed upon implementing a year-round no more than twice -per -
week watering schedule. All Fort Worth wholesale customers have adopted mandatory schedules
but not all TRWD customers have adopted this schedule.
The City of Fort Worth has a Conservation Ordinance which prohibits wasting water. This
ordinance prohibits watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. year-round and restricts the use of
water for irrigation to no more than twice weekly, based on street address. This matches Stage 1
of the Drought Contingency & Emergency Water Management Plan. The schedule is included as
Table 7-1. In addition, the Irrigation Ordinance requires that only licensed irrigators alter
existing or install new irrigation systems within Fort Worth. The City has adopted ordinances to
require rain and freeze sensors on new irrigation systems.
Water savings from a year-round no more than twice per week watering schedule vary depending
on climate and enforcement and are expected to be lower outside of drought periods.
Table 7-1: Year-round Twice
-per -Week Watering
Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
No outdoor Non- addresses
addresses Non-
addresses
addresses
watering residential ending in
ending in residential
ending in
ending in
(0,2,4,6,8)
(1,3,5,7,9)
(0,2,4,6,8)
(1,3,5,7,9)
Residents of Fort Worth have multiple avenues for reporting potential watering violations: text,
email, online reporting, calling customer service, or via the MyFW app. When a violation is
reported, it is tracked in customer service software. An educational postcard is sent to the
customer informing them they may be in violation of the city's watering schedule and reminding
them of the correct watering restrictions. From 2019-2023, 8,623 postcards were sent. Further
enforcement of ordinance violations requires city enforcement personnel to witness violations to
write citations.
With the implementation of the MyH2O, staff can better identify potential noncompliance with
the watering schedule and utilize this data for education and enforcement in new ways.
7.4 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL,
AND INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTS
Fort Worth Water contracts with a vendor to offer comprehensive water efficiency opportunity
surveys to industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) customers through the SmartWater ICI
program.
These surveys consist of a review of historical and current water use for the customer, onsite
evaluation of their fixtures, systems, processes, and irrigation system. Analysis from the survey
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is summarized in a report detailing recommended improvements, the cost, savings, and return on
investment in both water use and dollars.
Despite being dramatically affected by COV1D-I9 in 2020 and 2021, in the last five years 538
buildings were surveyed, resulting in average potential water savings of 34,132,651 gallons per
year.
7.5 MYH2O AND ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE
Electric utilities have used AMI technology for many years, but water utilities have been limited
by power sources. Extended battery service life and smaller size has enabled water utilities to
move forward.
Fort Worth Water has implemented Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), a comprehensive
system designed to modernize utility metering operations. AMI includes:
• Equipment that enables meters to be read remotely rather than physically;
• A communications network that delivers the meter data to a database; and
• Software systems to receive and store data, providing the ability to view and analyze
consumption data, detect anomalies, and bill customers.
AMI unlocks the benefits of leveraging granular water consumption data and empowers utilities
to:
+ Minimize water loss and unbiIled consumption by responding swiftly to indicators of leaks,
main breaks, and meter tampering;
+ Foster greater operational transparency and efficiency;
+ Optimize resource allocation and streamline workflows;
+ Enhance customer service through user-friendly digital platforms;
+ Provide insights for customers to understand and manage their water usage; and
+ Facilitate targeted conservation efforts and programs.
The implementation of AMI begins an evolving and transformative shift in the interaction
between Fort Worth Water and its customers. The utility continues to refine its business
processes, embracing data -driven decision -making, and maximizing the wealth of data made
available through AMI.
Installation and Deployment
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A feasibility study was authorized by the Fort Worth City Council in 2012 and in 2015, the
Council approved the funding source and contracts for installation. The deployment of AMI-
ready meters in Fort Worth began in 2016, initially targeting new construction and instances
where existing meters required replacement. By the end of 2022, the analog meter exchange to
AMI meters was completed across the city for all residential customers and some commercial
customers. By March 2024, 295,840 meters had been exchanged. Meter services will exchange a
few remaining large industrial meters in 2024.
AMI-enabled meters allow access to near -real-time hourly water data, offering insight into
consumption patterns, and enabling proactive measures to address leaks or irregularities that
impact non -revenue water loss. Fort Worth Water branded the AMI program as MyH2O because
it is much more than a meter program, it is a data program.
Because MyH2O was such an all -encompassing change for customers, emphasis was placed on
communications to explain the program, how the new meters work, and what to expect with the
portal. The MyH2O brand was introduced in 2017. A series of interactive, public open houses
were subsequently held across the city, with a brief pause during COVID-19. Multiple mailings
were sent. In all, there were more than 2.2 million points of contact with customers.
The launch of the MyH2O residential customer portal in May 2022 and enterprise (commercial
and industrial customers) portal in December 2023 represents a significant milestone in Fort
Worth Water's utility management initiatives. The user-friendly digital interface of the portal
improves the customer service experience through the ability to monitor water usage, access
historical data, conveniently manage billing, receive personalized conservation tips, and enroll in
conservation programs. As of March 2024, 173,074 residential and commercial customers are
registered on the portal.
Financial Considerations and Return on Investment (ROI)
The adoption of AMI is a substantial investment, encompassing not only retrofitting of meters
but also ongoing operational, maintenance, and portal fees associated with data management.
Recognizing the importance of this initiative, Fort Worth Water successfully secured low -interest
loan financing by the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) through the TWDB,
ensuring the sustainable implementation of the MyH2O program. The loan will be repaid by
2032.
The return on investment (R01) for the AMI deployment was evaluated prior to committing to
SWIFT financing. The investment in AMI can yield significant dividends over time by reducing
apparent and real water loss, contributing to the financial viability of the program.
Operating efficiencies from AMI implementation lower ROI by reducing the frequency of
customer calls and field investigations. Increased self-service portal usage and streamlined work
order management systems enhance operational efficiency, translating into tangible cost savings
and improved service delivery.
Water Conservation
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Fort Worth Water is committed to water conservation and operational excellence.
Data acquired through the MyH2O program supports initiatives by enabling customers to
understand and optimize their water usage behaviors, resulting in more responsible water
stewardship among customers. The ability to analyze consumption patterns will provide the
opportunity to target customers with various water conservation programs (toilet replacement,
irrigation evaluations, leak repair, pressure reduction, classes) that specifically apply to their
situation.
Even before the portal was operational, the Fort Worth Water Conservation team initiated a
continuous leak notice project for residential customers. Since February 2021, customers with
continuous usage of more than 1 CF over a 72-hour minimum period, receive a letter notifying
them of continuous usage that may indicate a potential leak. Letters are sent each week to
customers with newly identified continuous usage. Each month, repeat letters are sent to
customers where continuous usage has not yet stopped. By the end of December 2023, 187,430
letters had been mailed. A study of the drop-off rate for customers (meaning the continuous
usage stopped) was conducted for the first 18 months of the project. This study implies that
customers responded to the letters and fixed the leaks. The letters also increased participation in
other water conservation programs as customers inquired about the letters with water
conservation and customer service teams. See Table 7-3 for percentage -off -list totals.
Staff are investigating the use of AMI hourly water usage data to identify and track suspected
irrigation ordinance violations, both for time -of -day and day -of week misuse of irrigation
systems. More studies may be undertaken to determine how to use this data for either education
or enforcement, or both.
