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Ordinance 3850
ORDINANCE NO. 3850 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 78, ARTICLE II, SECTIONS 78-62 AND 78-63 OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF ORDINANCES; ADOPTING THE 2024 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN AND THE 2024 DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND EMERGENCY WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills, Texas ("the City") is a home rule city acting under its power adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that conservation of water and protection of water supplies is in the best interest of the citizens of the city; and WHEREAS, water supply relies on rainfall for replenishment, and rainfall can vary significantly from year to year; and WHEREAS, the occurrence of droughts cannot be predicted as to when one will begin or end, and emergency situations can occur at any time as a result of incidents such as pipeline failures, power outages and pump failures; and WHEREAS, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has mandated the adoption of new Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plans; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: SECTION 1: The City Council hereby finds the recitals above to be true and correct, and such recitals are hereby incorporated into this Ordinance as if written herein. SECTION 2: That Section 78-62 of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances be replaced in its entirety to be and read as follows: Ordinance No.3850 Page 1 of 4 Sec. 78-62. -Water Conservation Plan adopted. "The City of North Richland Hills, Texas hereby adopts the 2024 Water Conservation Plan attached hereto. The city commits to implement the requirements and procedures set forth in the adopted plan." SECTION 3: That Section 78-63(a) of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances be replaced in its entirety to be and read as follows: Sec. 78-63. Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plan. "(a) Plan adopted. The city council hereby approves the 2024 Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plan (the "plan") attached hereto. The city commits to implement the requirements and procedures set forth in the adopted plan." SECTION 4: 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 section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction. Such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrased of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional section. Paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase. SECTION 5: Any person intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000). Each day any such violation shall be allowed to continue shall constitute a separate violation and be punishable hereunder. SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of North Richland Hills, except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 7: All rights and remedies of the City of North Richland Hills are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any ordinances in the Code of Ordinances of the City of North Richland Hills that have accrued at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, Ordinance No.3850 Page 2 of 4 whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 8: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such 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 unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 9: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance. SECTION 10: The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause the publication of the descriptive caption and penalty clause of this ordinance as required by law, if applicable. SECTION 11: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage and publication as required by law. AND IT IS SO ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED on this 22nd day o -p'i1 2024. CITY OF Op H - A a . 1 LS By: Oscar revino,Ap .yor �' `.".. rFi .L-;^. ATTEST: ` rtl Alicia Richardson City Secretary/Chief Gove -(e Oft Ordinance No.3850 Page 3 of 4 APPR VED A TO ORM AND LEGALITY: -0,10 Oda hi aggi Cara Leahy White, Infierim ity A orney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Boe Blankenship, Director of Rublic Works ATTACHMENT A 2024 Water Conservation Plan (This Attachment A replaces the previously adopted 2012, 2014 and 2019 Water Conservation Plan) ATTACHMENT B 2024 Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plan (This Attachment B replaces the previously adopted 2012, 2014 and 2019 Drought Contingency And Emergency Water Management Plan) Ordinance No. 3850 Page 4 of 4 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 1 of 64 2024 Water Conservation Plan OW Pit t s Mir N • • NORTH RICHLAND HILLS THE CITY OF CHOICE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 2 of 64 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Description Page 1.0 Introduction and Objectives 1 2.0 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Rules 2 3.0 Description of Service and Water Utility Profile 3 4.0 Specification of Water Conservation Goals 4 5.0 Metering, Water Use Records, Control of Unaccounted Water, and Leak Detection and Repair 5 5.1 Accurate Metering of Targeted Water Deliveries 5 5.2 Metering of Customer and Public Uses and Meter Testing, Repair and Replacement 6 5.3 Record Management System 6 5.4 Determination and Control of Water loss 6 5.5 Leak Detection and Repair 7 5.6 Monitoring of Effectiveness and Efficiency-Annual Water Conservation Report 8 6.0 Continuing Public Education and Information Campaign 8 7.0 Water Rate Structure 9 8.0 Other Water Conservation Measures 10 8.1 Reservoir System Operation Plan 10 8.2 Reuse and Recycling of Wastewater 10 8.3 Ordinances, Plumbing Codes, or Rules on Water Conserving Fixtures 10 8.4 Water Waste Prohibition 10 8.5 Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by Wholesale Customers 11 8.6 Coordination with Regional Water Planning Organizations 12 8.7 Requests for Variance 12 9.0 Implementation and Enforcement of the Water Conservation Plan 13 i Ordinance No 3850 Attachment A Page 3 of 64 APPENDICIES Appendix Description Page A Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Rules on Municipal Water Conservation Plans 14 - Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule§ 288.1 — Definitions 15 - Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule § 288.2- Water Conservation Plans for Municipal Uses by Public Water Suppliers 18 - Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule § 288.5- Water Conservation Plans for Wholesale Water Suppliers 21 B North Richland Hills' Water Utility Profile 24 C Form for City of Watauga's Water Utility Profile 37 D Letters to Wholesale Customer, City of Fort Worth, City of Watauga, Trinity River Authority, Texas Water Development Board, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 49 E City of North Richland Hills' Ordinance Adopting Water Conservation Plan 55 F City of North Richland Hills' Landscape Water Management Ordinance and Amendment to Outside Watering 59 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 4 of 64 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES This document outlines the City of North Richland Hills' Water Conservation Plan. The objective of the conservation plan is to reduce the quantity required for each water using activity, insofar as is practical, through implementation of efficient water use practices. Having a dependable water supply has always been a key issue in the development of Texas. The growing population and economic expansion occurring in North Central Texas are placing increased demands on our water supplies. In order to meet the challenge of providing for our current and future needs, we must learn to use the water we already have more efficiently. By stretching our existing supplies we can delay the need for new supplies, minimize the environmental impacts associated with developing new water resources, and postpone the high cost of building the infrastructure (dams, treatment facilities, and pipelines) necessary to capture, treat, and transport the additional water into our homes and businesses. Recognizing the need for efficient use of existing water supplies, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has developed guidelines and requirements governing the development of water conservation plans for public water suppliers. TCEQ guidelines and requirements are included in Appendix A. The City of North Richland Hills has developed this water conservation plan in response to TCEQ guidelines and requirements. This Water Conservation Plan replaces the previous plan dated 2019. The objectives of this water conservation plan are as follows: • To reduce water consumption from the levels that would prevail without conservation efforts. • To reduce the loss and waste of water. • To improve efficiency in the use of water. • Encourage efficient outdoor water use. • To extend the life of current water supplies by reducing the rate of growth in demand. • To educate the citizens of North Richland Hills about the need for water conservation and the benefits of conserving our most valued natural resource. 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 1 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 5 of 64 2.0 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES The TCEQ rules governing development of water conservation plans for public water suppliers are contained in Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule §288.2 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), which is included in Appendix A. For the purpose of these rules, a water conservation plan is defined as "a strategy or combination of strategies for reducing the volume of water withdrawn from a water supply source, for reducing the loss or waste of water, for maintaining or improving the efficiency in the use of water, for increasing the recycling and reuse of water, and for preventing the pollution of water." The elements in the TCEQ water conservation rules covered in this water conservation plan are listed below. Minimum Water Conservation Plan Requirements The minimum requirements in the TAC for Water Conservation Plans for Public Water Suppliers are covered in this report as follows: TAC Plan Page Section 288.2(a)(1)(A) Description of Service and Water Utility Profile 3 3.0 288.2(a)(1)(A) City of North Richland Hills Utility Profile 24 Appendix B 288.2(a)(1)(A) City of Watauga Utility Profile 37 Appendix C 288.2(a)(1)(C) Specification of Water Conservation Goals 4 4.0 288.2(a)(1)(D) Accurate Metering 5 5.1 288.2(a)(1)(D) Metering of Customer and Public Uses and Meter 6 5.2 Testing 288.2(a)(1)(E) Universal Metering 6 5.2 288.2(a)(1)(F) Determination and Control of Water loss 6 5.4 288.2(a)(1)(G) Continuing Public Education and Information Program 8 6.0 288.2(a)(1)(H) Water Rate Structure 9 7.0 288.2(a)(1)(I) Reservoir System Operation Plan 9 8.1 288.2(a)(1)(J) Implementation and Enforcement of the Water 13 9.0 Conservation Plan 288.2(a)(1)(K) Coordination with Regional Water Planning 12 8.6 Organizations 288.2(a)(1)(K) Coordination with Regional Water Planning 49 Appendix D Organizations 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 2 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 6 of 64 Conservation Additional Requirements (Population over 5.000) The TAC includes additional requirements for water conservation plans for cities with a population over 5,000: TAC Plan Page Section 288.2(a)(2)(A) Metering of Customer and Public Uses and Meter Testing 6 5.2 288.2(a)(2)(A) Determination/Control of Water loss 6 5.4 288.2(a)(2)(A) Leak Detection and Repair 7 5.5 288.2(a)(2)(B) Record Management System 6 5.3 288.2(a)(2)(C) Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by 11 8.5 Wholesale Customers Additional Conservation Strategies TCEQ rules also list additional optional, but not required conservation strategies, which may be adopted by suppliers. The following optional strategies are included in this plan: TAC Plan Page Section 288.2(a)(3)(B) Ordinances, Plumbing Codes or Rules 10 on Water Conserving Fixtures 8.3 288.2(a)(3)(D) Reuse and Recycling of Wastewater 10 8.2 288.2(a)(3)(F) Water Waste Prohibition 10 8.4 288.2(a)(3)(G) Monitoring of Effectiveness and Efficiency 7 Annual Water Conservation Report 5.6 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AND UTILITY PROFILE The City of North Richland Hills provides retail water and sewer service to approximately 72,587 residents and wholesale water service to the City of Watauga. Service through wholesale customers accounts for approximately 23,650 additional residents. Appendix B contains North Richland Hills' 2023 water utility profiles based on the formats recommended by TCEQ. The City of Watauga is the City of North Richland Hills' only wholesale customer and is contractually obligated to develop and implement a conservation plan that meets applicable TCEQ Water Conservation Plan Requirements. Appendix C includes the City of Watauga's Water Utility Profile. 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 3 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 7 of 64 4.0 SPECIFICATION OF WATER CONSERVATION GOALS Current TCEQ regulations require the adoption of specific water conservation goals for a water conservation plan. As part of the plan adoption, the City of North Richland Hills will develop 5-year and 10-year goals for per capita municipal use, following TCEQ procedures described in the water utility profile, Appendix B for the City of North Richland Hills. The goals for this water conservation plan include the following: • Maintain the 5-year moving average total per capita and residential per capita water use below specified amount in Table 4-2 • Keep the level of water loss in the system below 6% annually in 2024 and subsequent years, as discussed on page 5, Section 5.4. • Maintain meter replacement and repair programs, as discussed on page 5, Section 5.2. • Decrease waste in lawn irrigation by continuing enforcement of the landscape water management ordinance, as discussed on page 9, Section 8.4. • Raise public awareness of water conservation and encourage responsible public behavior with a public education and information program, as discussed on page 7, Section 6.0. In the previous (2019) Plan, total capita use goals were 130 gallons per capita per day (GPCD) by 2019 and 120 GPCD by 2029; also, the water loss goals were 6 gallons per capita per day (GPCD) by 2024 and 5 GPCD by 2029 as outlined in Table 4-1 below. North Richland Hills' five-year average per capita use (2019-2023) was 130 GPCD which in-line with the 2019 plan. Although, water loss was 7.39% GPCD which is higher than the 2019 plan because we had more main breaks due to extreme weather conditions. TABLE 4-1: PREVIOUS PLAN GPCD GOALS (2019) Description Units 2018 2024 2029 Total GPCD a GPCD 130 125 120 Residential GPCD b GPCD 92 89 86 Water Loss (GPCD) ° GPCD 5 6 5 Water Loss Percentage d % 4 5 5 a.Total GPCD=(Total Gallons in System_Permanent Population)_365 b.Residential GPCD=(Gallons Used for Residential Use_Permanent Population)_365 c.Water Loss GPCD=(Total Water Loss_Permanent Population)_365 d.Water Loss Percentage = (Total Water Loss = Total Gallon in System) x 100; or (Water Loss GPCD _ Total GPCD)x 100 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 4 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 8 of 64 The 2019 Water Conservation Plan works for our city therefore we will readopt this Plan for 2024. Going forward, the city has committed to achieving reductions in usage and water loss GPCD that are more progressive than the 2019 Plan, as shown in Table 4-2 below. The projected reduction for the city is 1/2 % per year due to elements in this Plan. TABLE 4-2: WATER CONSERVATION PLAN 5-AND 10-YR GOALS FOR WATER SAVING Historic 10-Year 5yr Baseline 5-Year Goal Goal for Average for Year 2029 Year 2034 Total GPCD1 130 130 120 115 Residential GPCD2 92 92 89 86 Water Loss (GPCD)3 11 6 6 5 Water Loss 8.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% (Percentage)4 a.Total GPCD=(Total Gallons in System=Permanent Population)_365 b.Residential GPCD=(Gallons Used for Residential Use_Permanent Population)=365 c.Water Loss GPCD=(Total Water Loss+Permanent Population)=365 d.Water Loss Percentage= (Total Water Loss_Total Gallon in System)x 100; or(Water Loss GPCD=Total GPCD)x 100 5.0 METERING, WATER USE RECORDS, CONTROL OF WATER LOSS, AND LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR One of the key elements in water conservation is careful tracking of water use and control of losses through illegal diversions and leaks. Careful metering of water deliveries and water use, detection and repair of leaks in the distribution system and regular monitoring of water loss are important in controlling losses. 5.1 Accurate Metering of Treated Water Deliveries North Richland Hills supplies all of the water used by its customers. Water deliveries are metered by the City of North Richland Hills using a meter accuracy of ±5%. These meters are calibrated by the City's wholesale suppliers on an annual basis to maintain their level of accuracy. North Richland Hills has four (4) main points of entry for treated water intake into the City. Three (3) entry points are from the City of Fort Worth and one (1) entry point from Trinity River Authority (TRA). Each point of entry contains a master meter that is the property of the wholesale provider (Fort Worth/TRA). By the wholesale contract, these entry point meters, are tested and calibrated to ensure accuracy at least once per year. 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 5 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 9 of 64 The City of North Richland Hills is the water supplier for the City of Watauga. The City of North Richland Hills has installed several meters at the main entry points into the City of Watauga. The main entry point meters are tested, calibrated, and maintained by the City of North Richland Hills on a regular basis. 5.2 Metering of Customer and Public Uses and Meter Testing, Repair, and Replacement All connections to the water system are metered connections. All meters are maintained within an acceptable operating accuracy range as defined by the manufacturer or American Water Works Association (AWWA) Standards for Meter Accuracy, whichever is more stringent. Non-functioning meters and meters that indicate reduced or high usage will be flagged during the electronic billing process. These meters will be checked, field tested, and replaced when found to be out of the manufacturer specifications or not meeting AWWA Standards. The City of North Richland Hills has a Meter Replacement Program that is currently in progress. The goal of the program is to replace approximately 23,000 customer water meters in the next 18 months. The City also replaces water meters on an as needed basis. These meters are usually suspected of inaccurate readings, such as reading high or too low, erratic, or not reading any flow at all. This aggressive water meter replacement program helps to ensure the meters are accurate and helps to reduce the water loss in the City. 5.3 Record Management System As required by TAC Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule 288.2(a)(2)(B), the City of North Richland Hills record management system allows for the separation of water sales and uses into residential, commercial, public/institutional, and industrial categories. This information will be included in an annual water conservation report, as described on page 6, Section 5.6. The City of North Richland Hills will continue to maintain a record management system that separates the monthly usage in the following customer categories; residential, commercial, public/institutional, wholesale, industrial usage and others. 5.4 Determination and Control of Water Loss Water loss is the difference between water purchased from the City of Fort Worth and TRA and metered deliveries to North Richland Hills' customers. Authorized but 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 6 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 10 of 64 unmetered uses would include fire-fighting, flushing of water lines, and uses associated with new construction. Water loss can include several categories: • Inaccuracies in customer meters. Customer meters tend to run more slowly or become erratic as they age and under-report actual use. • Losses due to water main breaks and leaks in the water distribution system. • Losses due to illegal connections and theft. Measures to control water loss are part of the routine operations of the City. Maintenance crews and personnel are directed to look for and report evidence of leaks in the water distribution system. A leak detection and repair program is described in Section 5.5 below. Meter readers are directed to watch for and report signs of illegal connections so they can be addressed quickly. As shown in the Water Utility Profile, water loss has varied from 7.78% to 10.87% in the last five years. With the elements described in this plan, the City of North Richland Hills intends to maintain the water loss below 6% in 2024 and subsequent years. 