HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution No. 129-00 02-22-2000 RESOLUTION NO. 129-00
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A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE UPDATED
WATER CONSERVATION AND EMERGENCY WATER
DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills is a wholesale water service customer of the City
of Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has received certain financial assistance from the Texas
Water Development Board in the form of loans from the state revolving loan fund; and
WHEREAS, the above-referenced financial assistance is conditioned upon the adoption of
a program of water conservation for the more efficient use of water that will meet reasonable
anticipated local needs and conditions, and which is approved by the executive administration of the
Texas Water Development Board; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richland Hills desires to have in place a
program of water conservation and a plan to mitigate the adverse effects on the water supply and
water system during periods of drought; and
• WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills is required by its wholesale water service contract
with the City of Fort Worth to adopt and implement Water Conservation and Emergency Water
Demand Management Plan provisions at least as stringent as those in place in the City of Fort
Worth; and
WHEREAS, the attached, updated Water Conservation and Emergency Water Demand
Management Plan will meet all of these objectives and requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
That the City of Richland Hills, Texas, adopts the updated Water Conservation and
Emergency Water Demand Management Plan, as attached hereto, on this 22"d day of February, 2000.
Further, that the updated Water Conservation and Emergency Water Demand Management Plan,
with its amendments, will remain in effect throughout the life of the loans from the Texas Water
Development Board, and for so long thereafter as is required by the contract between the City of
Richland Hills and the City of Fort Worth for wholesale water service.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, by
a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 abstentions this 22ndday of February, 2000.
C. F. elley, Mayor
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• ATTEST:
Tern Wi >s, City Secretary
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INTRODUCTION
• The water distribution system in the City of Richland Hills (City) is owned and operated by
the City. The City Council establishes codes and sets rates for the water system, and the system is
operated by certified operators n the Public Services Department under the direction of the City
Engineer. The City of Fort Worth Water Department (FWWD) supplies treated water which enters
into the City's water distribution system at a vault near Handley-Ederville Road and Trinity
Boulevard. This primary water source is supplemented with water obtained from eight City wells.
The City has demonstrated a stable population of approximately 8,000 for decades with
essentially all of its growth during the 1950's, and an expected maximum population of 10,000.
Also, a significant amount of land is currently available for commercial and industrial development.
With a level of growth expected coupled with limited water resources, action is necessary to
accommodate the growth.
• This management plan outlines the City's water conservation and emergency water demand
management program. The objective of the water conservation program is to reduce the
consumption, loss, and waste of water and to improve the efficient use of water. The emergency
water demand management program includes measures to be implemented to cause significant
voluntary or mandatory temporary reduction in water use due to drought conditions or other
emergencies.
Planning Area and Project
The City of Richland Hills is located in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex at the northeast city
limit of Fort Worth near the East Loop 820/Airport Freeway (S.H. 121) interchange.
In order to address the ever increasing demand with a limited supply of water, construction
of new facilities will be required. However, another more immediate method to provide some relief
• for this problem is through more efficient use or conservation. The water conservation plan, which
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follows, will ultimately reduce per capita consumption in the long term as well as providing short
term relief
In addition, drought or other emergency circumstances can disrupt the availability of the
City's supply of water. This disruption may consist of loss or reduction in water supplied by
FWWD, loss of one or more wells, and/or other incident. The emergency demand management plan,
which follows, outlines actions necessary to address an emergency situation.
Goals of the Program
The overall goal of the program is to influence the long term water use characteristics ofthe
citizens of Richland Hills. The primary goal is to achieve an overall per capita reduction of five
percent which will result in an approximate five percent reduction in wastewater flows.
Another goal of the program is to reduce unaccounted for water losses by ten percent.
Utility Evaluation Data
The utility evaluation data may be found in Appendix A of this report. This information
substantiates the need for implementing a water conservation program along with other
improvements. The data will be updated annually by the City Engineer and submitted to the FWWD
no later than December 31 for the prior one-year period of October 1 through September 30.
WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
The following represents the water conservation plan for the City of Richland Hills. The
conservation methods considered in this plan are as follows:
1. Education and information;
2. Water conservation-oriented rate structure;
3. Universal metering and meter testing program;
4. Leak detection and repair;
5. Xerisca in
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6. Plumbing codes;
• 7. Plumbing retrofit program;
8. Recycling and reuse;
9. Pressure reduction;
10. Implementation and enforcement.
The following paragraphs describe the specific actions the City will implement for this plan.
Proper implementation of these actions is considered to be the City's water conservation program.
1. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION
Educating and informing the citizens of Richland Hills is the most readily available
and lowest cost method of promoting water conservation. Practices of water conservation
will be accomplished through a program of direct mailings or distributions, information
packets for new water customers, articles in the city newsletter, school programs or flyers,
• and reports at Council meetings and Town Hall meetings. Specific actions to be performed
are as follows:
a. At least four (4) times per year a direct mailing or distribution will be made to each
water customer which includes information regarding water conservation.
b. Water conservation material will be included in an information packet for new water
customers.
c. A water conservation "tip" will be included in every issue of the city newsletter
which is distributed to every residence and business in Richland Hills.
d. The City will be an active participant in National Drinking Water Week each year.
e. Periodic reports will be made to the City Council regarding water conservation
efforts.
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2. WATER CONSERVATION-ORIENTED RATE STRUCTURE
• The current water rate structure (see Appendix B) is an increasing rate to usage
structure and promotes water saving practices. The City will consider adoption of such
water saving rate structures on future rate settings.
3. UNIVERSAL METERING AND METER TESTING PROGRAM
The City currently provides metering for all customers. The City will continue to
provide universal metering.
The City will implement a program of regularly scheduled maintenance and testing
of meters as follows:
Meter Testing_FrequencX
FWWD Meter 1 year
Well Meters 1 year
Meters 3" or larger 1 year
• Meters larger than 1 % inch 5 years
Meters 1 %2" or smaller 10 years
Records shall be kept for each meter.
4. LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR
A leak detection program will be actively pursued by the City. The City currently
repairs all leaks that are reported or observed. Water audits shall be utilized to determine if
leaks exist which have gone undetected. Water lines subject to frequent leaks shall be
considered for priority replacement.
5. XERISCAPING
The use of xeriscaping shall be encouraged through the education and information
program. The City shall consider the use of such technology in its own future landscaping
and irrigation projects.
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6. PLUMBING CODES
The City will adopt an amendment to its plumbing code that requires the use of
water saving fixtures for all new construction and for replacement of plumbing in existing
structures.
7. PL UMBING RETROFIT PROGRAM.
The education and information program will provide information regarding the
advantages of water saving devices.
8. RECYCLING AND REUSE
The City's wastewater effluent is currently treated and released by others. The
City supports any efforts by those entities in this area.
9. PRESSURE REDUCTION
• The City has installed a pressure reduction valve at its FWWD water source and its
pump station and altitude valves at its two elevated storage tanks.
10. IMPLEMENTATIONAND ENFORCEMENT
As a means to implement the updated Water Conservation and Emergency Water
Demand Management plan, the City has recently implemented the following documents:
• A Resolution by the City stating its water conservation goal and adoption of
this updated Water Conservation and Emergency Water Demand Management
Plan.
• An Ordinance by the City to implement the legal documents necessary to
enforce this updated Water Conservation and Emergency Water Demand
Management Plan.
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The Resolution was adopted by the City Council on February 22, 2000 and may be
• found in Appendix C. A copy of the new Water Conservation Plan Ordinance maybe found
in Appendix D. This ordinance was adopted by the City Council on February 22, 2000.
ANNUAL REPORTING
The City Engineer will be responsible for the submission of an annual report to the FWWD.
Such a report will be due by April 1 of each year for inclusion in the FWWD's report to the Texas
Water Development Board. At a minimum, the report will include a description of the
implementation, status and quantitative effectiveness of the water conservation program. The report
will be submitted on a form provided by the FWWD. An example form is included in Appendix E.
