WS Item 4Water Conservation & Restriction Enforcement
May 12, 2012
Presentation Purpose
Update on Current Situation
Water Restrictions
Drought Conditions
City’s Water Provider
Water System Master Plan
Education and Enforcement
Summer of 2011 & 2012
Streamlining the Process
Property Notification and Voluntary Compliance
Safety
Council Feedback and Direction
Current Situation
Stage 1 watering restrictions Suspended – 5/4/2012
TRWD & City of Fort Worth
Watering 10 a.m. -6.p.m. still prohibited
Restrictions still possible:
Water supply lake levels fall below 75%
City’s storage tanks fall below 18-feet – 3 days in a row
State Wide Conditions
Drought Monitor of May 8
Conservation vs. Drought Plans
Conservation actions are proactive approach to educate and change the way water is used in our daily lives
Drought actions are reactive to shortfall of rain and increase in water demands
Fort Worth Contract
Wholesale customer contract provisions
Fort Worth can restrict if necessary. If so, Southlake must:
institute & apply restrictions within 24 hours;
adopt ordinance within 60 days
If Southlake fails to act, Fort Worth can restrict flow
Fort Worth Contract
Drought Contingency Plan
Required by Fort Worth Contract
Required by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Regional approach
One Television & Radio Market
One Message
Tarrant Regional Water District, Dallas Water Utilities, Upper Trinity, North Texas Water District
System Capacity
Infrastructure improvements
Southlake 2030
Summer 2011 What We Learned
July-September triple-digit temperatures
Late July: emergency water distribution situation
Asked for voluntary compliance
Enforcement efforts
300+ citations
Summer 2011 What We Learned
Internal/External
Communication/
Education efforts
Understanding of the City’s ordinance
Notification process
Staff efficiency and training
Enforcement - Lean Event
Enforcement - Lean Event
Enforcement - Lean Event
Enforcement – Lean Event
Variability
Training
Issuing Warnings & Citations
Public Education/
Communication
Enforcement – Lean Event
Enforcement – Lean Event
Training Examples
Excess runoff
Water during freezing temperatures
Broken or misaligned sprinklers
Focus Item – Accela Entry
Education/Communication
Focus Item - Safety
Major Changes-Yard Sign
12”
12”
Summer 2012 Proposed Sign
Summer 2012 The Plan
Communication focus: education & voluntary compliance
Websites
Social Media
Local media
Strongly encourage programming sprinklers for twice a week
Questions & Council Direction