MyH2O facilitates proactive identification and response to system defects, minimizing downtime
and optimizing resource utilization. Enhanced data analysis can pinpoint inefficiency within the
distribution network, enabling targeted interventions to mitigate water losses, enhance system
reliability, and improve operational efficiency.
Enhancing Customer Service and Engagement
Fort Worth Water has undertaken comprehensive efforts to enhance the accessibility and
responsiveness of its services. Despite the innovation and convenience of AMI portal
technology, it is committed to continuing equitable access to its services, still offering paper
billing, and providing in -person and telephone service assistance for customers preferring
traditional communication channels or requiring additional support.
Data Security and Privacy
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To safeguard data security and privacy, Fort Worth Water prioritizes the protection and
confidentiality of customer information. Encryption protocols are employed for data
transmission, ensuring sensitive information remains inaccessible to unauthorized parties.
Through these proactive measures, the utility instills confidence in its customers, assuring the
integrity and security of all personal data.
7.6 ADDITIONAL PRACTICES, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES
Internal Facilities Water Conservation Effort
Fort Worth Water has implemented water conservation measures internally within City Hall and
at other municipal buildings and parks and will continue to do so over the next five-year
planning period. This includes contracting SmartWater ICI water efficiency surveys to provide
recommendations for retrofits of toilets, faucet aerators, showerheads, equipment, processes, and
irrigation systems.
Fifteen facilities have been surveyed since 2019; including two airports, the police safety
complex and two police stations, two municipal buildings, a maintenance center, and seven
community centers. If fully implemented, the recommendations could save 3.4 million gallons of
water annually.
Development of a landscape program in conjunction with the Park and Recreation Department is
possible. A new City of Fort Worth initiative in collaboration with TRWD to create and care for
new greenspaces in Fort Worth may open more opportunities for landscape and irrigation water
conservation projects.
Fort Worth Water promotes demonstration gardens such as the Water Conservation Garden at
the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. When the new City Hall is completed, water conservation staff
will research the feasibility of a water conservation demonstration garden on the grounds.
Fort Worth Water continues to analyze water savings from these measures.
Graywater
Residential graywater use (i.e., recycling water within the home using a dual plumbing system)
is another potential water supply. The Texas Administrative Code Chapter 210 has rules
governing the use of graywater for domestic, industrial, commercial, institutional, agricultural
purposes, and irrigation. At this time, this practice is not considered economically feasible on a
large residential scale, however it may be evaluated on a case -by -case basis for other customer
classes. Rules are in place in the City's adopted plumbing code and used on a limited basis.
Rainwater Harvesting And Condensate Reuse
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Rainwater harvesting and condensate reuse provide a potential source of supply that could be
used for non -potable purposes such as landscape irrigation. Large properties with this potential
supply could offset a portion of their irrigation demand depending on the storage capacity.
Rainwater and condensate reuse should be evaluated on a case -by -case basis to determine if it is
cost effective for large properties. Fort Worth Water Conservation staff will educate residents
about the possibility of rainwater harvesting and direct them to classes such as Master Gardeners.
Weather Stations
TRWD has developed an interactive weather station program to install weather stations
throughout its service area to provide consumers with a weekly e-mail and information through a
website in determining an adequate amount of supplemental water that is needed to maintain
healthy grass in specific locations. This service, called the Weekly Watering Advice, provides
the public with advanced information regarding outdoor irrigation needs, thereby reducing water
use. Through a series of selections on the type of irrigation system a consumer has, a weekly
email that will tell the customer how long (in minutes) an irrigation system needs to run based on
the past seven days of weather.
This recommendation provides the actual amount of supplemental water that is required for a
healthy lawn based on research of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and proven
technologies. Fort Worth will continue to promote this program, encourage its retail and
wholesale customers to participate in the program, and makes the information available through
its website and social media. As of March 2024, 3,968 Fort Worth residents had signed up for
this program.
GIS Tools
GIS is a powerful analysis tool to analyze data with a spatial component. Conservation staff will
continue working with GIS staff in Fort Worth Water to build a database for water conservation
(including program participation, water use, violations etc.). The GIS tools available could be as
simple as identifying target areas for retrofit programs based on the Tarrant County Appraisal
District data to as detailed as tying water use to each individual parcel within the City.
As the amount of data continues to increase and with the possibility of Advanced Metering
Infrastructure, GIS is a potential tool to manage the data and identify where water conservation,
leak detection, and meter replacement programs should be targeted to achieve the greatest
savings.
Fort Worth Water now tracks all water conservation programs using GIS technology. GIS
mapping provides a visual representation of participation by property parcel (from the Tarrant
Appraisal District) by program. These maps allow for outreach to underserved communities by
program via targeted messaging through the MyH2O portal, social media channels, and
community events.
8.0 POTENTIAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
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8.11 CUSTOMER CHARACTERIZATION
One of the newer BMPs is Customer Characterization, the practice of analyzing a utility's
customer data trends towards the purpose of realizing targeted water savings. Undertaking a
Customer Characterization allows the utility to better understand how water is used within its
service area, to recognize the differences between various subsets within its customer base, and
to facilitate positive experiences between the utility and the customer that inform both parties of
their respective values and familiarize high water users with ways to reduce their usage.
Just as the motivations for deploying an AMI program will be different across utilities, each
utility's purpose for embarking on Customer Characterization will be different, and the analysis
should be crafted with their specific goal(s) in mind. Customer Characterization is one of the
most effective tools for tailoring a utility -wide conservation program, because it yields
actionable insight and stimulates community conversation.
In the 2019 Plan, a Customer Characterization featuring representative zip codes focused on
assisting the utility in evaluating its current and future BMPs to reduce peak demand. Future
Customer Characterizations utilizing MyH2O may be considered as part of the process of a
Strategic Water Plan to be written during the period of this Water Conservation Plan.
8.2 RESIDENTIAL PRESSURE -REDUCING VALVE PROGRAM
The Fort Worth Water Conservation section will implement a new program called SmartPressure
in 2024. The City's adopted plumbing code already requires that water customers install and
maintain Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs) on private plumbing when system pressure exceeds
80 psi. The SmartPressure program will offer necessary parts to repair/replace PRVs for
customers with existing/underperforming systems and new equipment for customers with high
pressure and no existing pressure regulator. Customers would be responsible for hiring a plumber
to complete the installations. In the future, the use of MyH2O data may make it possible to
identify customers with high pressure and notify them of the need to preemptively participate in
this program.
8.3 IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE REVIEW
The City of Fort Worth projects continued rapid population growth over the next fifty years. To
reinforce water conservation goals, it is imperative to review and reinforce irrigation and
landscape ordinances and outdoor water use by all customers. By instituting firmer guidelines
and regulations and utilizing AMI regarding irrigation practices, Fort Worth Water can more
effectively manage and monitor water usage and consumption.
Reviewing and potentially updating irrigation and landscape ordinances will encourage the use
of water -efficient irrigation systems, support evaluations that identify leaks and inefficiencies,
and assist in detection of remote ordinance violations. Educational irrigation and landscape
events for residents and businesses will further reduce reliance on traditional irrigation methods.