EMERGENCY WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT (EWDM~
Drought or a number of other uncontrollable circumstances can disrupt the normal availability
of the City's water supply. This section summarizes the City's EWDM plan. EWDM planning is not
• the same as conservation planning. While water conservation involves implementing permanent water
use efficiency or reuse practices, the EWDM plan will establish temporary methods or techniques
designed to be used only as long as an emergency exists.
The City's EWDM plan includes the following six elements:
• Trigger conditions signaling the start of an emergency period
• EWDM measures
• Education and information
• Initiation procedures
• Termination notification actions
• Means of implementation
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SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS
• Aesthetic Water Use: water use for ornamental or decorative purposes such as fountains, reflecting
pools, and water gardens.
Commercial and Institutional Water Use: water use that is integral to the operations of commercial
and non-profit establishments and governmental and other entities such as retail establishments, hotels
and motels, restaurants, and office buildings.
Conservation: those practices, techniques, and technologies that reduce the consumption of water,
reduce the loss or waste of water, improve efficiency in the use of water or increase the recycling and
reuse of water so that a supply is conserved and made available for future or alternative uses.
City: is the City of Richland Hills.
City Manager: is the City Manager of the City of Richland Hills or his duly authorized designee.
Customer: any person, company, or organization using water supplied by the City.
Director: is the Water Department Director orhis/her duly authorized designee responsible for City's
water.
Drought: is generally a lack of adequate water to supply needs or replenish supplies used.
Industrial Water Use: the use of water in processes designed to convert materials of lower value into
forms having greater usability and value.
Landscape Irrigation Use: water used for the irrigation and maintenance of landscaped areas,
whether publicly or privately owned, including residential and commercial laws, gardens, golf
courses, parks, and rights-of--way and medians.
Non-Essential Water Use: water uses that are neither essential nor required for the protection of
public health, safety, and welfare, including:
a. Irrigation of landscape areas, including parks, athletic fields, and golf courses, except
• as otherwise provided by this plan;
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b. Use of water to wash any motor vehicle, motorbike, boat, trailer, airplane or vehicle;
• c. Use of water to wash down any sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, tennis
courts, or other hard-surfaced areas;
d. Use of water to wash down buildings or structures for purposes other than immediate
fire protection;
e. Flushing gutters or permitting water to run or accumulate in any gutter or street;
f. Use of water to fill, refill or add to any indoor or outdoor swimming pools or j acuzzi-
type pools;
g. Use of water in a fountain or pond for aesthetic or scenic purposes except where
necessary to support aquatic life;
h. Failure to repair a controllable leak(s) within a reasonable period after having been
given notice directing the repair of such leak(s); and
• i. Use of water from hydrants for construction purposes or any other purposes other than
fire fighting.
Person: is any person, entity, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization
of any kind.
Rationing: limits the amount of water that can be used.
Restrictions: limit how and when water may be used.
Water: is water taken from any public water supply or distribution system within the boundaries of
the City, potable or nonpotable, and means either raw or potable water. Specifically excluded is water
taken from any private well which is not a part of or connected to the public water supply or
distribution system.
Wholesale Customer: is a municipality, town, village or other governmental entity or private firm
• contracting with a governmental entity for the provision of water service.
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SECTION 2: TRIGGER CONDITIONS
• The City receives a portion of its water from the FWWD and will work with the FWWD to
establish water restrictions during drought conditions. The establishment of drought trigger conditions
for the water supply are to be determined by the Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement
District No. 1, initially. Trigger conditions will be conveyed by FWWD to the City. The City will
be notified by telephone and afollow-up letter or facsimile transmission as each drought trigger
condition is reached. The notification will include the steps the City must take. The City must impose
restrictions equivalent to those which have, at that time, been implemented in the City of Fort Worth.
The City may need to implement an emergency water demand management program
in lieu of notification by the FWWD. In such cases, the trigger conditions will be as follows:
1) Mild Conditions -Daily water demand reaches 80% of the production capacity of the
system for 3 consecutive days.
• 2) Moderate Conditions -Daily water demand reaches 90% of the production capacity
of the system for 3 consecutive days.
3) Severe Conditions -Daily water demand reaches 100% of the production capacity of
the system for 3 consecutive days; or the imminent or actual failure of a major
component of the system is experienced which can cause an immediate health or safety
hazard; or a significant reduction in the production capacity of the system is
experienced.