5.5 Leak Detection and Repair The City of North Richland Hills monitors the water distribution system and customer service connections for water leaks. This is done by City personnel who are in the field. Any water leaks found are reported immediately and repaired as quickly as possible. The City also conducts regular inspections throughout the City for leaks on large water transmission lines. Areas along drainage streams and limited access areas are regularly investigated for potential water leaks. The Public Works Department is responsible for repairing water line leaks. Typically, all water leaks are repaired within 24 hours after they have been reported. Large main line water leaks require quick responses, and the department provides this quick response 24 hours a day. The Public Works Department also has an annual program for replacing water lines that are old, deteriorated, and have had numerous water leaks. The department replaces approximately 10,000 linear feet of water lines in the City under this program. An asset management program is used to track all water line breaks. This asset management program helps the department to determine which water lines are in need of replacement. 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 7 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 11 of 64 5.6 Monitoring of Effectiveness and Efficiency Annual Water Conservation Report Appendix B is a water utility profile that will be submitted electronically to TWDB by May 1st of 2024 and will be used to monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of the water conservation plan. This will help the City to plan conservation-related activities for the following years. The water utility profile form records the water use by category, per capita municipal use, and water loss for the current year and compares them to historical values. The modified water utility profile and annual water conservation report will be sent to the City of Fort Worth and TRA who will work with Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) to monitor regional water conservation trends. 6.0 CONTINUING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION CAMPAIGN The City of North Richland Hills will continue to promote conservation through public education by: • Participating in various conservation programs with TRWD. • Making conservation information available at the public library and on the City of North Richland Hills' website. Links on the City's website will be provided to the Texas Smartscape website and to information on water conservation from TRWD, Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), and TCEQ websites. • Include a water conservation message in the City's "News and Notes" publication on an annual basis. This publication is sent to North Richland Hills customers' and includes information about City activities, events, and advertisements. • Insert water conservation information with water bills. Inserts will include material developed by North Richland Hills' staff and material obtained from TRWD, TWDB, TCEQ, and other sources. • Encourage local media coverage of water conservation issues and the importance of water conservation. • Make information on Texas Smartscape principles, water conservation brochures, and other water conservation materials available to the public at City Hall and other public places. • In 2008 the City of North Richland Hills began a partnership with TRWD promoting an educational program called "Learning to Be Water Wise". The program is designed for educating elementary school students and their parents on water conservation. Activities include instructional manuals and activity books, supplying and installing low flow faucet fixtures, and surveys and input on water conservation techniques. The City along with TRWD funds the program annually. Presently, 5th 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 8 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 12 of 64 grade students in the City's local elementary schools are targeted for this program. The City will continue this program providing funds are available on an annual basis. 7.0 WATER RATE STRUCTURE The City of North Richland Hills' rate structure is broken into two sections, Residential Water Rates and Commercial/Industrial Water Rates. Both rate structures contain minimum use charges/volumes and steps where rates increase as usage increases to encourage conservation efforts and discourage excessive use. The rate structure shows in Table 7.0 were effective November 1, 2019 and are subject to change as the City continues to evaluate the cost of services and the impact on water conservation. For the most up to date Water Rates, please refer to Chapter 78, Sections 121-125 Appendix A- Fee Schedule "Water Rates". Table 7.0 Rate Structure Residential Water Rates Meter Size 3/4" 1" 1.5" 2" 3" 4" Minimum Bill $17.50 $29.00 $58.00 $93.00 $175.00 $187.00 Minimum Volume Gallons 2,000 3,340 6,650 10,644 19,971 21,311 2,001- 3,341- 6,651- 10,645- Step 1 Volume 22,440 22,440 22,440 22,440 Step 1 Rate per 1,000 gallons $4.65 $4.65 $4.65 $4.65 Step 2 Volume >22,440 >22,440 >22,440 >22,440 Step 2 Rate per 1,000 gallons $4.74 $4.74 $4.74 $4.74 Commercial/Industrial Water Rates Meter Size 3/4" 1" 1.5" 2" 3" 4" Minimum Bill $17.50 $29.00 $58.00 $93.00 $175.00 $187.00 Minimum Volume Gallons 2,000 3,340 6,650 10,644 19,971 21,311 2,001- 3,341- Step 1 Volume 9,724 9,724 6,651-9,724 >10,645 >10,645 >10,645 Step 1 Rate per 1,000 gallons $4.65 $4.65 $4.65 $4.74 $4.74 $4.74 Step 2 Volume >9,725 >9,725 >9,725 Step 2 Rate per 1,000 gallons $4.74 $4.74 $4.74 The rates shown in the table above were effective as of November 1, 2019, and subject to change as the City continues to refine its rate structure to improve the impact on water conservation and manage the cost of service most effectively. 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 9 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 13 of 64 8.0 OTHER WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES 8.1 Reservoir System Operation Plan North Richland Hills purchases treated water from the City of Fort Worth and TRA Northern Region which purchases untreated surface water from TRWD. North Richland Hills does not purchase untreated surface water supplies and therefore does not have a reservoir system operation plan. 8.2 Reuse and Recycling of Wastewater The City of North Richland Hills does not own and operate its own wastewater treatment plant. The City's wastewater is treated by TRA and the City of Fort Worth. 8.3 Ordinances, Plumbing Codes, or Rules on Water Conserving Fixtures The State of Texas has required water-conserving fixtures in new construction and renovations since 1992. The state standards call for flows of no more than 2.5 gallons per minute (gpm) for faucets, 3.0 gpm for showerheads, and 1.6 gallons per flush for toilets. Similar standards are now required nationally under federal law. These state and federal standards assure that all new construction and renovations will use water- conserving fixtures. The City of North Richland Hills follows these standards. 8.4 Water Waste Prohibition Landscape irrigation and outdoor watering are responsible for a large portion of the water wasted in the State of Texas. The City of North Richland Hills has adopted the following water conservation measures in an effort to reduce the amount of wasted water: • Prohibition of outdoor watering with irrigation systems from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day of the year. Watering with hand-held hoses, drip irrigation and soaker hoses is allowed. • Requirement that all irrigation systems installed on or after October 25, 1999, with the exception of those associated with agricultural and/or single family residential uses, must be equipped with rain and freeze sensors. • Requirement that all agricultural and/or single-family residential irrigation systems installed within the City on or after August 1, 2006, must be equipped with rain and freeze sensors. • Prohibition of irrigation systems that result in a substantial amount of water to fall upon impervious surfaces, such that a constant stream of water overflows from the lawn or landscape onto a street or other drainage area. 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 10 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 14 of 64 • Prohibition of poorly maintained irrigation systems that waste water. • Prohibition of outdoor watering during any form of precipitation. • Requirement for customers to repair a water service line or irrigation line leaking on private property within a designated time period as directed by the North Richland Hills Public Works Department. • The City of Fort Worth and other regional water providers (North Texas Municipal Water District, Tarrant Regional Water District, Upper Trinity Regional Water District, the Trinity River Authority and the City of Dallas) have collaborated and agreed upon implementing a year-round no more than twice per week watering schedule. The City has a mandatory a year-round twice per week water schedule similar to Stage 1 of its drought plan. The schedule is included as Table 8.1. Table 8.1: Year- Round Twice Per Week Watering Schedule Monday T RWAI, : , Wednesday hursday, Friday '' µwa h;,Saturday { ;Sunday No outdoor Non Residential Residential Non Residential Residential watering residential addresses addresses residential addresses addresses ending in ending in ending in ending in (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) Failure to comply with any portion of this section will constitute a violation and may be subject to enforcement of a fine up to Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per violation. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. 8.5 Requirement for Water Conservation Plans by Wholesale Customers The City of North Richland Hills is a wholesale water supplier for the City of Watauga. The City of Watauga must develop and implement a water conservation plan as described in this section. Every contract for the wholesale sale of water that is entered into, renewed, or extended after the adoption of this water conservation plan will include a requirement that the wholesale customer and any wholesale customers of that wholesale customer develop and implement a water conservation plan meeting the requirements of Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule 288.2 of the TAC. The requirement will also extend to each successive wholesale customer in the resale of the water. 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 11 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 15 of 64 8.6 Coordination with Regional Water Planning Organizations Appendix D includes letters sent to the City of Fort Worth, TRA, the TRWD, TCEQ and the City of Watauga. A copy of the water conservation plan was included with each letter. 8.7 Request for Variance The Public Works Operations Manager or his/her designee may grant a temporary variance for water use prohibited by this plan if it is determined that an emergency condition resulting in an adverse effect to health, sanitation, or fire protection of a customer, person, or entity would result if a variance is not granted. A temporary variance may also be granted if it is determined that a customer, person, or entity is caused undue hardship or financial burden if a variance is not granted. Outdoor watering at a service address with large multi-station irrigation systems may take place in accordance with a variance granted by the Public Works Operations Manager or his/her designee if it is determined that the property cannot be adequately irrigated in a single day. A temporary variance may also be granted to playing fields which require watering to maintain league standards. Skinned areas of sports fields may be watered as needed for dust control without applying for a temporary variance. In order to receive a written variance from the Public Works Operations Manager or his/her designee the customer, person, or entity must provide a written request including: • Name and address of the person requesting the variance. • Location of the proposed water use. • Detailed statement of potential damage and reason for the variance. • The volume of water needed and specific purpose of water use. • Period of time the variance is needed. • Detailed statement of water conservation measures that are being used. • Any diagram or other explanation that demonstrates the need for a variance. 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 12 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 16 of 64 9.0 IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE WATER CONSERVATION PLAN Appendix E includes a copy of the ordinance passed by the City Council which formally approves and adopts this water conservation plan. The ordinance includes penalties for non-compliance and designates responsible officials to implement and enforce the water conservation plan. Appendix F includes a copy of the City's adopted Landscape Water Management Ordinance and Amendment to Outside Watering Ordinance. 2024 Water Conservation Plan Page 13 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 17 of 64 APPENDIX A TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES ON MUNICIPAL WATER CONSERVATION PLANS 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX A — TCEQ RULES Page 14 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 18 of 64 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Rules on Water Conservation Plans for Municipal Uses by Public Water Suppliers TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (TAC) Title 30 Environmental Quality Part 1 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chapter 288 Water Conservation Plans, Drought Contingency Plans, Guidelines and Requirements Subchapter A Water Conservation Plans Rule §288.1 Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Agricultural or Agriculture - Any of the following activities: (A) cultivating the soil to produce crops for human food, animal feed, or planting seed or for the production of fibers; (B) the practice of floriculture, viticulture, silviculture, and horticulture, including the cultivation of plants in containers or non-soil media by a nursery grower; (C) raising, feeding, or keeping animals for breeding purposes or for the production of food or fiber, leather, pelts, or other tangible products having a commercial value; (D) raising or keeping equine animals; (E) wildlife management; and (F) planting cover crops, including cover crops cultivated for transplantation, or leaving land idle for the purpose of participating in any governmental program or normal crop or livestock rotation procedure. (2) Agricultural Use -Any use or activity involving agriculture, including irrigation. (3) Best Management Practices - Voluntary efficiency measures that save a quantifiable amount of water, either directly or indirectly, and that can be implemented within a specific time frame. (4) Conservation — Those practices, techniques, and technologies that reduce the consumption of water, improve the efficiency in the use of water, or increase the recycling and reuse of water so that a water supply is made available for future or alternative uses. (5) Commercial Use — The use of water by a place of business, such as a hotel, restaurant, or office building. This does not include multi-family residences or agricultural, industrial, or institutional users. 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX A — TCEQ RULES Page 15 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 19 of 64 (6) Drought Contingency Plan - A strategy or combination of strategies for temporary supply and demand management responses to temporary and potentially recurring water supply shortages and other water supply emergencies. A drought contingency plan may be a separate document identified as such or may be contained within another water management document(s). (7) Industrial Use - The use of water in processes designed to convert materials of a lower order of value into forms having greater usability and commercial value, and the development of power by means other than hydroelectric, but does not include agricultural use. (8) Institutional Use—The use of water by an establishment dedicated to public service, such as a school, university, church, hospital, nursing home, prison or government facility. All facilities dedicated to public service are considered institutional regardless of ownership. (9) Irrigation —The agricultural use of water for the irrigation of crops, trees, and pastureland, including, but not limited to, golf courses and parks which do not receive water from a public water supplier. (10) Irrigation Water Use Efficiency - The percentage of that amount of irrigation water which is beneficially used by agriculture crops or other vegetation relative to the amount of water diverted from the source(s) of supply. Beneficial uses of water for irrigation purposes include, but are not limited to, evapotranspiration needs for vegetative maintenance and growth, salinity management, and leaching requirements associated with irrigation. (11) Mining Use - The use of water for mining processes including hydraulic use, drilling, washing sand and gravel, and oil field re-pressuring. (12) Municipal Use - The use of potable water provided by a public water supplier as well as the use of sewage effluent for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, institutional, and wholesale uses. (13) Nursery Grower - A person engaged in the practice of floriculture, viticulture, silviculture, and horticulture, including the cultivation of plants in containers or non-soil media, who grows more than 50% of the products that the person either sells or leases, regardless of variety sold, leased, or grown. For the purpose of this definition, grow means the actual cultivation or propagation of the product beyond the mere holding or maintaining of the item prior to sale or lease, and typically includes activities associated with the production or multiplying of stock such as the development of new plants from cuttings, grafts, plugs or seedlings. (14) Pollution- The alteration of the physical, thermal, chemical, or biological quality of, or the contamination of, any water in the state that renders the water harmful, detrimental, or injurious to humans, animal life, vegetation, or property, or to the public health, safety, or welfare, or impairs the usefulness or the public enjoyment of the water for any lawful or reasonable purpose. (15) Public Water Supplier - An individual or entity that supplies water to the public for human consumption. 