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Review of ordinances may include but is not limited to:
• Review of the existing ordinances for alignment with the goals of this Plan;
• Utilization of AM[ consumption data for possible violation detection;
• Identification of new high -efficiency landscape fixtures;
• Benchmarking of the current ordinance with ordinances from other cities promoting water
conservation;
• Identification of drought tolerant turf, groundcover, shrubs, and trees that are allowed to be
planted at new homes;
• Integrating landscape ordinances and other outdoor conservation strategies into land use
planning;
• Providing opportunity for feedback from interested parties and citizens; and
• Homeowner support for turf reduction within homeowner associations (HOA).
Fort Worth Water is reviewing the existing ordinances for potential to better align ordinances
with water conservation goals in the next five and ten years.
8.4 LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM INCENTIVES
Fort Worth Water proactively targets programs for indoor water use as documented in this Plan
through their [CI program and public education measures. To address outdoor water use, the City
implemented year-round time of day and twice -per -week watering schedules.
Fort Worth Water has identified outdoor water use reductions as the best opportunity to further
reduce water consumption. The availability of AM[ hourly water data will play a role in
addressing violations of the irrigation and conservation ordinances to better plan education and
enforcement programs.
Encourage Irrigation System Upgrades
ades
Recent research has indicated a strong relationship between irrigation system capacity (total
gallons per minute) and total water use. As irrigation system capacity increases, total water use
tends to increase linearly. Based on this research, programs or incentives that reduce the capacity
of the irrigation system should be effective in reducing outdoor water use.
Fort Worth Water will encourage voluntary upgrades to several types of landscape and irrigation
system parts in the next five years. It will not use incentive programs, such as rebates, but will
promote the upgrades through education, outreach, and free irrigation evaluations. In 2023,
TRWD sponsored 565 free residential irrigation evaluations for Fort Worth water customers.
Potential upgrades include:
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• Irrigation nozzle replacement: converting traditional spray nozzles to MP Rotators which
have a lower gallon per minute distribution rate;
• Irrigation zone retrofits: changing irrigation zones from spray nozzles to drip irrigation with
associated changes in landscaping from turf to landscaped beds;
• Removing_ irrigation zones: capping and removing a zone from the irrigation system since
that area has been converted and no longer requires irrigation;
• Pressure ReducingValves: these can be utilized for areas with high pressure that cause
misting and irrigation nozzles to operate outside of the specified pressure;
• Weather -based Irrigation Controllers: use local weather and landscape conditions to tailor
watering schedules; and
• Soil Moisture -based Irrigation Controllers: monitor moisture levels in the soil to prevent
irrigation when water is not needed.
8.5 ADVANCED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
As Fort Worth Water evaluates additional conservation initiatives, community support will be
essential. City staff engages stakeholders as early as possible to ensure success. Below is a list of
potential new ways to stimulate conversation, in addition to its current outreach programs staff
will also consider other new engagement opportunities not listed below.
Homebuilder/HOA Coordination
Cultivating positive relationships with homebuilders and HOAs will be essential to potential
ordinance changes identified in Section 8.3. During the conceptualization and development of
the potential ordinance changes, early collaboration with HOAs will help craft regionally
appropriate language, and foster buy -in within the regulated sector. Establishing these
connections will not only break down silos but will also streamline the process of enforcing and
refining the regulations. Through a partnership with TRWD, Fort Worth Water has begun
offering free irrigation system evaluations for HOAs to enhance this relationship.
Demonstration Gardens
Fort Worth Water, in partnership with Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Rooted In, Botanical
Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), and the Master Gardeners, hosts a series of monthly free
seminars designed to educate the community on ways to reduce discretionary usage. These are
held at the demonstration garden at the BRIT. Future expansion of this program to additional
neighborhoods and facilities will continue to further awareness within the community. Staff will
investigate the possibility of creating a demonstration garden on the grounds of the new city hall
property.
Leverage Community Organizations
Utilities are increasingly recognizing that conservation staff cannot be in the community as often
as needed. For this reason, the TWDB Water Conservation Advisory Council adopted the
Partnerships with Nonprofit Organizations BMP, which recommends taking advantage of
volunteer organizations with diverse memberships to bolster staff efforts. Relationships with
Tarrant County Master Gardener Association, the Audubon Society, Texas AgriLife Extension
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Servies, Rooted In, BRIT, Tarrant County College District, and other future organizations will
help raise awareness within the community. These relationships may be compensated or
voluntary. By activating knowledgeable members of the community, a utility can increase the
number of customer interactions, reduce the unit cost of those interactions, and the partner
organizations benefit from greater exposure with the community.
Collaborate with Affordability Partners
Working with other agencies to take advantage of their existing networks to connect with low-
income residents can help increase the number of customers enlisted. Fort Worth Water staff can
create pipelines with the Code Compliance and Neighborhood Services Departments,
Councilmembers Offices, county programs, electric utility affordability programs, and others.
Bolstering a strong affordability program will help minimize the impacts to customers from rate
adjustments and can provide a conservation benefit as well. Some affordability programs such as
a plumbing assistance program will directly reduce water usage, while other affordability
programs might be another avenue Fort Worth Water will distribute conservation messaging.
8.6 IRRIGATION DESIGN CRITERIA
As part of the requirement that all new irrigation systems comply with state design and
installation regulations (Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Chapter 344), the City of Fort
Worth reviews irrigation design during development reviews. The reviews verify that the
landscape design meets state and City standards. In the future, it is possible the City may align its
design criteria with best practices identified in Section 8.3. The City of Fort Worth may evaluate
these design standards to align them with water conservation program goals in the next five
years.
9.0 ADOPTION OF WATER CONSERVATION PLAN,
PERIODIC REVIEW, AND UPDATE OF PLAN
Opportunity for public comment on the plan was provided at the Fort Worth City Council
meeting on April 23, 2024. Appendix E contains a copy of the resolution from the April 23,
2024, City Council meeting at which this Plan was adopted.
TCEQ requires that water conservation plans be reviewed and, if necessary, updated every five
years to coincide with the regional water planning process. This Plan will be updated as required
and will be continually reassessed for opportunities to improve water efficiency and conservation
based on new or updated information.
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APPENDIX A
LIST OF REFERENCES
LIST OF REFERENCES
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City of Fort Worth Annual & Quarterly Financial Documents
htt s://www.fortworthtexas. ov/de artments/finance/financial-re orts
City of Fort Worth Water Department
https://www.fortworthtexas.2ov/departments/water
Conservation Captains
https:Htinkerteach.com/trwd/
Conserve North Texas Recommended Water Conservation and Reuse in Region C
https://www.conservenorthtexas.org//regiona1-goals/water/Recommended- Water-Conservation-
and-Reuse-iin-Region
Guidance and Methodology for Reporting on Water Conservation and Water Use
(developed by TWDB and TCEQ, in consultation with WCAC)
https://www.twdb.texas.gov/conservation/doc/SB 181 Guidance.pdf
Guidelines for Setting a Target Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI) (TWDB Guidelines)
https://www.twdb.texas.gov/conservation/municipal/waterloss/doc/InfrastructureLeaka2elndex.
df
Hailstone, Jamie. "Why Fort Worth Is Taking Action To Protect Its Green Spaces,"
Forbes.com (online December 18, 2023).
htt s://www.forbes.com/sites/iamiehailstone/2023/12/18/wh -fort-worth-is-takin -action-to-
protect-its-Green-spaces/?sh=4fb095ac7I ce
"IWA/AWWA Water Audit Method." American Water Works Association.
