Title
Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: An ordinance of the City of Pflugerville, Texas, amending and updating Chapter 53, Water and Sewers, Drought Contingency Plan and providing that violations of this ordinance are class C misdemeanors subject to fines not to exceed $2,000.00; providing cumulative, repealer and severability clauses; providing for open meeting and establishing an effective date.
Summary
The Drought Contingency Plan must be updated at a minimum of every five years per Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and LCRA requirements and the Texas Administration Code. With the update of the Drought Contingency Plan, City staff recommends modifying the drought stages to be more in-line with LCRA’s Water Management Plan and with the Highland Lakes Firm Water Customer Coalition which the City of Pflugerville is a member of since it’s formation in 2012.
Proposed stages of plan:
Conservation Stage - Year-round:
· Outdoor water allowed twice per week.
Stage 1 - Moderate Water Shortage
· Outdoor watering allowed once per week is triggered by one of the following:
o Must be between the months of March and October.
o Highland Lakes capacity reaches 1,200,000 acre feet of storage.
o Lake Pflugerville water level reaches 633’ pool elevation.
o Water consumption reaches 80% of production capacity for 3 consecutive days.
Stage 2 - Severe Water Shortage
· Outdoor watering still allowed once per week, but other restrictions enacted regarding water usage is triggered by one of the following:
o Highland Lakes capacity reaches 700,000 acre feet of storage.
o Lake Pflugerville water level reaches 630’ pool elevation.
o Water consumption reaches 90% of production capacity for 3 consecutive days.
Stage 3 - Emergency Water Shortage
· No outdoor water is allowed and is triggered by one of the following:
o Highland Lakes capacity reaches 600,000 acre feet of storage.
o Critical system failures cause diminished production cap...
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