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX A — TCEQ RULES Page 16 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 20 of 64 (16) Residential Use—The use of water that is billed to single and multi-family residences, which applies to indoor and outdoor uses. (17) Residential Gallons per Capita per Day—The total gallons sold for residential use by a public water supplier divided by the residential population served and then divided by the number of days in the year. (18) Regional Water Planning Group - A group established by the Texas Water Development Board to prepare a regional water plan under Texas Water Code, §16.053. (19) Retail Public Water Supplier - An individual or entity that for compensation supplies water to the public for human consumption. The term does not include an individual or entity that supplies water to itself or its employees or tenants when that water is not resold to or used by others. (20) Reuse - The authorized use for one or more beneficial purposes of use of water that remains unconsumed after the water is used for the original purpose of use and before that water is either disposed of or discharged or otherwise allowed to flow into a watercourse, lake, or other body of state-owned water. (21) Total Use - The volume of raw or potable water provided by a public water supplier to billed customer sectors or nonrevenue uses and the volume lost during conveyance, treatment, or transmission of that water. (22) Total Gallons per Capita per Day (GPCD) — The total amount of water diverted and/or pumped for potable use divided by the total permanent population divided by the days of the year. Diversion volumes of reuse as defined in this chapter shall be credited against total diversion volumes for the purposes of calculating GPCD for targets and goals. (23) Water Conservation Plan —A strategy or combination of strategies for reducing the volume of water withdrawn from a water supply source, for reducing the loss or waste of water, for maintaining or improving the efficiency in the use of water, for increasing the recycling and reuse of water, and for preventing the pollution of water. A water conservation plan may be a separate document identified as such or may be contained within another water management document(s). (24) Wholesale Public Water Supplier - An individual or entity that for compensation supplies water to another for resale to the public for human consumption. The term does not include an individual or entity that supplies water to itself or its employees or tenants as an incident of that employee service or tenancy when that water is not resold to or used by others, or an individual or entity that conveys water to another individual or entity, but does not own the right to the water which is conveyed, whether or not for a delivery fee. (25) Wholesale Use — Water sold from one entity or public water supplier to other retail water purveyors for resale to individual customers. Source Note: The provisions of this §288.1 adopted to be effective May 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 2558; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 949; amended to be effective April 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be effective August 15, 2002, 27 TexReg 7146; amended to be effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384; amended to effective January 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 193; amended to be effective December 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 9515 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX A — TCEQ RULES Page 17 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 21 of 64 TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Title 30 Environmental Quality Part 1 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chapter 288 Water Conservation Plans, Drought Contingency Plans, Guidelines And Requirements SubChapter A Water Conservation Plans Rule§288.2 Water Conservation Plans for Municipal Uses by Public Water Suppliers (a) A water conservation plan for municipal water use by public water suppliers must provide information in response to the following. If the plan does not provide information for each requirement, the public water supplier shall include in the plan an explanation of why the requirement is not applicable. (1) Minimum requirements. All water conservation plans for municipal uses by public water suppliers must include the following elements: (A) a utility profile in accordance with the Texas Water Use Methodology, including, but not limited to, information regarding population and customer data, water use data (including total gallons per capita per day (GPCD) and residential GPCD), water supply system data, and wastewater system data; (B) a record management system which allows for the classification of water sales and uses into the most detailed level of water use data currently available to it, including, if possible, the sectors listed in clauses (i) — (vi) of this subparagraph. Any new billing system purchased by a public water supplier must be capable of reporting detailed water use data as described in clauses (i) — (vi) of this subparagraph: (i) Residential; (1) Single family; (2) Multi-family; (ii) Commercial; (iii) Institutional; (iv) Industrial; (v) Agricultural; and (vi) Wholesale. (C) specific, quantified five-year and ten-year targets for water savings to include goals for water loss programs and goals for municipal use in total GPCD and residential GPCD. The goals established by a public water supplier under this subparagraph are not enforceable; (D) metering device(s), within an accuracy of plus or minus 5.0% in order to measure and account for the amount of water diverted from the source of supply. 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX A — TCEQ RULES Page 18 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 22 of 64 (E) a program for universal metering of both customer and public uses of water, for meter testing and repair, and for periodic meter replacement; (F) measures to determine and control water loss (for example, periodic visual inspections along distribution lines; annual or monthly audit of the water system to determine illegal connections; abandoned services; etc.); (G) a program of continuing public education and information regarding water conservation; (H) a water rate structure which is not "promotional," i.e., a rate structure which is cost-based and which does not encourage the excessive use of water; (I) a reservoir systems operation plan, if applicable, providing for the coordinated operation of reservoirs owned by the applicant within a common watershed or river basin in order to optimize available water supplies; and (J) a means of implementation and enforcement which shall be evidenced by: (i) a copy of the ordinance, resolution, or tariff, indicating official adoption of the water conservation plan by the water supplier; and (ii) a description of the authority by which the water supplier will implement and enforce the conservation plan; and (K) documentation of coordination with the regional water planning groups for the service area of the public water supplier in order to ensure consistency with the appropriate approved regional water plans. (2) Additional content requirements. Water conservation plans for municipal uses by public drinking water suppliers serving a current population of 5,000 or more and/or a projected population of 5,000 or more within the next ten years subsequent to the effective date of the plan must include the following elements: (A) a program of leak detection, repair, and water loss accounting for the water transmission, delivery, and distribution system; (B) a requirement in every wholesale water supply contract entered into or renewed after official adoption of the plan (by either ordinance, resolution, or tariff), and including any contract extension, that each successive wholesale customer develop and implement a water conservation plan or water conservation measures using the applicable elements in this chapter. If the customer intends to resell the water, the contract between the initial supplier and customer must provide that the contract for the resale of the water must have water conservation requirements so that each successive customer in the resale of the water will be required to implement water conservation measures in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (3) Additional conservation strategies. Any combination of the following strategies shall be selected by the water supplier, in addition to the minimum requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, if they are necessary to achieve the stated water conservation goals of the plan. The commission may require that any of the 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX A — TCEQ RULES Page 19 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 23 of 64 following strategies be implemented by the water supplier if the commission determines that the strategy is necessary to achieve the goals of the water conservation plan: (A) conservation-oriented water rates and water rate structures such as uniform or increasing block rate schedules, and/or seasonal rates, but not flat rate or decreasing block rates; (B) adoption of ordinances, plumbing codes, and/or rules requiring water- conserving plumbing fixtures to be installed in new structures and existing structures undergoing substantial modification or addition; (C) a program for the replacement or retrofit of water-conserving plumbing fixtures in existing structures; (D) reuse and/or recycling of wastewater and/or graywater; (E) a program for pressure control and/or reduction in the distribution system and/or for customer connections; (F) a program and/or ordinance(s) for landscape water management; (G) a method for monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the water conservation plan; and (H) any other water conservation practice, method, or technique which the water supplier shows to be appropriate for achieving the stated goal or goals of the water conservation plan. (b) A water conservation plan prepared in accordance with 31 TAC §363.15 (relating to Required Water Conservation Plan) of the Texas Water Development Board and substantially meeting the requirements of this section and other applicable commission rules may be submitted to meet application requirements in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the commission and the Texas Water Development Board. (c) A public water supplier for municipal use shall review and update its water conservation plan, as appropriate, based on an assessment of previous five-year and ten-year targets and any other new or updated information. The public water supplier for municipal use shall review and update the next revision of its water conservation plan every five years to coincide with the regional water planning group. Source Note: The provisions of this§288.2 adopted to be effective May 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 2558; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 949; amended to be effective April 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384; amended to be effective December 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 9515 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX A — TCEQ RULES Page 20 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 24 of 64 TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Title 30 Environmental Quality Part 1 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chapter 288 Water Conservation Plans, Drought Contingency Plans, Guidelines And Requirements SubChapter A Water Conservation Plans Rule §288.5 Water Conservation Plans for Wholesale Water Suppliers A water conservation plan for a wholesale water supplier must provide information in response to each of the following paragraphs. If the plan does not provide information for each requirement, the wholesale water supplier shall include in the plan an explanation of why the requirement is not applicable. (1) Minimum Requirements—All water conservation plans for the wholesale water suppliers must include the following elements: (A) a description of the wholesaler's service area, including population and customer data, water use data, water supply system data, and wastewater data; (B) specific, quantified five-year and ten-year targets for water savings I ncluding, where appropriate, target goals for municipal use in gallons per capita per day for the wholesaler's service area, maximum acceptable water loss, and the basis for the development of these goals. The goals established by wholesale water suppliers under this subparagraph are not enforceable; (C) a description as to which practice(s) and/or devices(s) will be utilized to measure and account for the amount of water diverted from the source(s) of supply; (D) a monitoring and record management program for determining water deliveries, sales, and losses; (E) a program of metering and leak detection and repair for the wholesaler's water storage, delivery, and distribution system; (F) a requirement of every water supply contract entered into or renewed after official adoption of the water conservation plan, and including any contract extension, that each successive wholesale customer develop and implement a water conservation plan or water conservation measures using the 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX A — TCEQ RULES Page 21 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 25 of 64 applicable elements of this chapter. If the customer intends to resell the water, then the contract between the initial supplier and customer must provide that the contract for the resale of the water must have water conservation requirements so that each successive customer in the resale of the water will be required to implement water conservation measures in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter; (G) a reservoir systems operations plan, if applicable, providing for the coordinated operation of reservoirs owned by the applicant within a common watershed or river basin. The reservoir systems operations plans shall include optimization of water supplies as one of the significant goals of the plan; (H) a means for implementation and enforcement, which shall be evidenced by a copy of the ordinance, rule, resolution, or tariff, indicating official adoption of the water conservation plan by the water supplier; and a description of the authority by which the water supplier will implement and enforce the conservation plan; and (I) documentation or coordination with the regional water planning groups for the service area of the wholesale water supplier in order to ensure consistency with the appropriate approved regional water plans. (2) Additional conservation strategies. Any combination of the following strategies shall be selected by the water wholesaler, in addition to the minimum requirements of paragraph (1) of this section, if they are necessary in order to achieve the stated water conservation goals of the plan. The commission may require by commission order that any of the following strategies be implemented by the water supplier if the commission determines that the strategies are necessary in order for the conservation plan to be achieved: (A) conservation-oriented water rates and water rate structures such as uniform or increasing block rate schedules, and/or seasonal rates, but not flat rate or decreasing block rates; (B) a program to assist agricultural customers in the development of conservation pollution prevention and abatement plans; (C) a program for reuse and/or recycling of wastewater and/or graywater; and (D) any other water conservation practice, method, or technique which the wholesaler shows to be appropriate for achieving the stated goal or goals of the water conservation plan. 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX A — TCEQ RULES Page 22 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 26 of 64 (3) Review and update requirements. The wholesale water supplier shall review and update its water conservation plan, as appropriate, based on an assessment of previous five-year and ten-year targets and any other new or updated information. A wholesale water supplier shall review and update the next revision of its water conservation plan every five years to coincide with the regional water planning group. Source Note: The provisions of this§288.5 adopted to be effective May 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 2558; amended to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 949; amended to be effective April 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 3544; amended to be effective October 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 9384; amended to be effective December 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 9515 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX A — TCEQ RULES Page 23 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 27 of 64 APPENDIX B NORTH RICHLAND HILLS WATER UTILITY PROFILE 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B— NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 24 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 28 of 64 CONTACT INFORMATION Name of Utility: City of North Richland Hills Public Water Supply Identification Number (PWS ID):TX2200063 Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) Number: 10103 Surface Water Right ID Number: Contact: First Name: Tuan Last Name: Ngo Title: Regulatory Compliance Specialist Address:7200 Dick Fisher Dr South City: North Richland Hills State: TX Zip Code: 76180 Email: tngonrhtx.com Telephone Number: 817-427-6457 Date: 03/19/2024 Is this person the designated Conservation ® Yes 0 No Coordinator? Regional Water Planning Group: C Groundwater Conservation NTGCD District: Our records indicate that you: El Received financial assistance of$500,000 or more from TWDB El Have 3,300 or more retail connections Have a surface water right with TCEQ 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B — NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 25 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 29 of 64 UTILITY PROFILE A. Population and Service Area 1. Current service area size in square miles: 18.2 2. Historical service area population for the previous five years, starting with the most current year. Year Historical Population Historical Population Historical Population Served By Served By Served By Retail Water Service Wholesale Water Wastewater Water Service Service 2023 72,587 23,650 72,587 2022 71,904 23,650 71,904 2021 70,380 23,650 70,380 2020 71,508 24,402 71,508 2019 71,269 24,602 71,269 3. Projected service area population for the following decades. Year Projected Population Projected Population Projected Population Served By Served By Served By Retail Water Service Wholesale Water Wastewater Water Service Service 2030 77,480 24,525 77,480 2040 77,480 24,525 77,480 2050 77,480 24,525 77,480 2060 77,480 24,525 77,480 2070 77,480 24,252 77,480 4. Described sources)/method(s) for estimating current and projected populations. Current and projected population obtained from 2021 Region C Water Plan. 