hit s://www.awwa.or /Portals/O/AWWA/ETS/Resources/WLCiwa-awwa-method-awwa-
updated.pdPver=2014-12-30-084849-787
MeterHero by STEMHERO
https:Hmeterhero.com/
Summary of Evaluations of Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation
Plans (January 1, 2015)
https://www.twdb.texas.gov/publications/rcoorts/special legislative re orts/doc/2014WaterCons
Plan_BMPReport.pdf
Tarrant Regional Water District — TRWD Plans
https:Hsavetarrantwater.com/about/trwd-plans/
Taylor, Richard. "What Is The Infrastructure Leakage Index (Ili) And How Did Waitakere City
Council Manage To Achieve An Ili Of 1.0? " The Sustainability Society.
https://www.thesustainabilit- sy ociety.org.nz/conference/2008/papers/Taylor.R.pdf
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Texas Administrative Code, Title 30 Environmental Quality, Part 1 Texas Commission On
Environmental Quality, Chapter 288 Water Conservation Plans, Drought Contingency Plans,
Guidelines And Requirements, Subchapter A Water Conservation Plans
htt s://texre . sos. state.tx. us/p ubIic/readtac ext.TacPa e? s I=R&app=9& 12 dir—& r[oc=&p tloc
=&p plot=&pg=1&V tac=&ti=30&pt=1&ch=288&rl�2
Texas Water Development Board Best Management Practices for Municipal Water
Providers httt)s://www.twdb.texas.gov/conservation/BMPs/Mun/index.asp
Texas Water Development Board Best Management Practices for Wholesale Water
Providers
https://www.twdb.texas.gov/conservation/BMPs/WS/index.asp
Texas Water Development Board Region C Population and Municipal Water Demand
Projections Interactive Data
https://www.twdb.texas.gov/waterplanning/data/projections/2027/municipa].asp
Texas Water Development Board State Water Planning — 2022 State Water Plan and
Interactive 2022 State Water Plan
https://www.twdb.texas.gov/waterplanning/swp/
"Validating water loss audits leads to better data and water savings." Texas Water Newsroom:
Water News on Demand. Posted online: March 7, 2023.
https://texaswaternewsroom.org/articles/validating water_ loss_ audits_ leads to better data and
_water savings.html
Water Conservation Plans and Water Conservation Implementation Reports
https://www.tceg.texas.gov/permitting/water ri hts/wr technical- resources/con serve, htmI
Water Is Awesome
https://waterisawesome.com/
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APPENDIX B
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RULES ON MUNICIPAL WATER CONSERVATION PLANS
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TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RULES ON MUNICIPAL WATER CONSERVATION PLANS
TITLE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 288 WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY
PLANS, GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER A WATER CONSERVATION PLANS
RULE §2881 Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Agricultural or Agriculture --Any of the following activities:
(A) cultivating the soil to produce crops for human food, animal feed, or planting seed or
to produce fibers;
(B) the practice of floriculture, viticulture, silviculture, and horticulture, including the
cultivation of plants in containers or non -soil media by a nursery grower;
(C) raising, feeding, or keeping animals for breeding purposes or for the production of
food or fiber, leather, pelts, or other tangible products having a commercial value;
(D) raising or keeping equine animals;
(E) wildlife management; and
(F) planting cover crops, including cover crops cultivated for transplantation, or leaving
land idle for the purpose of participating in any governmental program or normal crop or
livestock rotation procedure.
(2) Agricultural use --Any use or activity involving agriculture, including irrigation.
(3) Best management practices --Voluntary efficiency measures that save a quantifiable amount
of water, either directly or indirectly, and that can be implemented within a specific period.
(4) Conservation --Those practices, techniques, and technologies that reduce the consumption of
water, reduce the loss or waste of water, improve the efficiency in the use of water, or increase
the recycling and reuse of water so that a water supply is made available for future or alternative
uses.
(5) Commercial use --The use of water by a place of business, such as a hotel, restaurant, or
office building. This does not include multi -family residences or agricultural, industrial, or
institutional users.
(6) Drought contingency plan --A strategy or combination of strategies for temporary supply and
demand management responses to temporary and potentially recurring water supply shortages
and other water supply emergencies. A drought contingency plan may be a separate document
identified as such or may be contained within another water management document(s).
(7) Industrial use --The use of water in processes designed to convert materials of a lower order
of value into forms having greater usability and commercial value, and the development of
power by means other than hydroelectric but does not include agricultural use.
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(8) Institutional use --The use of water by an establishment dedicated to public service, such as a
school, university, church, hospital, nursing home, prison, or government facility. All facilities
dedicated to public service are considered institutional regardless of ownership.
(9) Irrigation --The agricultural use of water for the irrigation of crops, trees, and pastureland,
including, but not limited to, golf courses and parks which do not receive water from a public
water supplier.
(10) Irrigation water use efficiency --The percentage of that amount of irrigation water which is
beneficially used by agriculture crops or other vegetation relative to the amount of water diverted
from the source(s) of supply. Beneficial uses of water for irrigation purposes include, but are not
limited to, evapotranspiration needs for vegetative maintenance and growth, salinity
management, and leaching requirements associated with irrigation.
(11) Mining use --The use of water for mining processes including hydraulic use, drilling,
washing sand and gravel, and oil field re -pressuring.
(12) Municipal use --The use of potable water provided by a public water supplier as well as the
use of sewage effluent for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, institutional, and
wholesale uses.
(13) Nursery grower --A person engaged in the practice of floriculture, viticulture, silviculture,
and horticulture, including the cultivation of plants in containers or nonsoil media, who grows
more than 50% of the products that the person either sells or leases, regardless of the variety
sold, leased, or grown. For the purpose of this definition, grow means the actual cultivation or
propagation of the product beyond the mere holding or maintaining of the item prior to sale or
lease, and typically includes activities associated with the production or multiplying of stock
such as the development of new plants from cuttings, grafts, plugs, or seedlings.
(14) Pollution --The alteration of the physical, thermal, chemical, or biological quality of, or the
contamination of, any water in the state that renders the water harmful, detrimental, or injurious
to humans, animal life, vegetation, or property, or to the public health, safety, or welfare, or
impairs the usefulness or the public enjoyment of the water for any lawful or reasonable purpose.
(15) Public water supplier --An individual or entity that supplies water to the public for human
consumption.
(16) Regional water planning group --A group established by the Texas Water Development
Board to prepare a regional water plan under Texas Water Code, §16.053.
(i 7) Residential gallons per capita per day --The total gallons sold for residential use by a public
water supplier divided by the residential population served and then divided by the number of
days in the year.
(18) Residential use --The use of water that is billed to single and multi -family residences, which
applies to indoor and outdoor uses.
(19) Retail public water supplier --An individual or entity that for compensation supplies water to
the public for human consumption. The term does not include an individual or entity that
supplies water to itself or its employees or tenants when that water is not resold to or used by
others.
(20) Reuse --The authorized use for one or more beneficial purposes of use of water that remains
unconsumed after the water is used for the original purpose of use and before that water is either
disposed of or discharged or otherwise allowed to flow into a watercourse, lake, or other body of
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(21) Total use --The volume of raw or potable water provided by a public water supplier to billed
customer sectors or nonrevenue uses and the volume lost during conveyance, treatment, or
transmission of that water.
