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7/23/2009 <br />Committee Goal <br />"Educate, inform, and advise the Paris City Council and <br />citizens of Lamar County as to the best long-range <br />commitment of its water resources." <br />Important Points <br />❑ The City of Paris currently has the right to divert and use 55 million gallons a day <br />[mgd] (61,610 acre-feet) from Pat Mayse Lake. <br />❑ According to Article 12 of the City's original contract with the USACE, the City is <br />forbidden from transferring or assigning its water rights. <br />❑ Paris City Ordinance 2008-010, requiring that no additional raw water from Lake Pat <br />Mayse be sold by the City of Paris to any person, corporation or other legal entity <br />outside of Lamar County, Texas without first putting the issue to a vote of the <br />registered voters of the City of Paris, Texas, was enacted by the Paris City Council <br />on April 14, 2008. <br />City of Paris and Lamar County WSD <br />Population Projections <br />65,000 <br />- Historic City of Paris Population <br /> <br />- TWDB Qry of Paris Projection <br />ss,ooo <br />- TWpB City Projection Modified <br />50000 <br />- Lamar County WSD Total (based on demand) <br />c <br />p 45,ODD- <br />~o <br />~ <br />06 <br /> <br />a <br />35,000 <br />30,000 <br />25,000 <br />20,000 <br />1960 <br />1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2630 2040 2050 2060 <br />Year <br /> <br />~ 010G097 3 <br />