SECTION 3: EMERGENCY WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES
The City will implement the following measures for each level of severity as required by the
FWWD or as implemented under its own emergency water demand management program.
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1) Mild Condition Measures
• a. Inform public by mail and through the news media that a trigger condition has
been reached and that customers should look for ways to reduce water use.
b. Activate an information center and discuss the situation in the news media.
c. Advise the public of the trigger condition situation daily.
d. Advertise a voluntary daily lawn watering schedule.
2) Moderate Condition Measures
1) Impose mandatory lawn watering schedule.
b. Fine water wasters.
c. Institute an excessive use fee, special pricing structure or surcharge.
d. Prohibit non-essential water uses.
e. Request industries or other non-municipal water users to stop certain uses, find
• additional sources, increase recycling or modify production processes where
possible.
3) Severe Condition Measures
a. Prohibit all outdoor water use.
b. Limit the amount of water each customer can use and establish legal penalties
for those who fail to comply.
c. Require industrial or commercial water users to stop operations so that
remaining water is available for essential health and safety related uses.
4) Exemption for Private Wells
The restrictions imposed hereunder shall not apply to water taken from a private well
not a part of or connected to the public water supply or distribution system.
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• SECTION 4: EDUCATIONAND INFORMATION
The purpose and emergency water demand management measures of this plan will be
conveyed to the public as a part of and in the same manner as the Water Conservation Plan. When
trigger conditions appear to be approaching, the public will be informed through local newspaper
articles and/or radio/television broadcasts. Throughout the period of a trigger condition, regular
articles and/or broadcasts will be used to inform the public of the current condition and conservation
measures for that condition.
SECTION 5: INITIATION PROCEDURES
When a trigger condition has been reached and the FWWD informs the City that emergency
water demand management measures may be necessary, or the City initiates emergency water demand
management measures on its own accord, the Mayor of Richland Hills or his/her duly appointed
• representative will order the initiation of a public notification process. The public notification process
will include the following items:
• A NOTICE OF DROUGHT CONDITION will be posted at the Richland Hills City
Hall, the Post Office, and at other strategic locations.
• The NOTICE will be circulated to local newspapers and radio stations.
SECTION 6: TERMINATIONNOTIFICATIONS
Termination of the emergency water demand management measures will take place when the
trigger conditions which initiated the contingency measures have subsided and/or the FWWD informs
the City that drought contingency measures are no longer necessary. The public will be informed of
the termination in the same manner that they were informed of the initiation of the measures through
order of the Mayor or a duly appointed representative.
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SECTION 7: ENFORCEMENT
• 7.1 No person shall knowingly or intentionally allow the use of water from the City for
residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, governmental, or any other purpose
in a manner contrary to any provision of this Plan, or an amount in excess of that
permitted by the drought response stage in effect at the time pursuant to action taken
by the City Manager, or his/her designee, in accordance with provisions of this Plan.
7.2 Each day that one or more of the provisions in this Plan is violated shall constitute a
separate offense. If a person convicted of three or more distinct violations of this Plan,
the City Manager shall, upon due notice to the customer, be authorized to discontinue
water service to the premises where the violations occur. Services discontinued under
such circumstances shall be restored only upon payment of a re-connection charge, and
any other costs incurred by the City in discontinuing service. In addition, suitable
• assurance must be given to the City Manager that the same action will not be repeated
while the Plan is in effect. Compliance with this Plan may also be sought through
injunctive relief in the district court.
7.3 Any person, including a person classified as a water customer of the City, in apparent
control of the property where the violation occurs or originates shall be presumed to
be the violator, and proof that the violation occurred on the person's property shall
constitute a rebuttable presumption that the person in apparent control of the property
committed the violation, but any such person shall have the right to show he/she did
not commit the violation. Parents shall be presumed to be responsible for violations
committed by their minor children and proof that a violation, committed by a child,
occurred on the property within the parent's control shall constitute a rebuttable
presumption that the parent committed the violation, but any such parent may be
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excused if he/she proves that he/she had previously directed the child not to use the
• water as it was used in violation of this Plan and that the parent could not have
reasonably known of the violation.
