24-Deliberate on the Lake Pat Mayse Water Study Committee recommendations

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HDR-00085438-001 Executive Summary agrees, the voters of Paris have the opportunity to make the final decision. HDR offers the following recommendations for the Committee's and City's consideration: 1. Whether the City decides to move forward with the sale of water to Irving or not, the City should consider renegotiation of their existing water supply contracts to include both a maximuni daily take rate (as included in existing contracts in MGD) and an maxiinum annual volume (new requirement in acft/yr); and 2. Whether the City decides to move forward with the sale of water to Irving or not, the City should amend their Pat Mayse water right to increase their maximum diversion rate from 55 MGD to 165 MGD. This chailge will bring the diversion rate more inline with other reservoirs in the state and offer the City nlore flexibility in the operation of their supply system. If the Conm7ittee and City decide to move forward with a potential sale to Irving the following additional reconuilendations ase offere.d: 3. The City should consider modifying their existing water supply agreement with LCWSD so that LCWSD's maximum daily rate increases from 12 MGD to 14.9 MGD (prior to 2040), and LCWSD's annual maximum use is limited to 7,150 acft/yr upon execution of the amended contract; 4. The City should discuss with Irving specifics of the City's requirements for a potential water sales agreement (including delivery location, maximum delivery rate, annual divei-sion limits, pricing, etc.) so that the Committee aild the citizens of Paris know what contractual requirements will be, if a sale is eventually approved; 5. The City should require Irving to pay for improvements and/or modifications to recreational facilities at Pay Mayse that could be affected by lower lake levels as well as costs associated with obtaining pennits for inter-basin transfer of water from the Red River Basin to the Trinity River Basin; 6. The City should discuss witll Irving specifics of Irving's requirements for a potential water sales agreement (including delivery location, maximum delivery Ciry of Paris - Pa! Mayse Lake Studp ES-10 Ja»uary 2009 - Drafl - U 0 G ,C /