2014-007 Adopting a revised consolidated water conservation/drought contingency plan

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(7) Alternative water use restrictions or other measures the petitioner is taking or proposes to take to meet the intent of this Plan and the compliance date. (8) Other pertinent information. (c) Variances granted by the City of Paris will be subject to the following conditions, unless waived or modified by the City Manager or designee: (1) Variances granted will include a timetable for compliance. (2) Variances granted will expire when the Plan is no longer in effect, unless the petitioner has failed to meet specified requirements. (d) No variance will be retroactive or otherwise justify any violation of this Plan occurring prior to the issuance of the variance. DIVISION TWO — Water Conservation Plan Sec. 34 -162 Water Conservation Plan Water conservation is a strategy or combination of strategies for reducing the volume of water withdrawn from a water supply source, reducing loss or waste of water, maintaining or improving the efficiency of water use, increasing the recycling and reuse of water, and preventing the pollution of water. Sec. 34 -163 Introduction The City of Paris is located in Lamar County, Texas. The residential population was 25,371 in 2013. Currently the City of Paris serves 10,823 connections. The City also provides water to two (2) wholesale customers; Lamar County Water Supply District and Marvin - Jennings- Clardy Water Supply Corporation. The source of water for the City of Paris is 100% surface water from Pat Mayse Lake and Lake Crook. The City maintains Certificates of Adjudication, Nos. 4640 and 4943, for water rights from Pat Mayse Lake and Lake Crook totaling 37,000 acre -feet per year for municipal purposes and 36,610 acre -feet per year for industrial purposes. The priority dates are November 5, 1964 and May 31, 1922 respectively. Water is treated by the City's water treatment plant originally built in 1967 and expanded in 1995. The plant has a treatment capacity of 36 million gallons per day (MGD). The City has a total of 14.5 million gallons of potable water storage capacity, with 4 million gallons of the total capacity contained in elevated storage. Industrial is the primary retail water use for the City. In 2012, nearly 75% of retail water metered was for industrial use. Single- family residential accounted for 14 %, commercial 9 %, and institutional 2% of water use in 2012. There are no agricultural uses of water for the City, Page 15 of 20