7.4 Any employee of the City, police officer, or other employee designated by the City
Manager, may issue acitation to aperson he/she reasonably believes to be in violation
of this Plan. The citation shall be prepared in duplicate and shall contain the name and
address of the alleged violator, if known, the offense charged and shall direct him/her
to appear in the municipal court, on the date shown on the citation.
SECTION 8: VARIANCES
The City Manager, or his designee, may, in writing, grant temporary variance for existing
water uses otherwise prohibited under this Plan if it is determined that failure to grant such variance
would cause an emergency condition adversely affecting the health, sanitation, or fire suppression
capability for the public or the person requesting such variance and if one or more of the following
conditions are met:
a. Compliance with this plan cannot be technically accomplished during the duration of
the water supply shortage or other condition for which the Plan is in effect.
b. Alternative methods can be implemented which will achieve the same level of
reduction in water use.
Persons requesting an exemption from the provisions of this Plan shall file a petition for
variance with the City within 5 days after the Plan or a particular drought response stage has
been invoked. All petitions for variances shall be reviewed by the City Manager, or his
designee, and shall include the following:
c. Name and address of the Petitioner(s)
d. Purpose of water use.
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e. Specific provision(s) of the Plan from which the petitioner is requesting relief.
• f. Detailed statement as to how the s ecific rovision of the Plan adversel affects the
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petitioner or what damage or harm will occur to the petitioner or others if petitioner
complies with this Plan.
g. Description of the relief requested.
h. Period of time for which the variance is sought.
i. 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.
j. Other pertinent information.
Variances granted by the City shall be subject to the following conditions, unless waived or
modified by the City Manager:
• a. Variances granted shall include a timetable for compliance.
b. Variances granted shall expire when the Plan is no longer m effect, unless the
petitioner has failed to meet specified requirements.
No variance shall be retroactive or otherwise justify any violation of the Plan occurring prior
to the issuance of the variance.
SECTION 9: MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION
The Mayor or the appointed representative will be authorized by the City Council to order the
initiation of emergency water demand management measures when a drought trigger condition occurs
and/or the City of Fort Worth indicates that such measures are necessary.
In addition, the City has developed the following documents as a means to implement the
updated Emergency Water Demand Management Plan:
• A resolution by the City stating the adoption of this updated Water Conservation and
• Emer enc Water Demand Maria ement Plan.
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• An ordinance by the City to implement the legal documents necessary to enforce this
• updated Emergency Water Demand Management Plan.
A copy of the Resolution adopted by the City Council on February 22, 2000 maybe found in
Appendix C. A copy of the Ordinance adopted by the City Council on February 22, 2000 may be
found in Appendix D.
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• APPENDIX A
UTILITY EVALUATION DATA FORM
WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INFORMATION
A. Population of Service Area 8.000
B. Size of Service Area 3.9 sq. mi.
C. Water Production and Sales Information
(1) Water Supplied during the Last Year: 428.372,984 gal/yr.
(2) Average Water Su lied for Last 3 Years: 389.538,158 gal/yr.
(3) Estimated Monthly Water Sales by User Category for the Last Year in 1,000's of
gallons (based on customer meters)
Commercial/
Multifamily/
Month Residential Industrial Total
Oct 92 21,918 9,825 31,743
. Nov 92 17,473 10,501 27,974
Dec 92 13,525 7,311 20,836
Jan 93 15,385 9,098 24,483
Feb 93 15,449 8,510 23,959
Mar 93 13,388 7,189 20,577
Apr 93 14,427 7,204 21,631
May 93 18,733 38,957 27,690
Jun 93 28,809 9,873 38,682
Jul 93 32,832 9,613 42,445
Aug 93 56,962 14,041 71,003
Sep 93 39.853 11.982 51.835
TOTAL 288,754 114,104 402,858
(4) Highest Daily Water Use (production) on Record for System: 3.265.900 gal/day.
(5) Peak Daily Use (production) for the Last Year: 3.265,900 gal/day.
