15-Deliberate and possibly act on ordinance adopting an amended Drought Contingency Plan

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(1) Notification of the Public - The City Manager or his authorized designee will notify the public by means of publication in a newspaper of general circulation, public service announcements, and signs posted in public places. (2) Additional Notification - The City Manager or his authorized designee shall notify directly, or cause to be notified directly, the following individuals and entities: Mayor and members of the City Council Fire Chief City and County Emergency Management Coordinator(s) County Judge & Commissioner(s) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Major water users Critical water users, i.e. hospitals (b) Stage 1 Response - Mild Water Shortage Conditions (1) Target - Achieve a voluntary ten percent (10%) reduction in daily water demand. (2) Best Management Practices for Supply Management - measures to be implemented directly by the City of Paris to manage limited water supplies and/or reduce water demand will include: reduced or discontinued flushing of water mains, use of reclaimed water for non-potable purposes, stringent operation of the Water Treatment Plant concerning filter backwashing, and discontinuing all outside wash-down activities. (3) Voluntary Water Use Restrictions for Reducing Demand a. Retail water customers are requested to voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas to the following time periods for customers with street addresses ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) times for watering are Sundays and Thursday mornings from midnight until 10:00 a.m. and evenings from 8:00 p.m. until midnight. For water customers with a street address ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) times for watering are Wednesday and Saturday mornings from midnight until 10:00 a.m. and evenings from 8:00 p.m. until midnight. b. All operations of the City of Paris shall adhere to water use restrictions prescribed for Stage 2 of the Plan.