907 RES LAMAR COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 3 IS ENGAGING IN SOIL CONSERVATION AND WATER CONTROL

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• • RE50LUTION NO, 907 0 WHEREAS, the Lamar County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3, being a soil consErvation and flood control project under Public Law 566, is engaging in a soil conservation and water control program on the waters of Pine Creek in Lamar County, Texas; and, WHEREAS, a portion of said water control and improvement project on Pine Creek is in the Water Shed of Lake Crook, belonging to the City of Paris, and from which the City of Pa.ris secures its present water aupply; and, WHER.EAS, the City of Paris is interested in increasing its avail- able water supply for residential, commercial and industrial growth and expansion; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris anticipates that in the future it will be necessary to secure such additional water supply for City purposes; and, WHEREAS, it is necessary to make certain surveys on the part of said Water Control and Improvement District to determine the arnount of water available consistent with the program under Public Law No. 566; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris has an interest in determining the amount of water, after proper survey and engineering, tha,t ma,y be im- pounded within usable distance from the Paria Water Treatment and Transmission Plant; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, That said City does hereby express its interest in said project, with the view in the future of procuring water from such impounded structures, if and when the City of Paris determines that the same is feasible and is necessary and profitable, and that the City of Paris, after so determini.ng, may in the future desire to obtain such water on a proportionate cost basis of the structures from which said water would be obta.ined. Pro- vided, however, tha.t the City of Paris reserves the right to determine whether or not it is feasible to purchase such water and to use such water, and that the City of Paris will be the sole judge as to whether it desires to exercise its right to purchase such water under auch terms and conditions. Passed and adopted this 14th day of March, A. D., 1960. Ma.yor ATTEST: City Clerk - APPROVED AS TO FORM; City• ttorney.