(22) Total gallons per capita per day (GPCD)--The total amount of water diverted and/or pumped
for potable use divided by the total permanent population divided by the days of the year.
Diversion volumes of reuse as defined in this chapter shall be credited against total diversion
volumes for the purposes of calculating GPCD for targets and goals.
(23) Water conservation coordinator --The person designated by a retail public water supplier that
is responsible for implementing a water conservation plan.
(24) Water conservation plan --A strategy or combination of strategies for reducing the volume of
water withdrawn from a water supply source, for reducing the loss or waste of water, for
maintaining or improving the efficiency in the use of water, for increasing the recycling and
reuse of water, and for preventing the pollution of water. A water conservation plan may be a
separate document identified as such or may be contained within another water management
document(s).
(25) Wholesale public water supplier --An individual or entity that for compensation supplies
water to another for resale to the public for human consumption. The term does not include an
individual or entity that supplies water to itself or its employees or tenants as an incident of that
employee service or tenancy when that water is not resold to or used by others, or an individual
or entity that conveys water to another individual or entity, but does not own the right to the
water which is conveyed, whether or not for a delivery fee.
(26) Wholesale use --Water sold from one entity or public water supplier to other retail water
purveyors for resale to individual customers.
Source Note: The provisions of this §288,1 adopted to be effective May 3, 1993, 18 TexReg
2558; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 949; amended to be effective April
27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be effective August 15, 2002, 27 TexReg 7146; amended
to be effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384; amended to be effective January 10, 2008, 33
TexReg 193; amended to be effective December 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 9515; amended to be
effective August 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 5218
TITLE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART I TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 288 WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY
PLANS, GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER A WATER CONSERVATION PLANS
RULE §288.2 Water Conservation Plans for Municipal Uses by Public Water
Suppliers
(a) A water conservation plan for municipal water use by public water suppliers must provide
information in response to the following. If the plan does not provide information for each
requirement, the public water supplier shall include in the plan an explanation of why the
requirement is not applicable.
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(1) Minimum requirements. All water conservation plans for municipal uses by public water
suppliers must include the following elements:
(A) a utility profile in accordance with the Texas Water Use Methodology, including, but
not limited to, information regarding population and customer data, water use data
(including total gallons per capita per day (GPCD) and residential GPCD, water supply
system data, and wastewater system data;
(B) a record management system which allows for the classification of water sales and
uses into the most detailed level of water use data currently available to it, including, if
possible, the sectors listed in clauses (i) - (vi) of this subparagraph. Any new billing
system purchased by a public water supplier must be capable of reporting detailed water
use data as described in clauses (i) - (vi) of this subparagraph:
(i) residential;
(I) single family;
(II) multi -family;
(ii) commercial;
(iii) institutional;
(iv) industrial;
(v) agricultural; and,
(vi) wholesale.
(C) specific, quantified five-year and ten-year targets for water savings to include goals
for water loss programs and goals for municipal use in total GPCD and residential
GPCD. The goals established by a public water supplier under this subparagraph are not
enforceable;
(D) metering device(s), within an accuracy of plus or minus 5.0% in order to measure and
account for the amount of water diverted from the source of supply;
(E) a program for universal metering of both customer and public uses of water, for meter
testing and repair, and for periodic meter replacement;
(F) measures to determine and control water loss (for example, periodic visual
inspections along distribution lines; annual or monthly audit of the water system to
determine illegal connections; abandoned services; etc.);
(G) a program of continuing public education and information regarding water
conservation;
(H) a water rate structure which is not "promotional," i.e., a rate structure which is cost -
based, and which does not encourage the excessive use of water;
(1) a reservoir systems operations plan, if applicable, providing for the coordinated
operation of reservoirs owned by the applicant within a common watershed or river basin
in order to optimize available water supplies; and
(J) a means of implementation and enforcement which shall be evidenced by:
(i) a copy of the ordinance, resolution, or tariff indicating official adoption of the
water conservation plan by the water supplier; and
(ii) a description of the authority by which the water supplier will implement and
enforce the conservation plan; and
(K)documentation of coordination with the regional water planning groups for the service
area of the public water supplier in order to ensure consistency with the appropriate
approved regional water plans.
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(2) Additional content requirements. Water conservation plans for municipal uses by public
drinking water suppliers serving a current population of 5,000 or more and/or a projected
population of 5,000 or more within the next ten years subsequent to the effective date of the plan
must include the following elements:
(A) a program of leak detection, repair, and water loss accounting for the water
transmission, delivery, and distribution system;
(B) a requirement in every wholesale water supply contract entered into or renewed after
official adoption of the plan (by either ordinance, resolution, or tariff), and including any
contract extension, that each successive wholesale customer develop and implement a
water conservation plan or water conservation measures using the applicable elements in
this chapter. If the customer intends to resell the water, the contract between the initial
supplier and customer must provide that the contract for the resale of the water must have
water conservation requirements so that each successive customer in the resale of the
water will be required to implement water conservation measures in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter.
(3) Additional conservation strategies. The water supplier shall select any combination of the
following strategies, in addition to the minimum requirements in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of this subsection, if they are necessary to achieve the stated water conservation goals of the
plan. The commission may require that any of the following strategies be implemented by the
water supplier if the commission determines that the strategy is necessary to achieve the goals of
the water conservation plan:
(A) conservation -oriented water rates and water rate structures such as uniform or
increasing block rate schedules, and/or seasonal rates, but not flat rate or decreasing
block rates;
(B) adoption of ordinances, plumbing codes, and/or rules requiring water -conserving
plumbing fixtures to be installed in new structures and existing structures undergoing
substantial modification or addition;
(C) a program for the replacement or retrofit of water -conserving plumbing fixtures in
existing structures;
(D) reuse and/or recycling of wastewater and/or graywater;
(E) a program for pressure control and/or reduction in the distribution system and/or for
customer connections;
(F) a program and/or ordinance(s) for landscape water management;
(G) a method for monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the water conservation
plan; and
(H) any other water conservation practice, method, or technique which the water supplier
shows to be appropriate for achieving the stated goal or goals of the water conservation
plan.
(b) A water conservation plan prepared in accordance with 31 TAC §363.15
(relating to Required Water Conservation Plan) of the Texas Water Development
Board and substantially meeting the requirements of this section and other
applicable commission rules may be submitted to meet application requirements
in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the commission and
the Texas Water Development Board.
(c) A public water supplier for municipal use shall review and update its water
conservation plan, as appropriate, based on an assessment of previous five-year
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and ten-year targets and any other new or updated information. The public water
supplier for municipal use shall review and update the next revision of its water
conservation plan every five years to coincide with the regional water planning
group.
Source Note: The provisions of this §288.2 adopted to be effective May 3, 1993, 18 TexReg
2558; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 949; amended to be effective April
27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384; amended
to be effective December 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 9515
TITLE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 288 WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY
PLANS, GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER A WATER CONSERVATION PLANS
RULE §288.5 Water Conservation Plans for Wholesale Water Suppliers
A water conservation plan for a wholesale water supplier must provide information in response
to each of the following paragraphs. If the plan does not provide information for each
requirement, the wholesale water supplier shall include in the plan an explanation of why the
requirement is not applicable.
