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Revised 2014 <br /> �A PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY _ Deleted clTr of LA PORTS <br /> DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN Formatted:Left: 1,Right: 1" <br /> A. INTRODUCTION <br /> Drought, or a number of other uncontrollable circumstances, can disrupt the normal <br /> availability of community or utility water supplies. Even though a city may have an adequate =- <br /> water supply, the supply could become contaminated, or a disaster could destroy the _ <br /> supply. stem treatment stora a or distribution failures an also resent a cit or utllit Deleted: During drought periods,consumer <br /> pP y rSy_-- L g p - y y- <br /> with an emergency demand management situation. demand S often significantly,or systems tem <br /> normal. Some older systems,or systems <br /> serving rapidly growing areas,may not have the <br /> It is important to distinguish drought continge - p nning from water conservation capacity to meet higher than average demands <br /> ��}}ff without system failure or other unwanted <br /> planning. While water conservation involves impi1 entingfpermanent water use efficiency consequenges <br /> or reuse practices, drought contingency plan{esffablish temporary methods or techniques <br /> designed to be used only as long as an em ; {aCy exists. <br /> �� !}. <br /> The La Porte Area Water Authori is re Iced b amended Title 3rf��exas Administrative <br /> Code. Chapter 288 to develop, update and 2itatain a G u iht Contir(gdizcv Plan.All future <br /> wholesale water contracts (new—renewed o?%hendi&Tf'shall include`forovision for all <br /> water distributed during a peril water shortTWbe ddivided in accordance with the <br /> Texas Water Code section 11.01 :'fj ,f <br /> The intent of this Drought Contin eta Pla la,'to>institutwdrlDorary measures to minimize <br /> the adverse im act • Mater su I `stforta e cher waf6F91jQDIv emeraency conditions. <br /> The Plan define d'e1dd. -to marl 'e a eofis�itie,thd`available water supply with <br /> articular re aft'lh'domestiMater use ` 961 'o`n and`fig rotection. <br /> `--------------------- - -------- m ��{"� — Deleted:¶ <br /> REQUIRED ELEMENTS sr_ �___________________________________________________________ - Deleted:An effective drought contingencvplan <br /> f/} � } f will need to include the following six elements: <br /> 1 11f iia dfVemeNo, <br /> r } }, f Formatted:Underline <br /> �f �}}f rf�,r X ~ Formatted:Indent:Left: 0.75", No bullets or <br /> trigger Conditions o baIzi> nd end each stage <br /> numbering <br /> ---------------------- --------------------------- <br /> `r�}ti {f ~ Deleted:signaling the start of an emergency <br /> 3. S %fic Targets for Vater Use§eductioe i <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------�. P nod <br /> Formatted:List Paragraph, No bullets or <br /> 4. Drought''ta es andtification Procedure numbering <br /> r ----------- <br /> Deleted:; <br /> 5. Information ibucatiorE <br /> t/ ----------------------------------------------------------- <br /> --- ------------------tea ...,; Deleted:contingency measures <br /> 6. 1m lementatio Deleted:; <br /> ' <br /> Deleted:e <br /> 7. goordination with Regional Water Planning Groups ''•`<+ Deleted:; <br /> Deleted:Initiation procedures <br /> 8. nforcement Deleted:; <br /> 9. Variances Deleted:Termination notification actions;and <br /> Deleted:Means of implementation. <br /> 10.Plan Review and Update Formatted:List Paragraph, No bullets or <br /> numbering <br /> Formatted:List Paragraph, No bullets or <br /> numbering <br /> 1 <br />