Ord 2024-4024_Adopting Drought Contingency Plan

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d. Notification shall be made to the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, within 5 business days of the implementation of any mandatory provisions of the Drought Contingency Plan. e. Update drought plan status with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Utilize current electronic reporting method or other methods as directed by TCEQ. f. Activation of the LaPorte EOC maybe authorized by the City Manager at this time. G. SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR WATER USE REDUCTION a. Mild Condition Goal —To achieve a voluntary 10 percent reduction in daily water use. b. Moderate Condition Goal -To achieve a 15 percent reduction in daily water use. c. Severe Condition Goal -To achieve a 25 percent reduction in daily water use. d. Critical Condition Goal —To achieve a 30 percent reduction in daily water use. H. INFORMATIONADUCATION The purpose and effect of the Drought Contingency Plan will be communicated to the public through a notice in a local newspaper, City of La Porte website, and other media outlets such as marquee message boards, text messages, social media, and programmed phone alerts regularly utilized by the City of La Porte. Throughout the period of a trigger condition, regular updates will appear in the various media outlets referenced herein to explain and educate the public on the purpose, cause, and methods of conservation for that condition. When a trigger condition is reduced or expired, the same media outlets used for notification will be utilized to update the public. IMPLEMENTATION The plan shall be implemented by Ordinance of the City Council of the City of La Porte. Included in the adoption instrument will be individual trigger conditions for the city. A copy of the adoption vehicle is found in Appendix A. J. COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUPS The City of La Porte is located within Region H of the regional water planning area. The City of La Porte has provided a copy of this Drought Contingency Plan to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Water Development Board and Region H.