(1) Minimum requirements. All water conservation plans for wholesale water suppliers must
include the following elements:
(A) a description of the wholesaler's service area, including population and customer
data, water use data, water supply system data, and wastewater data;
(B) specific, quantified live -year and ten-year targets for water savings including, where
appropriate, target goals for municipal use in gallons per capita per day for the
wholesaler's service area, maximum acceptable water loss, and the basis for the
development of these goals. The goals established by wholesale water suppliers under
this subparagraph are not enforceable;
(C) a description as to which practice(s) and/or device(s) will be utilized to measure and
account for the amount of water diverted from the source(s) of supply;
(D) a monitoring and record management program for determining water deliveries,
sales, and losses;
(E) a program of metering and leak detection and repair for the wholesaler's water
storage, delivery, and distribution system;
(F) a requirement in every water supply contract entered into or renewed after official
adoption of the water conservation plan, and including any contract extension, that each
successive wholesale customer develop and implement a water conservation plan or
water conservation measures using the applicable elements of this chapter. If the
customer intends to resell the water, then the contract between the initial supplier and
customer must provide that the contract for the resale of the water must have water
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conservation requirements so that each successive customer in the resale of the water will
be required to implement water conservation measures in accordance with applicable
provisions of this chapter;
(G) a reservoir systems operations plan, if applicable, providing for the coordinated
operation of reservoirs owned by the applicant within a common watershed or river basin.
The reservoir systems operations plans shall include optimization of water supplies as
one of the significant goals of the plan;
(H) a means for implementation and enforcement, which shall be evidenced by a copy of
the ordinance, rule, resolution, or tariff, indicating official adoption of the water
conservation plan by the water supplier; and a description of the authority by which the
water supplier will implement and enforce the conservation plan; and
(I) documentation of coordination with the regional water planning groups for the service
area of the wholesale water supplier in order to ensure consistency with the appropriate
approved regional water plans.
(2) Additional conservation strategies. The water wholesaler shall select any combination of the
following strategies, in addition to the minimum requirements of paragraph (1) of this section if
they are necessary in order to achieve the stated water conservation goals of the plan. The
commission may require by commission order that any of the following strategies be
implemented by the water supplier if the commission determines that the strategies are necessary
in order for the conservation plan to be achieved:
(A) conservation -oriented water rates and water rate structures such as uniform or
increasing block rate schedules, and/or seasonal rates, but not flat rate or decreasing
block rates;
(B) a program to assist agricultural customers in the development of conservation
pollution prevention and abatement plans;
(C) a program for reuse and/or recycling of wastewater and/or graywater; and
(D) any other water conservation practice, method, or technique which the wholesaler
shows to be appropriate for achieving the stated goal or goals of the water conservation
plan.
(3) Review and update requirements. The wholesale water supplier shall review and update its
water conservation plan, as appropriate, based on an assessment of previous five-year and ten-
year targets and any other new or updated information. A wholesale water supplier shall review
and update the next revision of its water conservation plan every five years to coincide with the
regional water planning group.
Source Note: The provisions of this §288.5 adopted to be effective May 3, 1993, 18 TexReg
2558; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 949; amended to be effective April
27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384; amended
to be effective December 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 9515
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CITY OF FORT WORTH UTILITY PROFILE
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Name of Utility: CITY OF FORT WORTH
Public Water Supply Identification Number (P',NS ID): TX2200012
Certificate of Convenience and Necessifiy (CCN) Number. 12311
Surface 'Alater Right ID Number -
Wastewater ID Number.
Contact: First Name M,cah Last Nanie: Reed
Title: Water Conservation
Manager
Address: 200 Texas Street
Zip Code: 76102 Zip+4:
Telephone Number 8173928211
Is this person the designated Conservation
Coordinator?
City: Fort Worth Siaie TX
Email: nicah.reed@tortworthtexas.gov
Date:
Yes O No
Regional Water Planning Group: C
Groundwater Conservation District
Our records indicate that you:
Q Received financial assistance of $500,000 or more from TWDB
In/ Have 3,300 or more retail connections
Ej Have a surface water right with TCEQ
A. Population and Service Area Data
1. Current service area siie in square miles: 489
Attached files):
File Name File Description
PA"Nater Service Area prig
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2. Historical service area population for the previous five years,
starting with the most current year.
Year
Historical Population
Served By
Retail Water Service
Historical Population
Served By
Wholesale Water
Service
Historical Population
Served By
Wastewater Water
Service
2023
974,846
447,K7
1r194,046
2022
955,900
449,302
1,173,612
2021
890,050
430,796
1,106,549
2020
873,130
423,117
1,086,754
2019
6 S,860
340,020
1,061,551
3_ Projected service area population for the foilowing decades.
Year
Projected Population
Served By
Retail Water Service
Projected Population
Served By
Wholesale Water
Service
Projected Population
Served By j
Wastewater Water
Service
2030
1,124,516
515'203
1,322,923
2040
1,333,700
557,061
1,518,021
2050
1,371,311
592,415
1,559,289
2060
1,477,768
620,493
1,655,719
2070
1,593,5141
651,435
1,761,73,5
4. Described sour*slrmethod�sj for estimating current and projected populations.
Population projections taken from TWDB's "Population and Municipal Demand Pmjections interactive Data"
https:lhvww.tvidb.texas.govfwaterplanningfdatalprojectionsJ2U271municipal.asp
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B. System Input
System input data for the previous five yea,s,
Total 5y5tem Input= Self -supplied + Imported - Exported
Year
Water Produced in
Gallons
Purchased/Imported
Water in Gallons
Exported Water in
Gallons
Total System
input
Total GPCD
2023
82,024,842,786
0
25,392,524,621
56,632,318,165
159
2022
80,516,370,000
0
25,221,103,643
55,295,266,357
153
2021
71,203,863,439
0
21,601,795,357
49,602,068,081
153
2020
69,740,370,01?0
0
20,183,326,913
49,557,043,087
156
2019
i 66,063,161,162
0
20,549,972,057
45,413,189,105
147
Historic
Average
73,909,721,477
0
22,609,744,518
51,299,976,959
154
C. Water Supply System
Attached fiA.$).
Fite Name File Description
11.1 Water Service Area png
1. Designed daily capacity of system in gallons 512
2. Storage Capacity
2a. Elevated storage in gallons: 20,000,000
20. Ground storage in gallons: 77.800,000
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D. Projected Demands
1.. The estimated water supply requirements for the nextten years using population
trends, historical water use, economic growth, etc.
Year
Population
Water Demand (gallons)
2025
1,017,609
61,038,883,52$
2026
1,038,990
62,989,137,262
2027
1,060.372
64,939:390,995
2028
1,081,753
66,889,644,730
2029
1,103,135
68,839,898,463
2030
1,124,516
70,790,152,197
2031
1,145,434
72,077,752,424
2032
1,166,353
73,365,352,650
2033
1,187, 271
74,652,952,877
2034
1,208,190
75,940,553,103
2. Description of source data and how projected water demands were determined.
"RETAIL ONLY
Years 2025 through 2029 are interpolated between 2023 actuals. and the 2026 Regional Water Plan Board
Adopted Population and Municipal Demand Projects for 2030_
Years 2031 through 2034 are interpolated between the 2026 Regional Water Plan Board Adopted
Population and Municipal Band Projects far 2030 and 2040."