(6) Unaccounted for water
(Production -Sales) / production x 100 = 5.95 o unaccounted for water
(428,372,984 - 402,858,000) / 428,372,984 x 100
• D. Number and Type of Meter Connections in Service Area
2846 Residential 183 Commercial 6 Industrial
E. Net Gain of New Connections per year
4 Residential 2 Commercial 0 Industrial
F. Source of Water
Ft. Worth Water Dept. 243.423,300 gal/vr
City Wells 182.702,000 gal/vr
G. Design Capacity of Water System 4.54. mid
H. Major High-Volume Customers
NAME USE
din 1.000 alg lops per year)
1. Boulevard Manor 4,977
2. J.C. Pace 3,795
• 3. Raintree Apartments I 3,473
4. Raintree Apartments II 3,407
5. Richland Hills Nursing Home 3,299
6. Raintree Apartments III 3,174
7. Austin Road 3,010
8. Ash Park Apartments 2,930
9. Robinwood Apartments 2,809
10. El Chico 2,451
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• WASTEWATER SYSTEM INFORMATION
A. Service Area Information
1. Percent of your potable water customers sewered by your utility's wastewater
treatment system 0 0 .
2. Percent of your utility's potable water customers who have septic tanks or other
privately operated sewage disposal systems 0% .
3. Percent of potable water customers sewered by another wastewater treatment
utility 100 0 .
B. Wastewater System Capacity Information
Average daily volume of wastewater treated for most recent year 1,520,636 ag 1/day.
C. Estimated percent of wastewater flows to your treatment plant that originate from the
following categories:
Residential 70 0
Industrial and Manufacturing 5 0
• Commercial/Institutional 20 0
Storm Water 5 0
UTILITY FINANCIAL OPERATIONS INFORMATION
A. Water and Wastewater Rate Structure
SEE APPENDIX B
B. Sources of Revenue for the Utility
1. Percent of Annual Revenues from Water or Wastewater
Rates: 100 0.
2. Percent of Annual Revenues from all other sources
(taxes, general revenue, etc.): 0 0.
C. Annual Statement of Costs
1. Annual Operating Costs $1,550,000.00
2. Annual Revenue $2,000,000.00
• APPENDIX B
WATER RATES
A. WATER RATES ENUMERATED
From and after the 1st day of October, 1999, (meter readings after such date) the following
water rates and charges shall be in full force and effect within the city:
(1) All customers with water service shall be charged the following, unless otherwise
provided for:
First 2,000 gallons $14.06 minimum
2,001 - 6,000 gallons $2.57 per 1,000 gallons
6,001 - 10,000 gallons $2.72 per 1,000 gallons
10,001 - 20,000 gallons $3.12 per 1,000 gallons
All over 20,000 gallons $3.87 per 1,000 gallons
• (2) Charges for apartment houses shall be as follows:
When two (2) or more residential living units are supplied with water from one (1)
meter, a minimum water service charge of fourteen dollars and six cents ($14.06)
will be made each month for each unit, adjusted by an occupancy factor of ninety
percent (90%).
(Ordinance No. 871-99, Section I, of September 28, 1999)
B. BILLING
The water charges shall be billed out to the customer as net bills. The gross bill shall be ten
percent (10%) added if the bill is not paid by the due date. The due date shall be the fifteenth
(15th) day of the month after the meter is read.
(Ordinance No. 453 of May 18, 1981)
SEWER RATES
A SEWER RATES ESTABLISHED
From and after October 1 S`, 1999, the following sewer charges shall be made to customers on the
• Richland Hills sewer system:
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(1) The monthly minimum charge for all customers shall be twelve dollars and twenty four
• cents ($12.24) for the first 2,000 gallons of actual water used or wastewater produced
during the monthly billing periods.
(2) The monthly volume charge for all industrial and commercial customers shall be one
dollar and seven cents $1.07 per 1,000 gallons of actual water used or wastewater
produced during the monthly billing period over the first 2,000 gallons.