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B — NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 26 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 30 of 64 B. System Input System input data for the previous five years. Total System Input = Self-supplied + Imported — Exported Year Water Produced Purchased/Imported Exported Water in Total System In Gallons Water:In Gallons Gallons Input Total GPCD 2023 0 4,227,313,758 691,046,566 3,536,267,192 133 2022 0 4,346,801,190 625,715,375 3,721,085,815 141 2021 0 3,863,566,283 660,470,000 3,203,096,283 124 2020 0 4,196,620,727 794,737,003 3,401,883,724 130 2019 0 4,035,815,855 859,509,047 3,176,306,809 122 Historic 0 4,134,023,563 726,295,598 3,407,727,965 130 Average C. Water Supply System 1. Designed daily capacity of system in gallons 16,000,000 2. Storage Capacity 2a. Elevated storage in gallons: 5,500,000 2b. Ground storage in gallons: 10,500,000 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B — NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 27 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 31 of 64 D. Projected Demands 1. The estimated water supply requirements for the next ten years using population trends, historical water use, economic growth, etc. Year Population Water Demand(gallons) 2025 73,643 4,226,995,652 2026 74,196 4,248,130,630 2027 74,752 4,269,371,284 2028 75,313 4,290,718,140 2029 75,878 4,312,171,731 2030 76,447 4,333,732,589 2031 77,020 4,355,401,252 2032 77,598 4,377,178,259 2033 78,180 4,399,064,150 2034 78,766 4,421,059,471 2. Description of source data and how projected water demands were determined. Data from 2021 Region C Water Plan. E. High Volume Customers 1. The annual water use for the five highest volume RETAIL customers Customer Water Use Category Annual Water Use Treated or Raw Doskocil Food (Tyson) Industrial 74,882,415 Treated BISD Institutional 32,009,191 Treated 8500 Harwood Residential 28,309,391 Treated Apartments Bluffs at Iron Horse Apartments Residential 23,268,799 Treated Silver Creek Apartments Residential 20,047,717 Treated 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B — NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 28 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 32 of 64 2. The annual water use for the five highest volume WHOLESALE customers. Customer Water Use Category Annual Water Use Treated or Raw City of Watauga Municipal 685,047,000 Treated F. Utility Data Comment Section Additional comments about utility data. Data obtained from water department. Section II: System Data A. Retail Water Supplier Connections 1. List of active retail connections by major water use category. Water Use Cate o T e Total Retail Connections Percent of Total g yp (Active+ Inactive) Connections Residential - Single Family 21,302 66.62 % Residential - Multi-Family 9,017 28.20 % Industrial 11 0.03 % Commercial 1,334 4.17 % Institutional 312 0.98 % Agricultural 0 0.00 % Total 31,976 100.00 % 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B — NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 29 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 33 of 64 2. Net number of new retail connections by water use category for the previous five years. Net Number of New Retail Connections Year Residential- ; Residential - Industrial Commercia lnstitutionaAgrlcultural Total Single Family Multi-Family I i 2023 171, 173 15 3 0 0 362 2022 185 121 0 21 0 0 327 2021 301 822 0 9 0 0 1,132 2020 274 0 33 0 1 0 307 2019 215 119 193 0 0 0 527 B. Accounting Data The previous five years' gallons of RETAIL water provided in each major water use category. Year Residential - Residential Industrial Commercial Institutional Agricultural Total Single Family Multi-Family 2023 2,144,418,223 398,225,736 82,457,121 378,757,418 177,659,185 0 3,181,517,683 2022 2,204,567,083 410,551,555 72,308,779 387,214,150 164,907,801 0 3,239,549,368 2021 1,859,151,652 374,950,615 83,685,177 345,557,217 156,626,874 0 2,819,971,535 2020 1,986,543,138 382,472,190 82,852,564 350,734,794 159,332,529 0 2,961,935,215 2019 1,840,203,461 371,606,644 105,789,019 414,373,308 131,362,385 0 2,863,334,817 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B — NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 30 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 34 of 64 C. Residential Water Use The previous five years residential GPCD for single family and multi-family units. Year Total Residential 2023 96 2022 100 2021 87 2020 91 2019 85 Historic 92 Average D. Annual and Seasonal Water Use 1. The previous five years' gallons of treated water provided to RETAIL customers. Total Gallons of Treated Water Month 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 January 174,202,790 172,671,305 179,993,412 169,341,944 155,902,605 February 176,594,220 165,853,128 168,873,048 161,832,945 157,142,367 March 150,438,686 167,742,888 165,848,406 145,010,576 157,191,012 April 184,164,032 198,815,156 192,568,440 156,806,738 172,837,523 May 218,268,552 245,686,139 217,205,090 225,693,748 191,502,064 June 241,139,299 294,273,061 172,185,186 238,728,539 219,151,397 July 334,784,107 405,713,584 260,619,144 325,611,387 251,874,550 August 427,839,718 467,156,669 331,707,633 391,557,202 332,793,467 September 467,520,874 349,995,885 315,642,999 367,596,537 413,665,242 October 349,569,137 337,147,836 331,073,932 299,182,564 367,956,040 November 267,100,474 255,793,939 268,799,210 282,614,014 259,446,516 December 189,895,794 178,699,777 215,455,035 197,959,021 183,872,033 Total 3,181517,683 3,239,549 2,819,971,535 2,961,935,215 2,863,334,816 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B — NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 31 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 35 of 64 2. The previous five years' gallons of raw water provided to RETAIL customers. Total Gallons of Raw Water Month 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 January 0 0 0 0 0 February 0 0 0 0 0 March 0 0 0 0 0 April 0 0 0 0 0 May 0 0 0 0 0 June 00 0 0 0 July 0 0 0 0 0 August 0 0 0 0 0 September 0 0 0 0 0 October 0 0 0 0 0 November 0 0 0 0 0 December 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 3. Summary of seasonal and annual water use. Summer RETAIL Total RETAIL (Treated+ Raw) (Treated +Raw) 2023 183,872,033 183,872,033 2022 183,872,033 183,872,033 2021 183,872,033 183,872,033 2020 183,872,033 183,872,033 2019 183,872,033 183,872,033 Average in Gallons 939,026,988 3,013,261,723 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B — NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 32 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 36 of 64 E. Water Loss Water Loss data for the previous five years. Year Total Water Loss Water Loss in Water Loss as a in Gallons GPCD Percentage 2023 183,872,033 10 7.39% 2022 183,872,033 13 10.87 % 2021 183,872,033 10 8.21 % 2020 183,872,033 10 9.23 % 2019 183,872,033 7 7.78 % Average 260,993,931 10 9 % F. Peak Day Use Average Daily Water Use and Peak Day Water Use for the previous five years. Year Average Daily Peak Day Use Ratio Use(gal) (gal) (peak/avg) 2023 8,716,486 10,910,468 1.2517 2022 8,875,477 12,686,340 1.4294 2021 7,725,949 8,309,912 1.0756 2020 8,114,891 10,390,186 1.2804 2019 7,844,752 8,737,167 1.1138 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B — NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 33 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 37 of 64 G. Summary of Historic Water Use Water Use Category Historic Average Percent of Percent of Water Connections Use Residential -Single Family 2,006,976,711 66.62 % 66.60 Residential-Multi-Family 387,561,348 28.2 % 12.86 % Industrial 85,418,532 0.03 % 2.833 % Commercial 375,327,377 4.17% 12.46% Institutional 157,977,754 0.89 % 5.24 % Agricultural 0 0.00 % 0.00 % 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B— NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 34 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 38 of 64 POINTS OF ENTRY N 1tt41 . E !114 ! -.<i !, • i METERING STATIONS i I" #1 Hwy 121 & Handley Ederville 111 Ip :.��it . 4�1 "i #2 5105 Western Center ��k�-+,:t, fj���, . ___ #3 4145 StanleyKeller — �MIE wiihr "w , #41101 Glade Rd. wiser' 11 ! � #4 r'� w ism il1I i .lh* .01....51L7g1R1117111111.11ad ill trelluLle ri Lilitailtaitink 411"fi ' '',ii _aliblra Al ,iii..=;10=7 lu it 1-7 1\71...0g-. ..y0-i=. 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LESS RD t#MilrilitILVAlillitmill N Willigir1111Pr ut #8 P,zo to tiI re I,- vs.lit it #9 5 ti• ii141AtilrAW 5-27-2010 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX B - NRH WATER UTILITY PROFILE Page 36 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 40 of 64 APPENDIX C CITY OF WATAUGA'S WATER UTILITY PROFILE (A WHOLESALE CUSTOMER OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS) 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 37 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 41 of 64 CONTACT INFORMATION Name of Utility: City of Watauga Public Water Supply Identification Number (PWS ID): TX2200328 Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) Number: 12843 Surface Water ID Number: Wastewater ID Number: 20834 Contact: First Name: Taylor Last Name: Alvarez Title: Utility Superintendent Address: 77800 Virgil Anthony Sr. Blvd. City: Watauga State: TX Zip Code: 76148 Email: talvarez(c�wataugatx.org Telephone Number: 817-514-5846 Date: 03/25/2024 Is this person the designated Conservation Coordinator? 0 Yes 0 No Regional Water Planning Group: Groundwater Conservation District: C Our records indicate that you: ❑ Received financial assistance of$500,000 or more from TWDB ❑✓ Have 3,300 or more retail connections ❑ Have a surface water right with TCEQ 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 38 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 42 of 64 A.Population and Service Area Data 1. Current service area size in square miles: 4 2. Historical service area population for the previous five years, starting with the most current year. Year Historical Population Historical Population Historical Population Served By Served By Served By Retail Water Service Wholesale Water Wastewater Water Service Service 2023 23,650 0 23,650 2022 23,650 0 23,650 2021 23,650 0 23,650 2020 24,481 0 24,481 2019 24,602 0 24,602 3. Projected service area population for the following decades. Year Projected Population Projected Population Projected Population Served By Served By Served,By Retail Water Service Wholesale Water Wastewater Water Service Service 2030 24,525 0 24,525 2040 24,525 0 24,525 2050 24,525 0 24,525 2060 24,525 0 24,525 2070 24,525 0 24,525 4. Described source(s)/method(s) for estimating current and projected populations. 2021 Region C Water Plan 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 39 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 43 of 64 B. System Input System input data for the previous five years. Total System Input = Self-supplied + Imported — Exported Year Water Purchased/Import Exported Total System Total Produced in ed Water in Water in Input GPCD Gallons Gallons Gallons 2023 0 691,046,566 0 691,046,566 80 2022 0 765,599,437 0 765,599,437 89 2021 0 667,209,490 0 667,209,490 77 2020 0 802,846,564 0 802,846,564 90 2019 0 859,512,720 0 859,512,720 96 Historic 0 757,242,955 0 757,242,955 86 Average C.Water Supply System 1. Designed daily capacity of system in gallons 2,500,000 2. Storage Capacity 2a. Elevated storage in gallons: 2,000,000 2b. Ground storage in gallons: 2,000,000 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C- CITY OF WATAUGA Page 40 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 44 of 64 D.Projected Demands 1. The estimated water supply requirements for the next ten years using population trends, historical water use, economic growth, etc. Year Population Water Demand(gallons) 2025 23,700 735,292,500 2026 23,730 736,223,250 2027 23,790 738,084,750 2028 23,826 739,015,500 2029 23,890 741,187,250 2030 24,000 744,600,000 2031 24,020 745,220,500 2032 24,020 745,220,500 2033 24,050 746,151,250 2034 24,050 746,151,250 2. Description of source data and how projected water demands were determined. 2021 Region C Water Plan E. High Volume Customers 1. The annual water use for the five highest volume RETAIL customers. Customer Water Use Annual Water Use Treated or Raw Category Park Vista OTN Harmony LP Commercial 24,399,460 Treated North Pointe Nursing Institutional 8,063,515 Treated and Rehab Denton Highway Commercial 3,643,134 Treated Laundromat Brook Crossing Commercial 2,138,756 Treated Watauga 5807 Commercial 2,082,806 Treated 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 41 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 45 of 64 2. The annual water use for the five highest volume WHOLESALE customers. Customer Water Use Category Annual Water Use Treated or Raw F. Utility Data Comment Section Additional comments about utility data. Data obtained from utility billing department Section II: System Data A. Retail Water Supplier Connections 1. List of active retail connections by major water use category. Water Use Category Total Retail Percent of Total Type Connections(Active+ Connections inactive) Residential-Single Family 8,035 93.04 % Residential-Multi-Family 3 2.48 % Industrial 0 0.00% Commercial 316 3.86% Institutional 64 0.62 % Agricultural 0 0.00% Total 8,418 100.00% 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 42 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 46 of 64 2.Net number of new retail connections by water use category for the previous five years. Net Number of New Retail Connections Year Residential - Residential- Industrial Commercial Institutional Agricultural Total Single Multi-Family Family 202349 0 0 9 0 0 58 2022 11 0 0 5 0 0 16 2021 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 2020 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 2019 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 B.Accounting Data The previous five years' gallons of RETAIL water provided in each major water use category. Year Residential- Residential - Industrial Commercial Institutional Agricultural Total Single Family Multi-Family 2023 543,624,064 24,399,461 0 80,381,777 5,902,325 0 654,307,627 2022 543,624,065 23,272,225 0 108,907,730 17,284,949 0 693,088,969 2021 501,883,869 20,401,400 0 65,040,477 24,778,113 0 612,103,859 2020 518,241,852 17,147,451 0 99,852,869 4,690,947 0 639,933,119 2019 473,956,042 17,926,915 0 101,591,222 7,893,212 0 601,367,391 C. Residential Water Use The previous five years residential GPCD for single family and multi-family units. Year Residential - Single Family 2023 66 2022 66 2021 61 2020 60 2019 55 Historic 62 Average 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 43 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 47 of 64 D.Annual and Seasonal Water Use 1.The previous five years' gallons of treated water provided to RETAIL customers. Total Gallons of Treated Water Month 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 January 49,750,500 44,205,300 39,949,600 61,433,600 70,782,333 February 40,006,500 44853,500 40,135,000 50,134,000 70,937,333 March 45,673,300 44,622,200 47,158,200 38,324,767 66,293,600 April 57,462,200 55,706,248 52,774,700 59,729,966 54,225,200 May 48,322,200 63,882,300 41,594,400 71,396,000 54,710,500 June 52,681,600 104,775,900 ' 58,283,500 76,239,000 71,007,400 July 83,972,100 84,863500 78,633,100 99,719,000 76,648,100 August 97,980,900 85,622000 61,817,200 95,367,500 84,458,000 September 57,712,300 70,271,500 56,341,000 69,772,800 100,515,400 October 56,683,400 55,810,200 93,781,000 65,191,700 70,346,400 November 47,720,200 45,016,500 34,328,600 46,114,200 64,032,200 December 46,170,500 50,658,300 49,069,000 53,367,100 58,366,000 Total 684,136,100 750,287,448 653,865,300 786,789,633 842,322,466 2.The previous five years' gallons of raw water provided to RETAIL customers. Total Gallons of Raw Water Month 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 January 0 0 0 0 0 February 0 0 0 0 0 March 0 0 0 0 0 April 0 0 0 0 0 May 0 0 0 0 0 June 0` 0 0 0 0 July 0 0 0 0 0 August 0 0 0 0 0 September 0 0 0 0 0 October 0 0 0 0 0 November 0 0 0 0 0 December 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 202 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 44 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 48 of 64 3. Summary of seasonal and annual water use. Summer Total RETAIL RETAIL (Treated + (Treated + Raw) Rawl 2023 234,634,600 684,136,100 2022 275,261,400 750,287,448 2021 198,733,800 653,865,300 2020 271,325,500 786,789,633 2019 232,113,500 842,322,466 Average in Gallons 242,413,760.00 743,480,189.40 E.Water Loss Water Loss data for the previous five years. Year Total Water Loss Water Loss in Water Loss as a in Gallons GPCD Percentage 2023 14,309,795 2 2.09 % 2022 51,929,983 6 6.29 0/0 2021 32,766,769 4 5.00 0/0 2020 152,615,594 17 19.40 % 2019 232,401,420 26 27.59% Average 96,804,712 11 12.07 0/0 F. Peak Day Use Average Daily Water Use and Peak Day Water Use for the previous five years. Year Average Daily Peak Day Use Ratio Use(gal) (gal) (peak/avg) 2023 1,874,345 2550376 1.3607 2022 2,055,582 2991971 1.4555 2021 1,791,411 2160150 1.2058 2020 2,155,588 2949190 1.3682 2019 2,307,732 2522972 1.0933 202 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 45 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 49 of 64 G. Summary of Historic Water Use Historic Percent of Percent of Water Use Category Average Connections Water Use Residential Single 516,265,978 95.45% 80.65 0/0 Family Residential-Multi-Family 20,629,490 0.04% 3.22 % Industrial 0 0.00 % 0.00 0/0 Commercial 91,154,815 3.75 % 14.24% Institutional 12,109,909 0.76 % 1.89 0/0 Agricultural 0 0.00 % 0.00 0/0 H. System Data Comment Section Section III: Wastewater System Data A.Wastewater System Data 1. Design capacity of wastewater treatment plant(s) in gallons per day: 0 2. List of active wastewater connections by major water use category. Water Use Total Percent of Metered Unmetered Total Category Connections Connections Municipal 0 0.00 % Industrial 0 0.00 % Commercial 0 0.00 % Institutional 0 0.00 % Agricultural 0 0.00 % Total 0 100.00 % 3. Percentage of water serviced by the wastewater system: 100.00 % 202 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 46 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 50 of 64 4. Number of gallons of wastewater that was treated by the utility for the previous five years. Total Gallons of Treated Water Month 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 January 0 0 0 0 0 February 0 0 0 0 0 March 0 0 0 0 0 April 0 0 0 0 0 May 0 0 0 0 0 June 0 0 0 0 0 July 0 0 0 0 0 August 0 0 0 0 0 September 0 0 0 0 0 October 0 0 0 0 0 November 0 0 0 0 0 December 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 5.Could treated wastewater be substituted for potable water? 0 Yes©i No B. Reuse Data 1. Data by type of recycling and reuse activities implemented during the current reporting period. Type of Reuse Total Annual Volume (in gallons) On-site Irrigation Plant wash down Chlorination/de-chlorination Industrial Landscape irrigation 0 (park,golf courses) Agricultural Discharge to surface water 0 Evaporation Pond 0 Other Total 0 202 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 47 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 51 of 64 Wastewater System Data Comment Additional comments and files to support or explain wastewater system data listed below. 202 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX C— CITY OF WATAUGA Page 48 WATER UTILITY PROFILE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 52 of 64 APPENDIX D LETTERS TO WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS CITY OF FORT WORTH CITY OF WATAUGA TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX D— LETTERS TO Page 49 WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 53 of 64 APPENDIX E CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS' ORDINANCE ADOPTING WATER CONSERVATION PLAN 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX E Page 55 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 54 of 64 Placeholder— Ordinance Page 1 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX E Page 56 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 55 of 64 Placeholder— Ordinance Page 2 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX E Page 57 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 56 of 64 Placeholder— Ordinance Page 3 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX E Page 58 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 57 of 64 APPENDIX F CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS' LANDSCAPE WATER MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE AND AMENDMENT TO OUTSIDE WATERING ORDINANCE 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX F Page 59 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 58 of 64 ORDINANCE NO.2893 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78 "UTILITIES", ARTICLE II "WATER", DIVISION 2 "WATER CONSERVATION AND RATIONING" OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING SECTIONS 78-65 TO BE ENTITLED "LAWN AND LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS", SECTION 78-66 TO BE ENTITLED "RAIN SENSING DEVICES AND FREEZE SENSORS"AND SECTION 78-67 TO BE ENTITLED "EXCEPTIONS"; AMENDING SECTION 114.71(C) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CONFORM TO THE OTHER AMENDMENTS HEREIN; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills, Texas (the "City") is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code;and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that conservation of water and protection of water supplies is necessary to protect public health and sanitation as well as to provide water for fire protection;and WHEREAS, the City Council having previously adopted a water conservation plan incorporated into the Code of Ordinances; and WHEREAS, securing future water supplies will require proving to state permitted agencies that existing water supplies are being used efficiently. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Chapter 78 "Utilities", Article II "Water", Division 2 "Water Conservation and Rationing"of the Code of Ordinances be and is hereby amended by adding Sections 78-65 through 78-67 which shall read as follows: Sec.78-65. Lawn and landscape irrigation restrictions 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX F Page 60 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 59 of 64 (a) Except for hand watering and the use of soaker hoses, a person commits an offense if a person irrigates, waters, or causes or permits the irrigation of watering of any lawn or landscape located on premises owned, leased, or managed by that person between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. during the period from June 1 through September 30 of any year. (b) A person commits an offense if he knowingly or recklessly irrigates, waters, or causes or permits the irrigation or watering of a lawn or landscape located on premises owned, leased or managed by the person in a manner that causes: (1) a substantial amount of water to fall upon impervious areas instead of a lawn or landscape, such that a constant stream of water overflows from the lawn or landscape onto a street or other drainage area;or (2) an irrigation system or other lawn or landscape watering device to operate during any form of precipitation. (c) A person commits an offense if, on premises owned, leased, or managed by that person, he operates a lawn or landscape irrigation system or device that: (1) has any broken or missing sprinkler head;or (2) has not been properly maintained in a manner that prevents the waste of water. Sec.78-66. Rain sensing devices and freeze sensors. (a) All irrigation systems installed on or after October 25, 1999 with the exception of those associated with agricultural and/or single family residential uses must be equipped with rain and freeze sensors. (See Section 114-74) (b) Any agricultural and/or single family residential irrigation system installed within the City on or after August 1, 2006 must be equipped with rain and freeze sensors. (c) The potable water supply to lawn irrigation system shall be protected against backflow in accordance with the City's Backflow and Cross-connection Control Program adopted by Article VII of Chapter 78 of the Code of Ordinances. Ordinance No.2893 Page 2 of 5 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX F Page 61 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 60 of 64 (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or recklessly Install, operate, or cause, or permit the installation of or the operation of, an irrigation system In violation of subsections 78-66(a)through(d) on premises owned, leased,or managed by that person. Sec.78-67. Exceptions. (a) The Director of Public Works or his designee may grant exceptions from the provisions of Sections 78-65 or 78-66 to persons demonstrating extreme hardship and/or need as determined by the Director of Public Works or his designee and only under the following conditions: (1) The applicant must sign a compliance agreement on forms provided by the Public Works Department, agreeing to irrigate or water a lawn or landscape only in the amount and manner permitted by the exception. (2) Granting of an exception must not cause an immediate significant reduction in the City's water supply. Examples of hardships that will be considered shall include such things but not be limited to such items as: - New landscaping and/or lawns that can not be watered during the specified times - Installation of new irrigation systems - Repair and/or adjustments to an existing irrigation system - Any hardship related to the health, safety and welfare of the person making the request - Any other request determined to be a hardship as determined by the Public Works Director or his Designee (b) The Director of Public Works or his designee may revoke an exception granted when determined that: (1) the conditions of subsection (a) are not being met or are no longer applicable; (2) the terms of the compliance agreement are being violated;or (3) the health, safety or welfare of other persons requires revocation." Ordinance No.2893 Page 3 of 5 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX F Page 62 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 61 of 64 SECTION 2. That Section 114-71(c)(1) Landscaping Regulations general criteria of the Code of Ordinances be and is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec.114-71. Landscaping regulations (c) General criteria. "(1) The standards contained in this section are considered minimum standards and shall apply to all zoning districts. Agricultural uses and single-family residences and their accessory buildings shall be exempt from the requirements of this Article except as provided in subsection (c)(2)of this section and Section 78-66 of this Code? SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of North Richland Hills, and other applicable City ordinances, except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the applicability of the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 4. 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 section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional section, paragraph,sentence,clause or phrase. SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars($2000.00)for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 6. The City Secretary is hereby directed to publish this ordinance or its caption and penalty in the official City newspaper one time within ten (10) days after final passage hereof. SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law,and it is so ordered. Ordinance No.2893 Page 4 of 5 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX F Page 63 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 62 of 64 PASSED AND APPROVED on this 10th day of July,2006. CITY F ORTH LAND HILLS 1-4Np n By: s r T e no, Mayor A T: r Patrici- +iw1,� ity Secretary APPRO I D, S TO Fs RM AND LEGALITY: 44 Ikfil r / 1 George A.Staples City Attorney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: -i/lA CA.1-G, Mike Curtis, Public Works Director Ordinance No.2893 Page 5of5 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX F Page 64 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 63 of 64 ORDINANCE NO.3009 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 78-65 OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF ORDINANCES TO EXTEND OUTSIDE WATERING RESTRICTIONS TO ALL MONTHS OF THE YEAR; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills, Texas (the "City") is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code;and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that conservation of water and protection of water supplies is necessary to protect public health and sanitation as well as to provide water for fire protection;and WHEREAS, the City Council having previously adopted a water conservation plan incorporated into the Code of Ordinances;and WHEREAS, securing future water supplies will require proving to state permitted agencies that existing water supplies are being used efficiently;and, WHEREAS, THE City has been requested by its supplier of potable water to extend the restrictions on hours for outside watering to all months of the year in order to conserve water; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,TEXAS: Section 1. That Section 78-65(a) of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances be amended to read as follows: "Sec.78-65. Lawn and landscape irrigation restrictions (a) Except for hand watering and the use of soaker hoses, a person commits an offense if a person irrigates,waters, or causes or permits the irrigation of watering of any lawn or landscape located on premises owned, leased, or managed by that person between the hours of 10:00 a.m.and 6:00 p.m. Ordinance No.3009 Page 1 of 2 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX F Page 65 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment A Page 64 of 64 Section 2. 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 section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional section,paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase. Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00)for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. Section 4. The City Secretary is hereby directed to publish this ordinance or its caption and penalty in the official City newspaper one time within ten (10) days after final passage hereof. Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect beginning October 1, 2008 and after its passage and publication as required by law and it is so ordered. PAS I AND APPROVED on this 26th day of August, 2008. CITY O RT HLAND HILLS n fir : r w : By: scar Trevino, Mayor TTES1 ?..4* S A. AtGasek--- •atricia Hutson, City Secretary APP ) S T FORM AND LEGALITY: Geo e A. tap s, City Attorney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Ike P.E., Public Works Director Ordinance No.3009 Page 2 of 2 2024 Water Conservation Plan APPENDIX F Page 66 Ordinance No. 50 Attachment B Page 1 of38 48 2024 DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND EMERGENCY WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ,. ,,. --:: ,::'I.'2:,-,- -' -4•"*Ii ''•.•,'''''';'-,'..-',-;--,--• '' :. ' 4. L. NORTH R I C H L A N D HILLS NIR°Fall THE CITY OF CHOICE Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 2 of 48 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Description Page # 1.0 Introduction and Objectives 1 2.0 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Rules 1 3.0 Water System Profile 1 3.1 North Richland Hills Pumping Capacity 2 3.2 Coordination with Regional Water Planning Group 2 4.0 Drought Contingency Plan 2 4.1 Wholesale Customers of Fort Worth and TRA 2 4.2 Public Education 3 4.3 Initiation and Termination of Drought Emergency Response Stages 3 4.4 Drought and Emergency Response Stages 5 4.4 Stage 1 Water Watch 5 4.4 Stage 2 Water Warning 9 4.4 Stage 3 Emergency Water Use 12 4.5 Pro Rata Water Allocation 15 4.6 Procedures for Enforcing Mandatory Water Use Measures 15 4.7 Alternative Water Sources 15 4.8 Variance Provisions 16 4.9 Review and Update of Drought Contingency Plan 17 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP i Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 3 of 48 APPENDICIES Appendix Description Page # A Letter to Wholesale Customer 18 B Letters to the City of Fort Worth, Trinity River Authority, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the Texas Water Development Board 20 C Ordinance Adopting the Plan 25 D Emergency Water Management Plan Implementation 29 E Key City Officials' Contact Numbers 35 F Water Saving Methods 37 G Matrix of Actions by Customer Type and Stage 42 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP ii Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 4 of 48 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Drought or a number of other uncontrollable circumstances can disrupt normal availability of the City's water supply. Even though the City may have an adequate water supply, the supply could become contaminated or a disaster could destroy the supply. The City's Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Management Plan (EWMP) is not the same as the Water Conservation Plan. While water conservation involves implementing permanent water use efficiency or reuse practices, the EWMP will establish temporary methods or techniques design to use only as long as an emergency exists. The purpose of this Drought Contingency and EWMP (subsequently referred to as the Plan) is as follows: • To conserve the available water supply in times of drought and emergency. • To maintain supplies for domestic water use, sanitation, and fire protection. • To protect and preserve public health, welfare, and safety. • To minimize the adverse impacts of water supply shortages. • To minimize the adverse impacts of emergency water supply conditions. 2.0 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULES TCEQ Rule Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter A, Rule 288.1 (4) defines a drought contingency plan as "a strategy or combination of strategies for temporary supply and demand management responses to temporary and potentially recurring water supply shortages and other water supply emergencies." TCEQ rules governing development of and minimum requirements for drought contingency plans for municipal water suppliers and wholesale water suppliers are contained in Texas Administrative Code Title 30, Part 1, Chapter 288, Subchapter B, Rule 288.20 and Rule 288.22, respectively. 3.0 WATER SYSTEM PROFILE North Richland Hills purchases water from the Trinity River Authority Northern Region (TRA) and the City of Fort Worth. Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) is the wholesale raw water supplier for TRA and the City of Fort Worth. The water supply sources for TRA and the City of Fort Worth are as follows: • Lake Arlington: TRA pipeline • West Fork of Trinity River: Lake Worth, Eagle Mountain Lake, and Lake Bridgeport (A pipeline connecting Eagle Mountain Lake to the East Texas supply is under construction). • East Texas: Cedar Creek Reservoir, located approximately 75 miles southeast of Fort Worth and Richland Chambers Reservoir; 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 1 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 5 of 48 • Clear Fork of the Trinity River via Lake Benbrook. A pipeline connects Lake Benbrook to the East Texas Supply. 3. 1 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS' PUMPING CAPACITY North Richland Hills provided water to approximately 72,587 residents in 2023 with the population expected to exceed 75,313 by 2028. In addition, North Richland Hills provides treated water to the City of Watauga with a current estimated population of 23,650 and expect to exceed 23,820 by 2028. North Richland Hills purchases treated water from the City of Fort Worth and the TRA Northern Region and distributes water through a series of four(4) ground storage facilities and four(4) elevated storage facilities resulting in a storage capacity of 16 million gallons and an estimated pumping capacity of 47 million gallons/day (MGD) of available potable water. NORTH RICHLAND HILLS PUMPING CAPACITY urxa i , ; �1 I4 a �p1 ,'rrttk I� fly1ii t ���I Pump Stations Erg dints N, ,,� k Sta o. , abil D) 7699 Airport Freeway at Handley Ederville Road 8.0 5105 Western Center Boulevard 12.0 4145 Stanley Keller Road 4.0 1011 Glade Road 23.0 3.2 COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUP The water service area of the City of North Richland Hills is located within the Tarrant Regional Water District and the City of North Richland Hills has provided a copy of the Plan to the Tarrant Regional Water District. 4.0 DROUGHT CONTINGENCY/EMERGENCY WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN 4.1 WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS OF FORT WORTH AND TRA The City of North Richland Hills is a wholesale or retail customer of the City of Fort Worth and the Trinity River Authority (TRA) for purchasing potable water. The City is required, per the wholesale contract, to establish a Drought Contingency/Emergency Water Plan similar to the City of Fort Worth and TRA. The City's Plan must follow the same triggering conditions, stages, and responses to drought or emergency water conditions as Fort Worth and TRA plans. Under the City's Plan, we will be notified by the City of Fort Worth or TRA by telephone or facsimile, and a written letter for each stage of the Plan to follow. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 2 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 6 of 48 The notification process will include the steps the City must take in order to comply with their plans. The City may also need to implement an Emergency Water Management Plan in lieu of Fort Worth or TRA's plans. For these emergency water situations, the City will follow the same triggers, stages, and responses as outlined in the Plan. 4.2 PUBLIC EDUCATION The City of North Richland Hills will inform and educate the public about the Drought Contingency/Emergency Water Management Plan by the following means: • Preparing fact sheets describing the Plan and making these available online and at various City sites and at events where the Public Works Department may have an educational booth. • Posting a copy of the Plan on the City's web site. • Notifying local organizations, schools, and civic groups that staff is available to make presentations concerning drought contingencies and emergency water management plans. When the Drought Contingency/Emergency Water Management Plan is activated or the stage changes, the City will notify local media of the issues, the current response stage, and the specific actions required of the public. The information will also be publicized on the City's web site. Utility bill inserts will also be used as appropriate. 4.3 INITIATION AND TERMINATION OF DROUGHT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE STAGES The provisions of this Plan shall apply to all persons, customers, and property utilizing potable water provided by the City of North Richland Hills. The terms "person" and "customer" as used in the Plan include individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, and all other legal entities. The Plan does not apply to locations using treated wastewater effluent, private or public wells or possessing their own water rights in the Trinity River; however, any pond, impoundment, body of water, or other water service that is supplemented, or has the ability to supplement supply, with potable water shall adhere to the provisions of this Plan. The Plan may be applied to the entire city or geographic portions of the City as necessary. If the Plan is applied only to a limited sector, the boundaries will be defined in terms of roadways, creeks and other easily distinguishable features. Initiation of a Drought/Emergency Water Management Stage The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the implementation of a drought response or water emergency stage when one or more of the trigger conditions for that stage is met. The following actions will occur when a stage is initiated: 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 3 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 7 of 48 • The public will be notified through local media and through the City's web site. • The City of Watauga, a wholesale or retail customer of the City, will be notified by telephone, e-mail, follow-up letter, or fax that provides details of the reasons for initiation of the drought or water emergency stage. • The public will also be notified by postings at the North Richland Hills' City Hall and at several key public facilities within the City. Temporary signs will also be placed throughout the City. The notification will include the proper stage level and responses to the stage level so residents and customers of the city will understand what actions are required on their part. A description and details of the reasons for initiation of the drought or water emergency stage will be provided in the public posting. All stages imposed by the City of Fort Worth or TRA must be initiated by the City of North Richland Hills. The Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) supplies surface water to the City of Fort Worth and TRA. The raw water is treated and made potable for the City of North Richland Hills' use by the City of Fort Worth and TRA. Under the wholesale contracts and agreements, the City of North Richland Hills, the City of Fort Worth and TRA must initiate any drought response or emergency stages that have been initiated by TRWD. TRWD's stages are included in the City's Plan. Termination of a Drought/Emergency Water Management Stage The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the termination of a drought response or water emergency stage when notified by the City of Fort Worth or TRA that conditions for termination are met. The following actions will be taken when a drought stage is terminated: • The public will be notified through local media and through the City's web site. • The City of Watauga, a wholesale or retail customer of the City, will be notified with a follow-up letter, email or fax. The City of North Richland Hills may have to implement a water emergency stage on behalf of its water distribution system. Examples may include the loss of pumping capacity, contamination, and water main breaks. The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the termination of the stage. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 4 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 8 of 48 4.4 DROUGHT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE STAGES Stage 1 — Water Watch Triggering Conditions: • Water demand reaches or exceeds 90% of reliable delivery capacity for three consecutive days. The delivery capacity could be citywide or in a specified portion of the system. • Distribution system becomes contaminated. • Water demand for all or part of the delivery system approaches delivery capacity because delivery capacity is inadequate. • Water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major water system components. • Total raw water supply within the Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD)western and eastern division reservoirs, drops below 75% (25% depleted) of conservation storage. • Water demand for all or part of the TRWD delivery system exceeds delivery capacity because delivery capacity is inadequate. • Water demand is projected to approach the limit of TRWD's permitted supply. • TRWD's supply source becomes contaminated. • TRWD's water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major water system components. • The TRWD General Manager, with the concurrence of the TRWD Board of Directors, finds that conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 1 of the Plan. Terminating Condition for Stage 1 Stage 1 may terminate when the City of Fort Worth or TRA terminates its Stage 1 condition or when circumstances that caused the initiation of Stage 1 no longer prevail. Goal for use reduction for Stage 1 The goal for water use reduction under Stage 1, Water Watch, is five percent. If circumstances warrant or if required by the City of Fort Worth or TRA, the City Manager of North Richland Hills or his/her official designee can set a goal for greater water use reduction. Actions available for Stage 1 The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the implementation of any of the actions listed below, as deemed necessary. The City Manager or his/her official designee must implement any action(s) required by the City of Fort Worth or TRA. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 5 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 9 of 48 All Water Users Initiate mandatory restrictions to prohibit non-essential water use as follows: • Discourage hosing of paved areas, such as sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts, patios, or other impervious surfaces, except to alleviate an immediate health or safety hazard. This may include premises with raw or processed food, pharmaceutical or vaccine processing, storage or vending establishments, including restaurants and grocery stores may be washed to the extent necessary for sanitary purposes. These areas may also include: - Trash and dumpster areas. - Areas around fuel pumps. - Storefront cleaning areas with accumulated bird droppings and debris. - Localized spot cleaning of parking areas to remove oil, grease build-up that may pose a health and safety issue. • Discourage hosing of buildings or other structures for purposes other than fire protection or surface preparation prior to painting. • Prohibit using water in such a manner as to allow runoff or other waste, including: - Failure to repair a controllable leak, including a broken sprinkler head, a leaking valve, leaking or broken pipes, or a leaking faucet; - Operating a permanently installed irrigation system with: (a) a broken head; (b) a head that is out of adjustment and the arc of the spray head is over a street or parking lot; or (c) a head that is misting because of high water pressure; or - During irrigation, allowing water: (a) to run off a property and form a stream of water in a street for a distance of 50 feet or greater; or (b) to pond in a street or parking lot to a depth greater than one-quarter of an inch; - Allowing or causing an irrigation system or other lawn-watering device to operate during any form of precipitation. • Prohibit outdoor watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. • Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems at each service address to a twice per week schedule as outlined below. This includes landscape watering of parks, and sports fields. - Residential addresses ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6, or 8) may water on Wednesdays and Saturdays. - Residential addresses ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) may water on Thursdays and Sundays. - All non-residential locations (apartment complexes, businesses, industries, parks, street medians, etc.) may water on Tuesdays and Fridays. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 6 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 10 of 48 • All users are encouraged to reduce the frequency of draining and refilling swimming pools, hot tubs and Jacuzzi type pools except to maintain adequate water levels for structural integrity, proper operation and maintenance, and /or to alleviate an issue that poses a public safety risk. • All users are encouraged to use native and adapted drought tolerant plants in landscaping. • Washing of any motor vehicle, motorbike, boat, trailer, airplane, or other vehicle shall be limited to the use of a hand-held bucket or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive-pressure shutoff nozzle for quick rinses. Vehicle washing may be done at any time on the premises of a commercial car wash or commercial service station. Companies with an automated on-site vehicle washing facility may wash its vehicles at anytime. Further, such washing may be exempt from these requirements if the health, safety, and welfare of the public are contingent upon frequent vehicle cleanings, such as garbage trucks and vehicles used to transport food and perishables. Exceptions: - Lawns and landscaping may be watered on any day, at any time, by handheld hose, drip irrigation, a soaker hose or tree bubbler. (The intent of this measure is to allow for the protection of structural foundations, trees, and other high value landscape materials.) - Water use necessary for the repair of an irrigation system, plumbing line, fountain, etc., in the presence of the person making the repair. - Foundations may be watered up to two hours on any day using a handheld hose, soaker hose or drip irrigation system placed within 24-inches of the foundation that does not produce a spray of water above the ground. - Outdoor watering at service addresses with large multi-station irrigation systems may take place in accordance with a variance granted by the Public Works Department, if the department determines that a property can not be completely irrigated with an average of three-quarters of an inch of water in a single day, and that the property should be divided into sections to be irrigated on different days. - Establishing new turf is discouraged. If hydromulch, grass sod, or grass seed is installed for the purpose of establishing a new lawn, there are no watering restrictions for the first 30 days while it is being established. After that, the watering restrictions set forth in this stage apply. (This does not include over seeding with rye since turf already exists.) - Skinned areas of sports fields may be watered as needed for dust control. - Professional sports fields (playing fields within a stadium only, not surrounding landscaping) may be watered as needed to maintain league standards. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 7 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 11 of 48 City and Local Governments (In addition to the actions listed above): • Review conditions and problems that caused Stage 1. Take corrective action. • Increase public education efforts on ways to reduce water use. • Increase enforcement efforts. • Intensify leak detection and repair efforts. • Audit all city and local government irrigation systems to ensure proper conditions, settings, and operations. • Identify and encourage voluntary reduction measures by high-volume water users through water use audits. • Reduce non-essential water use. As used herein, non-essential water uses are those that do not have any health or safety impact and are not needed to meet the core function of the agency. • The City of Fort Worth or TRA will notify the City of North Richland Hills of actions being taken and require them to implement the same stage and measures. Such action is in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Fort Worth Wholesale Water Contract. Per contract, wholesale customers are required to institute and apply the same rationing, conservation measures or restrictions to the use of water by their customers for so long as any part of their total water supply is being furnished by the City of Fort Worth. • Advise City of Watauga of actions being taken by North Richland Hills and require enforcement of like procedures in the City of Watauga. • The City Manager, or his/her designee(s), will contact wholesale water customers to discuss water supply and/or demand conditions and will request that wholesale water customers initiate voluntary measures to reduce water use (e.g., implement Stage 1 of the customer's drought contingency plan). • The City Manager, or his/her designee(s), will provide a weekly report to news media with information regarding current water supply and/or demand conditions, projected water supply and demand conditions if drought conditions persist, and consumer information on water conservation measures and practices. Commercial or Industrial: • All actions listed above for all water users apply to commercial and industrial users. • Stock at commercial plant nurseries is exempt from Stage 1 watering restrictions. • Hotels, restaurants, and bars are encouraged to serve drinking water to patrons on an "on demand" basis. • Hotels are encouraged to implement laundry conservation measures by encouraging patrons to reuse their linens and towels. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 8 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 12 of 48 • Car wash facilities must keep equipment in good working order, which should include regular inspections to be sure there are no leaks, broken or misdirected nozzles, and that all equipment is operating efficiently. • All commercial and industrial customers are encouraged to audit irrigation systems. Stage 2 — Water Warning Triggering Conditions: • Water demand reaches or exceeds 95% of reliable delivery capacity for three consecutive days. The delivery capacity could be citywide or in a specified portion of the system. • Contamination of the water supply source(s) or water supply system. • Demand for all or part of the delivery system equals or exceeds delivery capacity because delivery capacity is inadequate. • Water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major water system components. • Total raw water supply within TRWD, western and eastern division reservoirs, drops below 60% (40% depleted) of conservation storage. • Water demand for all or part of the TRWD delivery system exceeds delivery capacity because delivery capacity is inadequate. • Water demand is projected to approach the limit of TRWD's permitted supply. • TRWD's supply source becomes contaminated. • TRWD's water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major water system components. • The TRWD General Manager, with the concurrence of the TRWD Board of Directors, finds that conditions warrant the declaration of a Stage 2 of the Plan. Terminating Condition for Stage 2 Stage 2 may terminate when the City of Fort Worth or TRA terminates its Stage 2 condition or when circumstances that caused the initiation of Stage 2 no longer prevail. Goal for Use Reduction for Stage 2 The goal for water use reduction under Stage 2, Water Warning is to decrease use by 10 percent. If circumstances warrant or if required by the City of Fort Worth or TRA, the City Manager of North Richland Hills or his/her official designee can set a goal for greater water use reduction. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 9 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 13 of 48 Actions Available for Stage 2 The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the implementation of any of the actions listed below, as deemed necessary. The City Manager or his/her official designee must implement any action(s) required by the City of Fort Worth and TRA. • Continue or initiate any actions available under Stage 1. All Water Users: • Limit landscape watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems to a once per week schedule at each service address as determined by the Public Works Department. This includes landscape watering at parks and sports fields. • All users are encouraged to wait until the current drought or emergency situation has passed before establishing new landscaping and turf. If hydromulch, grass sod, or grass seed is installed for the purpose of establishing a new lawn, there are no watering restrictions for the first 30 days while it is being established. After that, the watering restrictions set forth in this stage apply (this does not include over seeding with rye since turf already exists). • Prohibit use of water for dust control, except as required to protect public health. • Discourage the operation of ornamental fountains or ponds that use potable water except where necessary, to support aquatic life or where such fountains or ponds are equipped with a recirculation system. • Prohibit filling of swimming pools with automatic valves. • Watering for dust control on skinned areas of sport fields is not allowed. Exceptions: - Lawns and landscaping may be watered on any day, at any time, by handheld hose, drip irrigation, a soaker hose or tree bubbler. (The intent of this measure is to allow for the protection of structural foundations, trees, and other high value landscape materials.) - Foundations may be watered up to two hours on any day by a handheld hose, a soaker hose, or drip irrigation system placed within 24-inches of the foundation that does not produce a spray of water above the ground. - Outdoor watering at service addresses with large multi-station irrigation systems may take place in accordance with a variance granted by the Public Works Department if the department determines that a property can not be completely irrigated with an average of three-quarters of an inch of water in a single day and that the property should be divided into sections to be irrigated on different days. If approved, no stations will be watered more than once per week. - Professional sports fields (playing fields within a stadium only - not surrounding landscaping) may be watered as needed to maintain league standards. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 10 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 14 of 48 • Discourage the filling, draining, or refilling of swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs and Jacuzzi type pools except to maintain adequate water levels for structural integrity, proper operation and maintenance, and/or to alleviate an issue that poses a public safety risk. • Encourage the use of covers for all types of pools, hot tubs, and Jacuzzi type pools when not in use. City and Local Governments: • Continue or initiate any actions available under Stage 1. • Review conditions or problems that caused Stage 2. Take corrective action. • Increase frequency of media releases on water supply conditions. • Further, accelerate public education efforts on ways to reduce water use. • Eliminate non-essential water use. As used herein, non-essential water uses are those that do not have any health or safety impact and are not needed to meet the core function of the agency. • Prohibit wet street sweeping. • The City of Fort Worth or TRA will notify the City of North Richland Hills of actions being taken and require them to implement the same stage and measures. Such action is in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Fort Worth Wholesale Water Contract. Per contract, wholesale customers are required to institute and apply the same rationing, conservation measures or restrictions to the use of water by their customers for so long as any part of their total water supply is being furnished by the City of Fort Worth. • Advise City of Watauga of actions being taken by North Richland Hills and require enforcement of like procedures in the City of Watauga. • The City Manager, or his/her designee(s), will initiate weekly contact with wholesale water customers to discuss water supply and/or demand conditions and the possibility of pro rata curtailment of water diversions and/or deliveries. • The City Manager, or his/her designee(s), will request wholesale water customers to initiate mandatory measures to reduce non-essential water use (e.g., implement Stage 2 of the customer's drought contingency plan). • The City Manager, or his/her designee(s),will initiate preparations for the implementation of pro rata curtailment of water diversions and/or deliveries by preparing a monthly water usage allocation baseline for each wholesale customer according to the procedures specified in Section 4.5 of the Plan. • The City Manager, or his/her designee(s), will provide a weekly report to news media with information regarding current water supply and/or demand conditions, projected water supply and demand conditions if drought conditions persist, and consumer information on water conservation measures and practices. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 11 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 15 of 48 Commercial or Industrial: • All actions listed above for all water users apply to commercial and industrial users. • Use of water from fire hydrants for any purpose other than firefighting related activities or other activities necessary to maintain public health, safety and welfare requires approval from the Public Works Department. Fire hydrant use may be limited to only designated hydrants. Stage 3 — Emergency Water Use Triggering Conditions for Stage 3: • Water demand reaches or exceeds 98% of reliable delivery capacity for one day. The delivery capacity could be citywide or in a specified portion of the system. • Contamination of the water supply source(s) or water supply system. • Demand for all or part of the delivery system exceeds delivery capacity because delivery capacity is inadequate. • Water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major water system components. • Total raw water supply within TRWD, western and eastern division reservoirs, drops below 45% (55% depleted) of conservation storage. • Water demand for all or part of the TRWD delivery system exceeds delivery capacity because delivery capacity is inadequate. • Water demand is projected to approach or exceed the limit of TRWD's permitted supply. • TRWD's supply source becomes contaminated. • TRWD's water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major water system components. • The TRWD General Manager, with the concurrence of the TRWD Board of Directors, finds that conditions warrant the declaration of Stage 3 of the Plan. Terminating Conditions for Stage 3 Stage 3 may terminate when the City of Fort Worth or TRA terminates its Stage 3 conditions or when circumstances that caused the initiation of Stage 3 no longer prevail. Goals for Use Reduction for Stage 3 The goal for water use reduction under Stage 3, Emergency Water Use, is to decrease use by 20 percent. If circumstances warrant or if required by the City of Fort Worth or TRA, the City Manager of North Richland Hills or his/her official designee can set a goal for a greater water use reduction. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 12 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 16 of 48 Actions Available for Stage 3: The City Manager or his/her official designee may order the implementation of any of the actions listed below, as deemed necessary. The City Manager or his/her official designee must implement any action(s) required by the City of Fort Worth or TRA. • Continue or initiate any actions available under Stages 1 and 2. All Water Users: • Prohibit landscape watering, including at parks, and sports fields. • Prohibit establishment of new landscaping. Variances may be granted for those landscape projects started prior to the initiation of Stage 3 drought restrictions. • Vehicle washing restricted to commercial car wash, commercial service station or a private on-site vehicle washing facility and can only be done as necessary for health, sanitation, or safety reasons, including but not limited to the washing of garbage trucks and vehicles used to transport food and other perishables. All other vehicle washing is prohibited. • Prohibit the operation of ornamental fountains or ponds that use potable water except where necessary to support aquatic life. • Prohibit hosing of buildings or other structures for purpose other than fire protection or surface preparation prior to painting with high-pressure equipment. Must be performed by a professional power washing service utilizing high efficiency equipment and a vacuum recovery system where possible. • Prohibit the draining, filling, or refilling of swimming pools, wading pools and Jacuzzi type pools. Existing private and public pools may add water to maintain pool levels; however, they may not be refilled using automatic fill valves. Exceptions: - Watering with handheld hose, soaker hose or drip irrigation system may occur on any day at any time. (The intent of this measure is to allow for the protection of structural foundations, trees, and other high value landscape materials.) - Foundations may be watered up to two hours on any day by handheld hose; or using a soaker hose or drip irrigation system placed within 24-inches of the foundation that does not produce a spray of water above the ground. - Professional sports fields (playing fields with a stadium only — not surrounding landscaping) may be watered as needed to maintain league standards. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 13 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 17 of 48 City and Local Governments: • Continue or initiate any actions available under Stages 1 and 2. • Review conditions or problems that caused Stage 3. Take corrective action. • Implement viable alternative water supply strategies. • Increase frequency of media releases explaining emergency. • Reduce city and local government water use to maximum extent possible. • Prohibit the permitting of new swimming pools, Jacuzzi type pools, spas, ornamental ponds and fountain construction. Pools already permitted and under construction may be completely filled with water. • Institute a mandated reduction in deliveries to all wholesale customers. Such a reduction will be distributed as required by Texas Water Code §11.039. • If the City of Fort Worth imposes a reduction in water available to the City of North Richland Hills, the City will then impose a reduction to the City of Watauga. • The City of Fort Worth or TRA will notify the City of North Richland Hills of actions being taken and require the City to implement the same stage and measures. Such action is in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Fort Worth Wholesale Water Contract. Per contract, wholesale customers are required to institute and apply the same rationing, conservation measures or restrictions to the use of water by their customers for so long as any part of their total water supply is being furnished by the City of Fort Worth. • Advise City of Watauga of actions being taken by North Richland Hills and require enforcement of like procedures in the City of Watauga. • The City Manager, or his/her designee(s), will contact wholesale water customers to discuss water supply and/or demand conditions and will request that wholesale water customers initiate additional mandatory measures to reduce non-essential water use (e.g., implement Stage 3 of the customer's drought contingency plan). • The City Manager, or his/her designee(s), will initiate pro rata curtailment of water diversions and/or deliveries for each wholesale customer according to the procedures specified in Section 4.5 of the Plan. • The City Manager, or his/her designee(s), will provide a weekly report to news media with information regarding current water supply and/or demand conditions, projected water supply and demand conditions if drought conditions persist, and consumer information on water conservation measures and practices. Commercial or Industrial: • All actions listed above for all water users apply to commercial and industrial users. • Hotels, restaurants, and bars required to serve drinking water to patrons on an "on demand" basis. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 14 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 18 of 48 • Hotels are required to implement laundry conservation measures by encouraging patrons to reuse their linens and towels. • Stock at commercial plant nursery may be watered only with a hand-held hose, hand- held watering can or drip irrigation system. • Commercial and industrial water users required to reduce water use by a set percentage as determined by the Public Works Department. • Use of water from hydrants for any purpose other than firefighting related activities or other activities necessary to maintain public health, safety and welfare requires approval by the Public Works Department. Fire hydrant use may be limited to only designated hydrants. 4.5 PRO RATA WATER ALLOCATION In the event that the triggering criteria specified in Section 4.4 of the Plan for Stage 3 "Emergency Water Use" have been met, the City Manager is hereby authorized to initiate allocation of water supplies on a pro rata basis in accordance with Texas Water Code Section §11.039. This provision will be included in every wholesale water contract entered into or renewed after adoption of the Plan, including contract extensions. 4.6 PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCING MANDATORY WATER USE MEASURES Mandatory water use restrictions may be imposed in Stages 1, 2, and 3. These mandatory water use restrictions will be enforced by warnings and penalties as follows: • On the first violation, customers will be given a written warning that they have violated the mandatory water use restriction. • On the second and subsequent violations, citations may be issued to customers with minimum and maximum fines established by ordinance. • After three violations have occurred, the City may cut off water service to the customer. Appendix B contains a copy of the City of North Richland Hills' ordinance adopting this Plan and the enforcement actions and penalties. 4.7 ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES In the event that the City would have to consider alternative water sources. The City would utilize five groundwater wells located within the City. The wells have the ability to produce 1.28 MGD at the well sites. Production from the groundwater well sites would not meet the demands for the City on a daily basis. Therefore alternative water sources would need to be obtained. These alternative water sources could include the following: • Purchasing potable water from neighboring cities. Currently the City has connections with the cities of Colleyville and Watauga for emergency use. • Purchasing potable water from vendor sources that deliver water from their distribution centers or facilities. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 15 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 19 of 48 4.8 VARIANCE PROVISIONS The City Manager or his/her official designee may, in writing, grant temporary variance for existing water uses otherwise prohibited under the EWMP if it is determined that failure to grant such variance would cause an emergency condition adversely affecting the health, sanitation, or fire protection for the public or the person requesting such variance and if one or more of the following conditions are met: • Failure to grant such a variance would cause emergency condition adversely affecting health, sanitation, or fire safety for the public or the person requesting the variance. • Compliance with the Plan cannot be accomplished due to technical or other limitations. • Alternative methods that achieve the same level of reduction in water use can be implemented. Persons requesting an exemption from the provisions of this ordinance shall file a petition for variance with the City of North Richland Hills within five days after the EWMP for a particular drought response stage that has been invoked. All petitions for variances shall be reviewed by the City Manager or his/her official designee and shall include the following: • Name and address of the petitioner(s). • Purpose of water use. • Specific provisions from which relief is requested. • Detailed statement of the adverse effect of the provision from which relief is requested. • Description of the relief requested. • Period of time for which the variance is sought. • Alternative measures that will be taken to reduce water use. • Other pertinent information. • Detailed schedule of reduction that shows a reduction in use over the 30 day period for new lawns and landscapes. Schedule should be designed so that at the end of the 30- day period, lawn and landscaped areas can adhere to the twice per week schedule defined in Stage 1. Variances granted by the City shall be subject to the following conditions, unless waived or modified by the City Manager or his/her official designee. • Variances granted shall include a timetable for compliance. • Variances granted shall expire when the EWMP is no longer in effect. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 16 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 20 of 48 4.9 REVIEW AND UPDATE OF DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN As required by TCEQ rules, the City of North Richland Hills will review this drought contingency plan as required by the state, TCEQ, or per wholesale contracts and at least every five years from adoption of the Plan. The Plan will be updated as appropriate, based on new or updated information. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 17 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 21 of 48 APPENDIX A LETTER TO WHOLESALE CUSTOMER 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 18 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 22 of 48 APPENDIX B LETTERS TO: THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 20 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 23 of 48 APPENDIX C CITY ORDINANCE 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 25 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 24 of 48 Placeholder- Ordinance Page 1 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 26 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 25 of 48 Placeholder- Ordinance Page 2 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 27 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 26 of 48 Placeholder- Ordinance Page 3 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 28 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 27 of 48 APPENDIX D EMERGENCY WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 29 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 28 of 48 APPENDIX D Emergency Water Management Plan Implementation I. Authority It is the intent of this Plan to outline when and how to implement a water rationing plan. A. Ordinance No. 2893 establishes the authority for the City Manager or his/her official designee to execute the elements of the Emergency Water Management Plan, which includes "Water Rationing." B. The City Manager as the Water Rationing Coordinator will implement the water rationing measures necessary to protect the health and safety of the citizens and achieve the elements of the Emergency Water Management Plan. II. INITIATION OF RATIONING Any of the following entities can force implementation of a water rationing plan on the North Richland Hills customers: A. Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) The Tarrant Regional Water District is the wholesale raw water supplier for the City of Fort Worth (FW) and the Trinity River Authority (TRA). The raw water pump stations and pipelines may develop problems, which could limit raw water supply to FW or TRA. If the TRWD imposes a rationing plan on its wholesale customers, it is the intent of the City to impose an equal or more restrictive plan. B. City of Fort Worth By wholesale contract, the City of North Richland Hills is required to follow whatever rationing plan the City of Fort Worth imposes on itself. C. Trinity River Authority (TRA): By wholesale contract with the City of Fort Worth, TRA and its wholesale customer's are required to at a minimum follow whatever rationing plan the City of Fort Worth imposes on itself. In addition, TRA's delivery system could have problems, which would limit their ability to deliver treated water. If TRA requests a rationing plan be implemented by all its wholesale customers, it is the intent of the City to impose the requested rationing plan or one more restrictive. D. City of North Richland Hills: If the water distribution system for the City develops problems which limit the ability for it to safely provide adequate treated water to its customers, the City Manager may initiate an appropriate water rationing plan. In the absence of the 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 30 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 29 of 48 City Manager, the designated acting City Manager will also be the acting Water Rationing Coordinator. The following list shows the normal succession of the Water Rationing Coordinator's position in case of absences. 1. City Manager or Acting City Manager 2. Director of Public Works 3. Public Works Operations Manager 4. Public Works Utility Superintendent III. DETERMINATION OF RATIONING METHOD TO BE IMPLEMENTED A. Initial Water Rationing (WR) Team Meeting: Once a water rationing notification from TRWD, Fort Worth, or TRA is received by the Mayor or any member of the City staff, a copy of the notification will be given directly to the City Manager or the acting Water Rationing Coordinator. The Water Rationing Coordinator(WRC) will as soon as possible call a Water Rationing (WR) Team Meeting. 1. Meeting Place - Administrative Conference Room at City Hall unless designated otherwise in meeting notification. 2. WR Team Members to be notified: - City Manager - Assistant City Manager - Public Works Director - Neighborhood Service Director - Public Works Operations Manager - Public Works Utility Superintendent - Utility Service Manager - Public Information Officer - Assistant to City Manager IV. NOTIFICATION OF INITIATION OF RATIONING A. City Staff Notifying City employees is the Public Information Officer's responsibility. 1. Computer Network System: All City employees, along with the Mayor and Council, connected to the City's computer network will be notified via electronic mail (e-mail) of the water rationing plan to be implemented. The notification should explain 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 31 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 30 of 48 clearly what has caused the rationing, what is the plan to be implemented, when will it start, how long will it be in effect (i.e., until further notice), what is the employee's responsibility, and where to call with a complaint or question. 2. Facsimile (Fax) Machine: All City employees located in buildings without access to the computer network e-mail system will be notified by postings with content identical to the e-mail message. B. Customers 1. News Release: The Public Information Officer with assistance from the Public Works Department will draft the news release. The release will contain the same basic information, as the employee's message except there should be some explanation of what the City will be doing with respect to water use by municipal facilities (i.e. parks, golf course, and NRH2O) and fining violators. The news release will be distributed to local newspapers, radio and TV stations by the Public Information Officer. 2. Citicable TV Release: Public Works will notify the Public Information Officer of the water rationing plan to be implemented. The Public Information Officer and the Citicable TV Coordinator will script an "Alert Message" to put on the TV screen via ticker tape method during regular programming and as a full screen message in absence of programming. 3. Outdoor Signs: Outdoor signs will be utilized to notify the City's customers and will be in accordance with the following requirements. • Size: 18" x 24" rectangle • Material: corrugated plastic with black metal posts • Color: yellow with black lettering • Content: depends on rationing methods • Placement: - The Operations Manager will have the Utility Superintendent distribute and place the signs as well as remove them. - Maps showing proposed locations for signs will determine placement. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 32 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 31 of 48 4. Birdville Independent School District (BISD) and Tarrant County College (TCC) Marquees: The Public Information Officer will coordinate with BISD and TCC as to any broadcast of the water rationing plan on their marquees. This coordination will be subsequent to the news release. 5. Voice Message Machine: The Utility Service Manager will be responsible for recording a message on the Utility Service Department telephone line 817-427-6200 for activation after working hours. The message will state the water rationing plan the City is currently under and will ask the caller to leave a message if they want a call back after 8:00 a.m. the next business day. If they have a violation to report, they will be told to call Police Dispatch at 817-427-7191. All messages left will be handled by the Utility Service Manager's staff. 6. Leaflets: • Use of leaflets will be determined at initial WR Team Meeting. Public Works will coordinate with the Finance Department to have an appropriate amount of leaflets printed under an emergency purchase for mandatory rationing plans only. The leaflets will be utilized by employees to hand out to customers who come into municipal offices or who are found to be violating the rationing plan at their homes due to having no knowledge of its existence. The leaflets will be disbursed to other City departments by Public Works staff. The leaflet color will be different for each rationing plan. • Mandatory No Outdoor Watering Plan — White background with red lettering. • Mandatory Six Day Cycle Outdoor Watering Plan — Yellow background with black lettering. C. City Of Watauga North Richland Hills' Public Works Department will be responsible for formally contacting the City of Watauga. This will be done by electronic mail or fax. The email or a fax will be directed to the City Manager, Public Works Director, and Police Dispatch. It will contain all the same information as the North Richland Hills City employee's notification. The receipt of the email or fax by Watauga's Police Dispatch will be confirmed by phone call. North Richland Hills will confirm with Watauga's City Manager their intent to implement the same water rationing plan as North Richland Hills. Their name will then be added to our notifications and they will be asked to make and distribute the same type of signs in their City at their expense. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 33 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 32 of 48 V. NOTIFICATION OF END OF RATIONING The notification to all employees, customers, and the City of Watauga concerning the end of the water rationing plan will be in the same manner as notification of the Plan being put into effect. The exception to this will be the water rationing signs will be removed to indicate the end of the rationing plan. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 34 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 33 of 48 APPENDIX E KEY CITY OFFICIALS CONTACT NUMBERS 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 35 Ordinance AttachmentNo. B Page 34 of3850 48 APPENDIX E Key City Officials' Contact Numbers CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS � '�,,,0PiM rr , M a rir it C a ` r "r HI N'61 Paulette Hartman, City Manager 817-427-6007 Caroline Waggoner, Assistant City Manager 817-427-6006 Boe Blankenship. Director of Public Works 817-427-6401 Kenneth Garvin, Public Works Utilities Superintendent 817-427-6452 Mary Peters, Public Information Officer 817-427-6125 CITY OF WATAUGA Hr _ 'ram�I ,r " � � r7 �^{ii 66L1,t9� ���r ti rl li igi l � M Sit ar ,g II E iiil��'Ha Joshua Jones, City Manager 817-514-5837 Paul D. Hackleman, Director of Public Works 817-514-5837 Taylor Alvarez, Public Works Utilities Superintendent 817-514-5846 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 36 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 35 of 48 APPENDIX F WATER SAVING METHODS 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 37 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 36 of 48 APPENDIX F Water Saving Methods that can be practiced by the individual water user In-home water use accounts for an average of 65 percent of total residential use, while the remaining 35 percent is used for exterior residential purposes such as lawn watering and car washing. Average residential in-home water use data indicates that about 40 percent is used for toilet flushing, 35 percent for bathing, 11 percent for kitchen uses, and 14 percent for clothes washing. Water saving methods that can be practiced by the individual water user are listed below. A. Bathroom • Take a shower instead of filling the tub and taking a bath. Showers usually use less water than tub baths. • Install a low-flow shower head, which restricts the quantity of flow at 60 psi to no more than 3.0 gallons per minute. • Take short showers and install a cutoff valve or turn the water off while soaping and back on again only to rinse. • Do not use hot water when cold will do. Water and energy can be saved by washing hands with soap and water. Hot water should only be added when hands are especially dirty. • Reduce the level of the water being used in a bathtub by one or two inches if a shower is not available. • Turn water off when brushing teeth until it is time to rinse. • Do not let the water run when washing hands. Instead, hands should be wet, and water should be turned off while soaping and scrubbing and turned on again to rinse. A cut off valve may also be installed on the faucet. • Shampoo hair in the shower. Shampooing in the shower takes only a little more than is used to shampoo hair during a bath and much less than shampooing and bathing separately. • Hold hot water in the basin when shaving instead of letting the faucet continue to run. • Test toilets for leaks. To test for a leak, a few drops of food coloring can be added to the water in the toilet tank. The toilet should not be flushed. The customer can then watch to see if the coloring appears in the toilet bowl within a few minutes. If coloring does appear, the fixture needs adjustment or repair. • Use a toilet tank displacement device. A one-gallon plastic milk bottle can be filled with stones or with water, recapped, and placed in the toilet tank. This will reduce the amount of water in the tank but still provide enough for flushing. Bricks, which some people use for this purpose are not recommended since they crumble eventually and could damage the working mechanism, necessitating a 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 38 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 37 of 48 call to the plumber. Displacement devices should never be used with new low- volume flush toilets. • Install faucet aerators to reduce water consumption. • Never use the toilet to dispose of cleansing tissues, cigarette butts, or other trash. This can waste a great deal of water and places an unnecessary load on the sewage treatment plant or septic tank. • Install a new low-volume flush toilet that uses 3.5 gallons or less per flush when building a new home or remodeling a bathroom. B. Kitchen • Use a pan of water for rinsing when washing dishes by hand rather than running the faucet. • Never run the dishwasher without a full load. • Use the sink disposal sparingly, and never use it for just a few scraps. • Keep a container of drinking water in the refrigerator. Running water from the tap until it is cool is wasteful. Better still; both water and energy can be saved by keeping cold water in a picnic jug on a kitchen counter to avoid opening the refrigerator door frequently. • Use a small pan of cold water when cleaning vegetables rather than letting the faucet run. • Use only a little water in the pot and put a lid on it for cooking most food. Not only does this method save water, but food is more nutritious since vitamins and minerals are not poured down the drain with the extra cooking water. • Always keep water conservation in mind and think of other ways to save in the kitchen. C. Laundry • Wash only a full load when using an automatic washing machine (32 to 59 gallons are required per load). • Use the lowest water level setting on the washing machine for light loads whenever possible. • Use cold water as often as possible to save energy and to conserve the hot water for uses which cold water cannot serve (This is also better for clothing made of today's synthetic fabrics). D. Appliances/Water Fixtures • Check water requirements of various models and brands when considering purchasing any new appliance that uses water. Some use less water than others. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 39 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 38 of 48 • Check all water line connections and faucets for leaks. If the cost of water is $1.00 per 1,000 gallons, one could be paying a large bill for water that simply goes down the drain because of leakage. A slow drip can waste as much as 70 gallons of water EACH DAY or 2,100 gallons per month, and can add as much as $5.00 per month to the water bill. • Learn to replace faucet washers so that drips can be corrected promptly. It is easy to do, cost is very little, and can represent a substantial amount saved in plumbing and water bills. • Check for water leakage that the customer may be entirely unaware of, such as a leak between the water meter and the house. To check, all indoor and outdoor faucets should be turned off and the water meter should be checked. If it continues to run or turn, a leak probably exists and needs to be located. • Be sure the hot water heater thermostat is not set too high. Extremely hot settings waste water and energy because the water often has to be cooled with cold water before it can be used. • Use a moisture meter to determine when house plants need water. More plants die from over watering than from being on the dry side. E. Outdoor Use • Water lawns early in the morning during the hotter summer months. Much of the water used on the lawn can simply evaporate between the sprinkler and the grass. • Use a sprinkler that produces large drops of water rather than a fine mist to avoid evaporation. • Turn soaker hoses so the holes are on the bottom to avoid evaporation. • Water slowly for better absorption and never water in high winds. • Forget about watering the streets or walks or driveways. They will never grow. • Condition the soil with compost before planting grass for flowerbeds so that the water will soak in rather than run off. • Fertilize lawns at least twice a year for root stimulation. Grass with a good root system makes better use of less water. • Learn to know when grass needs watering. If it has turned a dull grey-green or it footprints remain visible, it is time to water. • Do not water too frequently. Too much water can overload the soil so that air cannot get to the roots and can encourage plant diseases. • Do not over-water. Soil can absorb only so much moisture and the rest simply runs off. A timer will help, and either a kitchen timer or an alarm clock will do. An inch of water applied once a week will keep most Texas grasses alive and healthy. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 40 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 39 of 48 • Operate automatic sprinkler systems only when the demand on the City's water supply is lowest. Set the system to operate between four and six a.m. • Do not scalp lawns when mowing during hot weather. Taller grass holds moisture better. Rather, grass should be cut often, so that only %2 to 3/ inches is trimmed off. A better looking lawn will result. • Use a watering can or hand water with the hose in small areas of the lawn that need more frequent watering (those near walks or driveways or in especially hot, sunny spots). • Learn what types of grass, shrubbery, and plants do best in the area and in which parts of the lawn, and then plant accordingly. If one has a heavily shaded yard, no amount of water will make roses bloom. In especially dry sections of the state, attractive arrangements of plants that are adapted to arid or semi-arid climates should be chosen. • Consider decorating areas of the lawn with rocks, gravel, wood chips or other materials now available that require no water at all. • Do not "sweep" walks and driveways with a hose. Use a broom or rake instead. • Use a bucket of soapy water and use the hose only for rinsing when washing a car. 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 41 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 40 of 48 APPENDIX G MATRIX OF ACTIONS BY CUSTOMER TYPE AND STAGE 2024 Drought Conservation & EWMP Page 42 Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 41 of 48 APPENDIX G Matrix of Actions by Customer Type and Stage the use of potable water for the City of North Richland Hills. These actions also apply to the potable customers by the City of North Richland Hills. Restrictions do not apply to locations, which own their 3ted wastewater effluent or well water for irrigation. 5% 10% 20% tage 1 —Water Watch Stage 2—Water Warning Stage 3—Water Emergency age: hosing of paved areas, such • Same as Stage 1. • Same as Stage 1. ?walks, driveways, parking lots, Prohibit: hosing of buildings or ;ourts, patios, or other impervious • s,except to alleviate an immediate other structures for purposes other )r safety hazard. than fire protection or surface preparation prior to painting. :aqe: hosing of buildings or other es for purposes other than fire on or surface preparation prior to I• :ed: using water in such a manner • Same as Stage 1. • Same as Stage 1. allow runoff or other waste, ig: re to repair a controllable leak, g a broken sprinkler head, a valve, leaking or broken pipes, or ig faucet; rating a permanently installed n system with: (a) broken head; aad that is out of adjustment and of the spray head is over a street ng lot;or(c)a head that is misting e of high water pressure; or g irrigation,allowing water to(a)to a property and form a stream of t a street for a distance of 50 feet ter; or (b) to pond in a street or lot to a depth greater than one- of an inch. & EWMP Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 42 of 48 Matrix of Actions by Customer Type and Stage 5% 10% 20% Stage 1 —Water Watch Stage 2—Water Warning Stage 3—Water Emergency bited: outdoor watering with • Same as Stage 1. • Prohibited:all outdoor watering. clers or irrigation systems between m. and 6 p.m. :d to twice per week: landscape • Restricted to once every seven days:outdoor ing with sprinklers or irrigation watering with sprinklers or irrigation systems ms at each service address is limited at each service address is limited to a once ce per week schedule.This includes per week schedule as determined by Public cape watering of parks, and sports Works. This includes landscape watering of parks and sports fields. lential addresses ending in an • Dust control not allowed on skinned areas of number(0, 2, 4, 6, or 8) may water sports fields. ednesdays and Saturdays. lential addresses ending in an odd )er (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) may water on ;day and Sundays. In-residential locations(apartment lexes, businesses, industries, medians,etc.) may water on Jays and Fridays. s and Landscaping: may be watered • Same as Stage 1. • Same as Stage 1. ny day, at any time, by handheld drip irrigation,a soaker hose or tree • Foundations, selected landscaping plants, er. (The intent of this measure is to large multi-station irrigation, and turf for the protection of structural establishment rules: Same as Stage 1. lations, trees, and other high value • Professional sports fields (playing fields with cape materials.) a stadium only — not surrounding dations:foundations may be watered landscaping) may be watered as needed to two hours on any day by handheld maintain league standards. or using soaker hose or drip system d within 24 inches of the foundation foes not produce a spray of water the ground. & EWMP Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 43 of 48 Matrix of Actions by Customer Type and Stage 5% 10% 20% Stage 1 —Water Watch Stage 2—Water Warning Stage 3—Water Emergency Turf: Establishing new turf is . Same as Stage 1. • Same as Stage 1. uraged. If hydromulch, grass sod, or seed is installed for the purpose of dishing a new lawn, there are now ing restrictions for the first 30 days it is being established.After that,the ing restrictions set forth in this stage .(This does not include over seeding ye since turf already exists.) Multi-Station Irrigation: outdoor ing may take place in accordance a variance granted by the Public s Department. If the Public Works rtment determines that a property )t be completely watered with an ige of three-quarters of an inch of • in a single day, then the property d be divided into sections to be ed on different days. led areas of sports fields may be ed as needed for dust control. ssional sports fields (playing fields a stadium only-not surrounding caping) may be watered as needed iintain league standards. & EWMP Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 44 of 48 Matrix of Actions by Customer Type and Stage 5% 10% 20% Stage 1 —Water Watch Stage 2—Water Warning Stage 3—Water Emergency All users are encouraged to use native • All users are encouraged to wait until • Prohibited: installing and establishing and drought tolerant plants in the current drought or emergency new landscape plants and turf. landscaping situation has passed before installing and establishing new landscape plants and turf. Washing of any motor vehicle, • Same as Stage 1. • Vehicle washing restricted to motorbike, boat, trailer, recreational commercial car wash, commercial vehicle, airplane,or other vehicle shall service station or a private on-site be limited to the use of a hand-held vehicle washing facility and can only be bucket or a hand-held hose equipped done as necessary for health, with a positive-pressure shutoff nozzle sanitation, or safety reasons, including for quick rinses. but not limited to the washing of Vehicle washing may be done at any garbage trucks and vehicles used to time n the es of a commercial transport food and other perishables. All other vehicle washing is prohibited. car wash or commercial service station.Companies with an automated on-site vehicle washing facility may wash its vehicles at anytime. Washing may be exempt from these requirements if the health, safety, and welfare of the public are contingent upon frequent vehicle cleansing, such as garbage trucks and vehicles used to transport food and perishables. All users are encouraged to reduce the • Prohibited:Swimming pools may not be • Prohibited: the draining, filling, or frequency of draining and refilling filled with automatic fill valves. refilling of swimming pools, wading swimming pools. pools and Jacuzzi type pools. Existing private and public pools may add water to maintain pool levels. Swimming pools may not be refilled with automatic fill valves. 'ation & EWMP Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 45 of 48 Matrix of Actions by Customer Type and Stage 5% 10% 20% Stage 1 —Water Watch Stage 2—Water Warning Stage 3—Water Emergency No restriction • Prohibited:use of water for dust control, • Same as Stage 2. except as required to protect public health. No restriction • Discourage: the operation of • Prohibited:the operation of ornamental ornamental fountains or ponds that use fountains or ponds that use potable potable water, except where necessary water except where necessary to to support aquatic life or where such support aquatic life. fountains or ponds are equipped with a recirculation system. •ation & EWMP Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 46 of 48 Matrix of Actions by Customer Type and Stage 5% 10% 20% Stage 1 —Water Watch Stage 2—Water Warning Stage 3—Water Emergency d for All Users apply to City and Local Governments. Review conditions and problems that • Review conditions and problems that • Review conditions and problems that caused Stage 1 and take corrective caused Stage 2 and take corrective caused Stage 3 and take corrective action. action. action. Notify wholesale customers of • Initiate weekly contact with wholesale • Implement viable alternative water actions being taken and request customers to discuss water supply and supply strategies. them to implement similar the possibility of pro rata curtailment • Reduce city and local government procedures. • Request wholesale customers to water use to maximum extent possible. Provide a weekly report to news initiate mandatory measures to reduce media with information regarding non-essential water use • Notify wholesale customers of actions current water supply, demand being taken and request them to conditions, and projected water • Initiate preparations for the implement similar procedures. supply implementation of pro rata curtailment • Institute a mandated reduction in of water diversions deliveries to all wholesale customers. • Provide a weekly report to news media Such a reduction will be distributed as with information regarding current required by Texas Water Code water supply, demand conditions, and §11.039. projected water supply • If TRWD has imposed a reduction in water available to customers, impose the same percent reduction on wholesale customers. • Contact wholesale customers to discuss water supply and will request that wholesale customer initiate additional mandatory measures to reduce non-essential water use • Initiate pro rata curtailment of water diversions for each wholesale customer • Provide a weekly report to news media with information regarding current water supply, demand conditions, and projected water supply 'ation & EWMP Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 47 of 48 Matrix of Actions by Customer Type and Stage 5% 10% 20% Stage 1 —Water Watch Stage 2—Water Warning Stage 3—Water Emergency Increase public education efforts on . Increase frequency of media releases • Increase frequency of media releases ways to reduce water use. on water supply conditions. explaining emergency situation. • Further, accelerate public education • Further, accelerate public education efforts on ways to reduce water use. efforts on ways to reduce water use. Increase enforcement efforts. • Same as Stage 1. • Same as Stage 1. Intensify leak detection and repair • Same as Stage 1. • Same as Stage 1. efforts. Audit all City and local government irrigation systems to ensure proper conditions, settings, and operations. Identify and encourage voluntary • Same as Stage 1. • Same as Stage 1. reduction measures by high-volume water users through water use audits. No restriction • Prohibited:wet street sweeping. • Same as Stage 2. Reduce non-essential water use. • Eliminate non—essential water use. • Same as Stage 2. for All Users apply to Commercial and Industrial users. Stock at a commercial plant nursery • Same as Stage 1. • Stock at a commercial plant nursery is exempt from Stage 1 watering may be watered only with a hand-held restrictions. hose, hand-held watering can, or drip irrigation system. 'ation & EWMP Ordinance No.3850 Attachment B Page 48 of 48 Matrix of Actions by Customer Type and Stage 5% 10% 20% Stage 1 —Water Watch Stage 2—Water Warning Stage 3—Water Emergency Hotels, restaurants, and bars are • Same as Stage 1. • Same as Stage 1. encouraged to serve drinking water to patrons on an"on demand" basis. Hotels are encouraged to implement laundry conservation measures by encouraging patrons to reuse linens and towels. • Commercial and industrial users may be required to reduce water use by a set percentage. • Use of water from hydrants for any • Same as Stage 2. purpose other than firefighting related activities or other activities necessary to maintain public health, safety and welfare requires approval from the Public Works Department. Fire hydrant use may be limited to only designated hydrants(excluding firefighting). 'ation & EWMP The Beaufort Gazette Durham I The Herald-Sun The Modesto Bee The Belleville News-Democrat Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Sun News-Myrtle Beach Bellingham Herald The Fresno Bee Raleigh News&Observer McClatchyCentre Daily Times The glandPacket Rock Hill I TheHerald Sun HeraldSt The Kansas City Star The SacramentotoBee Idaho Statesman Lexington Herald-Leader San Luis Obispo Tribune Bradenton Herald The Telegraph-Macon Tacoma I The News Tribune The Charlotte Observer Merced Sun-Star Tri-City Herald The State Miami Herald The Wichita Eagle Ledger-Enquirer El Nuevo Herald The Olympian AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Account# Order Number Identification Order PO Amount Cols Depth 19363 545507 Print Legal Ad-IPL01702580-IPL0170258 Diana Boone $43.64 1 45 L Attention: Alicia Richardson THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS COUNTY OF TARRANT PO BOX 820609 Before me,a Notary Public in and for said County NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,TX 761820609 and State,this day personally appeared Mary Castro,Bid and Legal Coordinator for the Star- treasury@nrhtx.com Telegram,published by the Star-Telegram,Inc.at Fort Worth,in Tarrant County,Texas;and who, CITY OF after being duly sworn,did depose and say that NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ORDINANCE NO.3850 the attached clipping of an advertisement was AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, published in the above named paper er on the listed AMENDING CHAPTER 78,ARTICLE II, dates: SECTIONS 78-62 AND 78-63 OF THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF ORDNANCES;ADOPTING THE 2024 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN AND 1 insertion(s)published on: THE 2024 DROUGHT CONTINGENCY AND EMERGENCY WATER MANAGE- 04/26/24 MENT RAN;PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDNANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;PRO- VIDING SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVID- ING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Any person intentionally, knowingly, recklessly,or with criminal negligence violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars($2,000). Each day any such violation shall be allowed to continue shall constitute a separate violation and be punishable n r ��� lto hereunder w c. ICI PASSED AND APPROVED on this 22nd day of April,2024. CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS By:/s/Oscar Trevino Oscar Trevino,Mayor ATTEST: /s/Alicia Richardson Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of Alicia Richardson May in the year of 2024 City Secretary/Chief Governance Of- May in the year of 2024 ficer APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LE- GALITY: /s/Cara Leahy White IPL0170258 Apr 26 2024 Hiq-c.4 Notary Public in and for the state of Texas,residing in Dallas County _.. . STEPHANIE HATCHER *: •*= My Notary ID*133554406 Elms January 14,2026 ,, Extra charge for last or duplicate affidavits. 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