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E. High Volume Customers
1. T7e annual Water use for the five highest volume
RETAIL customers.
Customer
Water Use Category
Annual Water Ilse
Treated or Rawr
MTer Brewing Company
Industrial
742,115,350
Treated
Alcon Laboratories
Industrial
329,711,759
Treaters
Lockheed Martin
Tactical A S
Industrial
194,511,461
Treated
Premium Water Inc.
Industrial
186,433,926
Treated
Carolina Beverage
Group LLV
Indusmal
173,628,100
Treated
2. The annual Water use for the five highest volurne
WHOLESALE customers.
Customer
Water Use Category
Annual Water Use
Treated ar Raw
City of Southlake
Municipal
3,906,740,378
Treated
City of Keller
Municipal
3,517,338:9M
Treated
City of North Richland
Hills
Municipal
2,144,772,620
Treated
City of Burleson
Municipal
2,051,990,408
Treated
City of Hurst
Municipal
1,880,546,418
Treated
r. Utility Data Comment Section
Additional comments about utility data.
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Section II: systen, -
A. Retail Water Supplier Connections
1. List of active retail connections by major water use category.
Water Use Category
Type
Total Retail
Connections (Active +
Inactive)
Percent of Total
Connections
Residential - Single Family
265,629
42 02 %
Residential - Multi -Family
2,6-42
0 92 %
lndustnai
536
0 19 %
Commercial
19.871
6_98 %
Institutional
0
0.H Ilk
Agricultural
0
G. 00 %
Total
288,678
100-00 % 1
2. Net number of new retail connections by water use category for the
previous five years.
Net Number of New Retail Connections
Year
Residential -
Single
Family
Residential -
Multi -Family
Industrial
Commercial
Institutional
Agricultural
Total
2023
741
0
0
0
0
0
741
2021
9,395
85
3,827
0
0
13,307
2021
9,72
292
25
716
0
0
10,760
2020
9,930
246
30
489
0
0
10,695
2019
4,651
261
74
284
0
0
5,272
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B. Accounting Data
The previc�s five years' gaiions of RETAIL water provided in each major water use category.
Year
Residential -
Single Family
Residential -
Multi -Family
Industrial
Commercial
Institutional
Agricultural
Total
2023
24,738,623,385
2,310,259,589
3,520,212,243
16,623,134,666
0
0
47,192,229,883
2022
24,184,320,777
2,236,843,076
3,427,223,134
16,245,624,276
0
0
46,094,011,263
2021
20,851,964,660
1,904,378,534
3,278,896,254
13,977,662,730
0
0
40,012,902,178
2020
20,992,997,773
1,732,539,695
3,638,795,730
13,382,002,532
0
0
39,746,335,730
2019
18340,498,239
1,651,526,205
3,232,580,000
12,991,010,3361
0
0
36,215,614,780
C. Residential Water Use
Tree prev3a,:s five years residential vPC.D for slrgie family and multi -fancily units.
Year
Total
Residential
GPCD
2023
76
2022
76
2021
70
2020
71
2019
65
Historic
Average
72
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D. Annual and Seasonal Water Use
1. The previous five years' gallons of treated water provided to RETAIL
customers.
Month
Total Gallons of Treated Water
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
January
2,750,191,474
2,589,317,820
3,794,140,000
2,282,720,000
2,288,070,000
February
2,709,209,452
2,679,230,323
2,927,630,000
2,408,090,000
2,147,824,780
March
2,856,370,097
2,971,113,760
3,227,580,000
2,418,190,000
2,110,840,000
April
2,837,618,904
2,982,830,605
2,347,070,000
2,345,590,000
2,%3,930,000
May
3,543,411,014
3,481,172,8%
2,473,480,000
2,721,050,000
2,631,420,000
lune
3,989,058,463
4,388,080,133
2,900,695,940
3,711,920,000
2,663,000,000
luly
4,728,045,781
5,189,972,194
2,978,735,000
4,330,370,000
3,218,710,000
August
6,455,391,956
6,248,640,141
2,720,827,000
4,595,580,000
4,401,930,000
September
5,505,483,420
4,702,796,189
2,979,830,900
4,628,920,000
4,226,550,000
October
5,039,932,744
4,491,686,383
4,373,245,834
3,794,140,000
4,578,460,000
November
3,586,632,279
3,417,823,961
3,249,816,706
2,927,630,000
2,861,340,000
December
3,169,540,336
3,051,346,859
3,406,005,568
3,227,5WQ000
2,335,610,000
Total
47,170,885,92
0
46,094,011,26
.41
37,379,056,90
8
39,391,780,00
0
36,027,684,78
0
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2. The previous five bears" gallons of raw water provided to RETAIL customers.
Total Gallons of Raw Water
Month
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
January
755,570
3,840,510
0
2,534,416
2,760
February
0
1,988,110
7,078,430
0
3,928,833
March
2,019,135
4,746,010
2,627,990
0
0
April
7,175,350
3,540,2901
4,481,780
3,597,770
8,410,285
May
2,443,670
10,842,210
0
4,798,090
21,416,535
June
13,066,520
17,240,150
4,204,920
16,030,239
3,305,560
July
20,514,770
22,778,320
17,832,390
40,386,848
13,315,740
August
16518,490
13,723,300
6,947,7201
22,464,410
14,613,480
September
8,508,960
8,603,170
13,915,210
1,874,350
1701,900
October
5,838,690
12,374,750
5,151,870
9,643,240
5,818,620
November
964,640
628,450
3,010,480
6,278,246
90
December
1,035,760
240,780
1,620,360
0
1,040
Total
78,841,755
100,546,050
66,871,2301
107,607,603
88r474,E43
3. Summary of seasonal and annual water use,
Summer RETAIL
(Treated + Raw)
Total RETAIL
(Treated + Raw)
2023
15,222,595,980
47,249,727,675
2022
15,880,434,238
46,194,557,314
2021
8,629,242,930
37,445,928,138
2020
12,716,751,497
39,499,387,603
2019
10,314,674,780
36,116,159,623
Average in Gallons
12,552,779,885.00
41,301,152,070.60
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E. Water Loss
Water Loss data for the prevlou: five years.
Year
Total Water Loss
in Gallons
Water Loss in
GPCD
Water Loss as a
Percentage
2023
6,648,505,163
19
8.07 %
2022
4,509,520,023
13
8,12 %
2021
6,243,546,645
19
10.19 %
2020
6,609,135,675
21
12.34 %
2019
5,922,652,918
19
12,95 %
Average
5,986,672,085
16
10.33 %
F. Peak Day Use
Average Daily Water Use and Peak pay Water Use for theprevious five Years.
Year
Average Daily
Use (gal)
Peak Day Use
(gal)
Ratio
(peakfavg)
2023
129,451, 308
165462999
1.27821
2022
126,560,430
172613415
1,36391
2021
102,591,593
93796118
0.9143!
2020
1 103,217,500
1 138225559
1.2773
2019
98,948,382
112118204
1.1331
G. Summary of Historic Water Use
Water Use Category
Historic
Average
Percent of
Connections
Percent of
Water Use
Residential - Single
Family
21,821,680,966
92.02 era
32.14 `io
Residential - Multi -Family
1,967,109, 19
0.92 bra
4.7Ca �:o
Industrial
3,419,541,472
0.19 :
8.17 9Q
Commercial
14,643,886,908
6.88 a%
34.99 5'0
Institutional
0
0.00 0/6
DM %
Agricultural
0
0.00 9%
0.00 1%
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Section III: Wastewater System Data
A. Wastewater System Data
1. Design capacity of wastewater treatment plant(s) in gallons per day 166,000,000
2. list of active wastewater connections by major water use category.
Water Use
Category
Metered
Unmetered
Total
Connections
Percent of
Total
Connections
Municipal
5
1
6
54.55 %
Industrial
3
0
3
27,27 %
Commercial
2
0
2
18.18 %
Institutional
0
0
0
0.00 %
Agricultural
0
0
0
0.00 %
Total
10
1
11
100.00 %!
3. Percentage of wafer servirea !�y the wastewater system: 99.0e %
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4. Number of gallons of wastewater that was treated by the utilifj f.)r the previous five years -
Total Gallons of Treated Water
Month
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
January
3,430,974,721
3,019,444,141
3,217,559,607
3,621,608,330
4,448,015,819
February
4,589,616,517
2,943,118,201
3,088,910,916
3,664,723,302
3,459,244,139
March
4,605,921,082
313,518,920,8
70
3,573,128,568
4,930,003,194
3,8%,399,141
April
3,591,263,168
3,204,152,725
3,420,640,870
3,298,564,188
4,486,621,%6
May
1,677,270,534
3,291,329,542
4,941,465,421
4,035,055,734
5,033,933,627
lure
3,388,271,523
3,098,180,295
4,222,734,325
3,453,854,666
3,696,096,407
July
3,212,760,654
3,187,391,656
3,402,225,699
3,088,515,534
3,341,800,268
August
3,241,924,291
3,425,628,829
3,417,071,075
2,7Z3,955,335
3,037,904,700
September
3,205,092,059
3,489,020,214
3,015,858,796
3,094,081,818
2,759,374,924
October
3,731,880,482
3,459,246,032
3,210,900,837
3,060,749,280
2,908,053,550
November
3,921,133,605
3,932,193,915
3,076,289,295
2,902,699,183
2,946,900,000
December
3,885,196,286
4,339,169,233
3,033,508,814
3,026,306,988
2,985,027,972
Total
44,481,304,92
2
350,907,795,E
53
41,620,294,22
3
40,900,117,55
2
42,999,372,11
3
5. Could treatec wastewater be substituted for potable water=
C, Yes let No
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S. Reuse Data
1. Data by type of recycling and reuse activities implemented during the current reporting period.
Type of Reuse
Total Annual Volume
(in gallons)
On -site Irrigation
Plant wash down
2,161,908,390
Chlorination/ de-chlorinatio n
Industrial
416,599,051
Landscape irrigation
(parlygolf courses)
484,702,279
Agricultural
Discharge to surface water
Evaporation Pond
Other
Tota I
3,tki3,209, 720
C. Wastewater System Data Comment
Additional comments and files to support or explain wastewater system data listed below.
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LETTERS TO REGION C AND REGION G WATER PLANNING
GROUPS, AND TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT
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FORTWORTH...
Mr. Kevin Ward, Chair
Region C Water Planning Group
CIO Trinity River Authority
P.O. Box 60
Arlington, TX 76004
Dear Mr. Ward,
April 25, 2024
Enclosed please find a copy of the recently updated Water Conservation Plan for the City of Fort
Worth. I am submitting a copy of this plan to the Region C Water Planning Group in accordance
with the Texas Water Development Board and Texas Commission on Envirorunental Quality
rules. The City of Fort Worth adopted the plan on April 23, 2024.
Sincerely,
Micah Reed
Citv of Fort Worth
WATER D)EPARTII(ENT
WATER CONSERVATION
The City of Fort Worth' 200 Texas street' Fort WoRh. Texas 76101
817-392-8740 • Fax 817-392-8735
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April 25, 2024
I<Ir. Wayne Wilson
Chair. Region G Water Planning Group
P_O_ Box 7555
Waco. TX 76714
Dear Mr. Wilson.
Enclosed please find a copy of the recently updated Water Conser3, ition Plan for the City of Fofr
Worth_ I am submitting a cope of ties plan to the Region G Water Planning Group. teased
on our wholesale customer Burleson which is located in Region G, in accordance with the Texas
Water Development Board and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules. The City of
Fort Worth adopted the plan on April 9. 2424.
Sincerely.
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Micah Reed
City of FortWorth
WATER DEPARTMENT
WATER C"ONSERVATIO\
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FORT WORTH..
April 25, 2024
Mr_ Dan Buhman Ge4fal \ianaeer
Tarrant Regional Rater District
SOO East Northside Drive
Fort worth- TX 76102
Dear Mr. Buhman_
Enclosed please find a copy of the recently updated Water Conservation Plan for the City of
Fort Worth. I am submitting a copy of this plan 'o the Tarrant Regional Water District in
accordance n-ith the Texas Water Development Board and Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality rules. The City of Fort Worth adopted the plan on April 23. 2024.
Sincerely.
Micah Reed
City of Fort Worth
WATER
WATER CONSERVATION
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APPENDIX E
RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION
OF WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 04/23/24 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 24-0359
LOG NAME: 60WATER CONSERVATION AND DROUGHT 5-YEAR PLAN UPDATE
SUBJECT
(ALL) Adopt Ordinance Adopting a Revised Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plan and Amending Section 35-23 of the
City Code to Incorporate -the Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plan into the City Code by Reference, and Adopt
Resolution Adopting the 2024 Water Conservation Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached ordinance adopting a Revised Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plan and amending Section
35-23 of the City Code to incorporate the Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plan into the City Code by reference;
and
2. Adopty the attached resolution adopting the 2024 Water Conservation Plan.
DISCUSSION:
The City is required to submit an updated Water Conservation Plan and Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plan to the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) by May 1, 2024 in accordance with Title
30 of the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 288. The City is also required to update its water conservation plan every five years in accordance
with Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 288.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance approving an revised Drought Contingency and Emergency Water
Management Plan and amending Section 35-23(b) of the City Code to incorporate the updated plan into the City Code by reference.. The revised
plan outlines water use restrictions that would be taken if water supply levels drop below a predetermined level, demand exceeds supply, a major
system component is damaged, or contamination occurs. This plan maintains three stages escalating in severity based on the situation.
Revisions are minimal and limited to incorporating the use of data analytics as aid to understanding water use, and to inform, educate, and
regulate customers regarding water consumption during various drought stages.
The Water Conservation Plan, outlines the City's year-round strategies for promoting efficient water use by all customers. The plan includes five-
year and ten-year targets forwater savings, including goals for reducing water use as measured in gallons per capita day. Securing of future
water supplies will require proving to state permitting agencies that existing water supplies are being used efficiently.
This project is located in ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
A Form 1295 is not required because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
A Form 1295 is not required because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION ! CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that approval of these recommendations will have no material effect on City funds.
Submitted for Clty Manager's Office by: Fernando Costa 6122
Originating Business Unit Head: Chris Harder 5020
Additional Information Contact: Micah Reed 8211