2000-008-ORD REPEALING SECTION 34-3 OF CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING EMERGENCY RATIONING OF WATER

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ORDINANCE NO. 2000-008 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, REPEALING SECTION 34-3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING EMERGENCY RATIONING OF WATER; ADOPTING A NEW ARTICLE IV TO CHAPTER 34 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED "DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR RETAIL WATER CUSTOMERS"; ADOPTING A NEW ARTICLE V TO CHAPTER 34 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED "DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR WHOLESALE WATER CUSTOMERS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, recognizes that the amount of water available to the City and its water utility customers is limited and subject to depletion during periods of extended drought; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris recognizes that natural limitations due to drought conditions and other acts of God cannot guarantee an uninterrupted water supply for all purposes; and. WHEREAS, Section 11.12172 of the Texas Water Code and applicable rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission require all public water supply systems in Texas to prepare a drought contingency plan; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris has afforded the opportunity for the public to provide input into the preparation of the drought contingency plan by means of public notices and public meetings and public hearings for input on the plan; and, WHEREAS, as authorized under law, and in the best interests of the citizens of Paris, the City Council of the City of Paris deems it expedient and necessary to establish certain rules and policies for the orderly and efficient management oflimited water supplies during drought and other water supply emergencies, in the form of a drought contingency plan. both for retail and wholesale water customers, as the same are defined herein; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section l. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved.