council3_rubal
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Fellow Council Members,
Reference: City Compliance Report Texas HB 3693
Please reference the City Compliance Report TX HB 3693 (attached) also link above.
This report includes the potable water use by our City (not residents or commercial use). It was noteworthy during the reporting period that there was an average sustained increase of 48% (increase 6.26 million gallons per year) between years 2020-2021 vs 2022-2024. I had a very good meeting with Randy and Athena, who provided the metered water readings for the years 2021-2022 for review. During these years 5.9M gallon per year increase was attributed to the increased need for parks during the drought. Years 2023 and 2024 were not reviewed.
According to SAWS: 117 GPCD per person translates to 117 gallons per person per day * 365 days/year = 42,705 gallons per person per year and 42,705 gallons per person per year / 325,851 gallons/acre-foot = approximately 0.0002 acre-feet per person per year. Suggesting that our irrigation use would be sufficient for potable water use by 35 families of 4.
Randy, stated that there was a plan to bring nonpotable parks. I am not sure of details, expense, or time frame at this time.
See the prior post regarding Edwards Aquifer allocation reductions for drought conditions.
Reference: City Compliance Report Texas HB 3693
Please reference the City Compliance Report TX HB 3693 (attached) also link above.
This report includes the potable water use by our City (not residents or commercial use). It was noteworthy during the reporting period that there was an average sustained increase of 48% (increase 6.26 million gallons per year) between years 2020-2021 vs 2022-2024. I had a very good meeting with Randy and Athena, who provided the metered water readings for the years 2021-2022 for review. During these years 5.9M gallon per year increase was attributed to the increased need for parks during the drought. Years 2023 and 2024 were not reviewed.
According to SAWS: 117 GPCD per person translates to 117 gallons per person per day * 365 days/year = 42,705 gallons per person per year and 42,705 gallons per person per year / 325,851 gallons/acre-foot = approximately 0.0002 acre-feet per person per year. Suggesting that our irrigation use would be sufficient for potable water use by 35 families of 4.
Randy, stated that there was a plan to bring nonpotable parks. I am not sure of details, expense, or time frame at this time.
See the prior post regarding Edwards Aquifer allocation reductions for drought conditions.