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....,:JI....Il.:.trilt ~~;'\ to;.. ~~~. ~*. ~. '~~'~ ......' . . ' . . ... .. '...' ~ ~ >< . :to' :". ~. ~ ...~ . " Cot ~:.~~ .:~ ~" . ~ I)".o-A.w:r~'" . e Louic Welch, Chairman SlIIart S. Colcman. Vice Chairman (;eor~e W, ~lcClcskey. ~lcmher ~L Re~inald Arnold" F:xecutivc Administrator Glcn E. ROlley. ~1emh~'r Thomas ~L Dunlljn~. ~kmhcr Charles \\'. JCllncss. ,\lcmhcr Mr. Steve Gillett Public Works Director La Porte Area Water Authority P.O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77511 ~' '~:~-;..~~~~.). ....... Dear Mr. Gillett: Re: La Porte Area Water Authority Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan and Adopted progran The Texas Water Develop.nent Board ('YwDB) has received the reVISIons to the La Porte Area Water Authority's (LPA~) water conservation and drought contin- gency plan and adopted progrfun. Based on review of the revision materials, the Board's conservation staff has determined that the Authority's long-te~n water conservation information program and the Bayshore Municipal Utility District Plumbing Code Resolution have been revised to address the correspond- ing revision recaThnendations of the Board's April 27, 1987, review letter. Regarding the Board's recQnnendation that the Cities of La Porte and Morgan's Point rev ise their pluming codes, the Board understands t..'1at it is "nor:nal" policy of the Cities to only adopt standard codes. As you are aware, however, all of the standard codes available contain different components and nunerical standards. In addition, the Board's water conservation planning guidelines specifically include "the insulation of all new hot water pipes" and lithe installation of recirculating filtration equipnent in new swimning pools" as provisions that should be contained in a water conservation plumbing code. Therefore, because the other LPAWA cities have included the recannended provisions in their pluming codes, and in order to treat all LPAWA customers equitably, La Porte and Morgan's Point should amend their plllinbing codes or appropriate building and swimning pool codes to require the insulation of all new hot water pipes and the installation of recirculating filtration equipment in all new swim~ing pools. Once the Board receives the official a~end~ents to the La Porte and Morgan's Point plumbing codes and final approval is given, an approval letter will be sent to the Authority. (,,0, Box 1.12.11 C:lpilOl Station. Austin, Tex:ts i....ill,.12.11 . Are:t Codc SI2"H~1,i/;~i 1 iOO N, Con~rcss ,\"cnlll'