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Pampa updates water conservation and drought contingency plans to meet state requirements
Summary
On first reading the commission approved Ordinance 1836 to repeal and replace Articles 13.05 and 13.06 (water conservation plan and drought contingency plan) to align with Texas environmental and water-development board requirements and support grant applications.
The Pampa City Commission approved on first reading Ordinance 1836, which repeals and replaces Article 13.05 (water conservation plan) and Article 13.06 (drought contingency plan) in the city—s code of ordinances.
Gary Turley explained the updates stem from state requirements established after the late 1990s drought and that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Texas Water Development Board now require cities to maintain current water-conservation and drought-response plans. Turley said the water conservation plan addresses plumbing and fixture standards, meter accuracy and meter replacement, and the drought contingency plan includes trigger points based on regional water conditions and intergovernmental coordination.
Staff said the updates are also necessary for grant applications and to reflect the city—s responsibilities and triggers that align with the regional groundwater district—s triggers. Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the ordinance on first reading.
The ordinance will return for required subsequent readings as part of the normal ordinance-adoption process.