(3) The monthly volume charge for all single-family residential customers shall be based on
the individual customer's average monthly water usage during the preceding winter quarter
months of December, January and February and calculated at the rate of one dollar and
seven cents ($1.07) per 1,000 gallons of actual water used or wastewater produced during
the monthly billing period over the first 2,000 gallons, but in no event shall the volume
used to compute this monthly charge exceed 10,000 gallons. When no preceding winter
quarter average is available from records, an estimated average monthly volume of 10,000
gallons shall be used.
(4) When two (2) or more residential living units are supplied with water from one (1) meter,
a minimum sewer charge of twelve dollars and twenty four cents ($12.24) will be made
each month for each unit, adjusted by an occupancy factor of ninety percent (90%). The
monthly volume charge shall be calculated at the rate of one dollar and seven cents ($1.07)
per 1,000 gallons of actual water used or wastewater produced during the monthly billing
• period after subtracting 2,000 gallons for each minimum included in the occupancy factor.
(Ordinance No. 871-99, Section II, of September 28, 1999)
B. BILLING
The sewer charges shall be billed out to the customer as net bills. The gross bill shall be ten
percent (10%) added if the bill is not paid by the due date. The due date shall be the fifteenth (15th)
date of the month after the meter is read.
(Ordinance No. 453 of May 18, 1981)
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APPENDIX D
ORDINANCE NO. 874-00
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION B "AMENDMENTS
TO UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE" OF SECTION 5 "PLUMBING
CODE" OF CHAPTER 3 "BUILDING REGULATIONS", ADDING
REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF WATER-SAVING PLUMBING
FIXTURES; AMENDING SECTION 16 "EMERGENCY WATER
DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN" OF CHAPTER 11 "UTILITIES",
TO RAISE THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR VIOLATIONS TO $2,000.00;
AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 17 "WATER WASTING
PROHIBITED" TO CHAPTER 11 "UTILITIES" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AS
AMENDED, TO DEFINE AND PROHIBIT WATER WASTING
WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills, Texas, has adopted a Water Conservation and
Emergency Water Demand Management Plan, updated as of February 22, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the updated Water Conservation and Emergency Water Demand Management
Plan requires that the City adopt, as an additional water conservation measure, a requirement that
all plumbing fixtures used in the City meet the water-saving performance standards contained in
Chapter 372 of the Texas Health and Safety Code; and
• WHEREAS, said water conservation plan requires that the City adopt an ordinance defining
and prohibiting water wasting within the City; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Water Demand Management Plan provisions directly impact
fire safety and public health and sanitation, thus justifying a maximum fine of $2,000.00 per
violation for violations of the Emergency Water Demand Management Plan or any lawful order or
regulation issued thereunder; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City ofRichland Hills, Texas, finds and determines that
the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Richland Hills would be promoted by the adoption
of these ordinance amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
I.
That Subsection B "AMENDMENTS TO UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE" of Section 5
"PLUMBING CODE" of Chapter 3 "BUILDING REGULATIONS" of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, be hereby amended by the addition thereto of a new
paragraph (4), which new paragraph shall hereafter be and read as follows:
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(4) Section 901 "Materials -General Requirements" of the Uniform Plumbing Code is
! • hereby amended by the addition thereto of an additional paragraph, which new
paragraph shall hereafter read as follows:
All plumbing fixtures installed within the City on or after March 1, 2000,
whether in new construction, remodeling, retrofit or in replacement of
existing fixtures, shall meet the water-saving performance standards
contained in Chapter 372 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, as amended.
No person, including a homeowner performing work on the homeowner's
residence, may install a plumbing fixture which does not meet said water-
saving performance standards, as same now exist or may hereafter be
amended.
II.
That Subsection C of Section 16 "EMERGENCY WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT
PLAN" of Chapter 11 "UTILITIES" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Richland Hills, Texas,
as amended, be hereby amended to hereafter be and read as follows:
C. Any person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply with any of the terms
of this section or of the Emergency Water Demand Management Plan currently in
effect within the City shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in an amount of not less than $10.00 nor more than $2,000.00, and
• each day or portion of thereof that such violation ornon-compliance continues shall
constitute a separate offense hereunder. Such violations shall be deemed violations
of a provision governing fire safety, public health and sanitation.
III.
That Chapter 11 "UTILITIES" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Richland Hills,
Texas, as amended, be hereby amended by the addition thereto of a new Section 17 "WATER
WASTING PROHIBITED", which new section shall hereafter be and read as follows:
SECTION 17: WATER WASTING PROHIBITED
The following restrictions shall apply to all customers or other persons who receive water
from the City water supply:
A. The following uses of water are defined as "wasting water" and are strictly
prohibited:
(1) Permitting or causing water to flow, spray or otherwise move or be
discharged from the premises of any person responsible for any property
within the corporate limits of the City to or upon any street, alley or other
public right-of--way, ditch or drain, unless same is caused as a result of
• weather conditions or other such uncontrollable events.
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(2) Failing to repair a leak in a private plumbing system or in an irrigation
system within five (5) working days of the discovery or notification of same.
B. When referred to in this Subsection, "swimming pool" shall mean any portable or
permanent structure containing a body of water twenty four (24) inches or more in
depth and containing one thousand (1000) gallons or more of water and intended for
recreational purposes, including a wading pool. All swimming pools utilizing
diatomaceous earth filters which are constructed more than sixty (60) days after the
effective date of this section shall be equipped with filtration, pumping and re-
circulation systems which provide for recycling of filter backwash water.
IV.
Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that
the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
V.
• Saving Clause. That Chapters 3 and 11 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Richland Hills,
Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this
ordinance.
VI.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as provided by the Richland Hills City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the
Richland Hills City Council on the22nd day of F~~~000, by a vote of 4 ayes, 1 nays,
and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
C. F. Kelley, Mayor
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ATTEST:
l
Terri Wi11is,~City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
James A. Cribbs, City Attorney
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• C Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MUNICIPAL WATER CONSERVATION PLAN PROGRESS REPORT
This report is requested of those entities that have submitted a water conservation plan to the
T~Et~ TCEQ within the last two years. Please complete this report and submit it to the TCEQ in lieu
of completing a new conservation plan. If you need assistance in completing this form, please
contact the Resource Protection Team in the Water Supply Division at (512) 239-4691.
Name of Applicant:
Address:
Telephone Number: Fax:
Form Completed By:
Title:
Signature: Date:
•
Current Application Information:
Date:
RPacnn fnr annliratinn•
Initial Application Information:
Date:
Reason for application:
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I. CONSERVATION PLAN PROGRESS
A. Please provide information including the date and reason the conservation plan
was submitted to the TCEQ:
B. Conservation Goals
1. Initial COTISUlllptiori: gpcd (before implementation of conservation plan)
2. Plan percent reduction goal:
3. Current use: gpcd
4. Timeframe in which goal was to be achieved: e
5. Other goals:
C. Status of Long Term Conservation Measures (put an "X" where appropriate):
• Conservation Measures Proposed in Plan Implemented
Installation of metering devices to measure water diverted from source
Universal metering of both customer and public uses
Measures to determine and control unaccounted-for uses
Public education and information program
Cost-based, non-promotional water rate structure
Drought management plan
Reservoir systems operation plan, if applicable
Means of implementation and enforcement of plan
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D. Status of Optional and Additional Conservation Measures (put an "X" where
appropriate):
Conservation Measure Proposed in Plan Implemented
Program for leak detection
Record management plan
Requirement for conservation plan on each wholesale water supply
contract entered into or renewed after adoption of plan
Conservation-oriented water rates
Adoption of ordinances, plumbing codes, and/or rules requiring water-
conserving plumbing fixt<ues
Program for replacement or retrofit with water-conserving plumbing
fixtures in existing structures
Reuse and/or recycling of wastewater and/or gray water
• Program for pressure control and/or reduction in distribution system
and/or customer connections
Method for monitoring effectiveness and efficiency of water
conservation plan
Any other conservation practice, method, or technique that water
supplier shows to be appropriate for achieving stated goal(s) of water
conservation plan
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•
Please provide the date(s) and a description of the conservation measures implemented:
Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Measure:
Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
• Description of Measure:
Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Measure:
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Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Measure:
Conservation measure:
Date Implemented:
. Description of Measure:
Conservation Measure:
Date Implemented:
Description of Measure:
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