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(1) Name and address of the petitioner(s). <br />(2) Purpose of water use. <br />(3) Specific provision(s) of the Plan from which the petitioner is requesting relief. <br />(4) Detailed statement as to how the specific provision of the Plan adversely affects the <br />petitioner or what damage or harm will occur to the petitioner or others if petitioner <br />complies with this Ordinance. <br />(5) Description of the relief requested. <br />(6) Period of time for which the variance is sought. <br />(7) Alternative water use restrictions or other measures the petitioner is taking or proposes <br />to take to meet the intent of this Plan and the compliance date. <br />(8) Other pertinent information. <br />(c) Variances granted by the City of Paris will be subject to the following conditions, unless <br />waived or modified by the City Manager or designee: <br />(1) Variances granted will include a timetable for compliance. <br />(2) Variances granted will expire when the Plan is no longer in effect, unless the petitioner <br />has failed to meet specified requirements. <br />(d) No variance will be retroactive or otherwise justify any violation of this Plan occurring prior <br />to the issuance of the variance. <br />DIVISION THREE — Water Conservation Plan <br />Sec. 12.06.071 -Purpose <br />Water conservation is a strategy or combination of strategies for reducing the volume of <br />water withdrawn from a water supply source, reducing loss or waste of water, maintaining or <br />improving the efficiency of water use, increasing the recycling and reuse of water, and preventing <br />the pollution of water. <br />See. 12.06.072 -Introduction <br />The City of Paris is located in Lamar County, Texas. The residential population was <br />twenty-four thousand four hundred and seven (24,407) in 2023. Currently the City of Paris serves <br />ten thousand six hundred and twenty (10,620) connections. The City also provides water to two <br />(2) wholesale customers; Lamar County Water Supply District and Marvin -Jennings -Clardy Water <br />Supply Corporation. <br />The source of water for the City of Paris is 100% surface water from Pat Mayse Lake and <br />Lake Crook. The City maintains Certificates of Adjudication, Nos. 4640 and 4943, for water rights <br />from Pat Mayse Lake and Lake Crook totaling 37,000 acre-feet per year for municipal purposes <br />and 36,610 acre-feet per year for industrial purposes. The priority dates are November 5, 1964 <br />and May 31, 1922 respectively. <br />Page 13 of 17 <br />