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Rowlett adopts 2025 Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plans; city reports low per‑capita usage
Summary
Council adopted five‑year water conservation and drought contingency plans after a staff presentation that noted Rowlett's comparatively low gallons‑per‑capita usage and set modest reduction goals; the plans include operational triggers and enforcement provisions.
The council held a public hearing and adopted the 2025 Water Conservation Plan and Drought Contingency Plan. Adam Connor (speaker 10), water resources planner with Freese Nichols, presented the plan framework, noting it is a five‑year cycle that sets gallons‑per‑capita per day goals, identifies drought stage triggers (including an operational trigger when demand exceeds 95% of pumping firm capacity) and documents water‑loss and metering measures.
Connor said Rowlett already has one of the lowest per‑person usages in North Texas and set modest reduction goals accordingly. He also described tightened enforcement language in the drought plan (including fines and waiver processes) and local triggers that supplement regional NTMWD stages. Council opened the hearing, received no public speakers and then unanimously approved the plans and directed staff to submit them to TCEQ, TWDB and NTMWD.
The plans will serve as the city's playbook for drought staging and conservation programs and will guide outreach and operational responses in future dry periods.
