(a) 
The purpose of the water conservation plan (plan) is to promote the wise and responsible use of water by implementing programs that result in quantifiable water conservation results; develop, maintain and enforce water conservation policies; and support public education programs that educate customers about water facilities operations, water quality and quantity and conservation.
(b) 
Post is located in Garza County and is within the Llano Estacado Water Planning Region (Region O). The 2000 census indicated a population of 3,708. The water and wastewater utilities serving the city are owned and operated by the city.
(c) 
The city has two sources of municipal water: White River Municipal Water Authority (White River) and water purchased from the City of Slaton.
(d) 
White River has been supplying the city with municipal water since the 1960’s and has been subjected to severe drought conditions in recent years. Due to the drought conditions, the city developed a contract to buy municipal water from the City of Slaton. An emergency groundwater well field was developed by the cities of Post, Ralls, Crosbyton and Spur to provide water during prolonged drought and emergency. White River has been granted authority to manage the wells.
(e) 
More detailed information concerning the city’s water system, wastewater system and the consumption of water is available in appendix A, Texas Water Development Board Utility Profile (WRD-264).
(Ordinance 600 adopted 8/11/09)
(a) 
Water system.
The city’s water system is comprised of the following:
(1) 
Approximately 20 miles of distribution mains;
(2) 
1.85 million gallons of ground storage tanks (elevated storage by elevation);
(3) 
Three pump stations, each with a capacity of approximately 100 gpm;
(4) 
Approximately 25 miles of 14" transmission line from Post to Slaton;
(5) 
1.5 million gallon ground storage tank at Slaton.
(b) 
Wastewater system.
The city’s wastewater system is comprised of the following:
(1) 
Approximately 20 miles of collection mains;
(2) 
One lift station;
(3) 
Wastewater treatment plant;
(4) 
On-site land application with a permitted rate of 0.79 MGD.
(c) 
Water consumption evaluation.
(1) 
The water system has a usage rate of approximately 200 gallons per day per capita. This usage is significantly affected by a 2,100 bed prison facility which uses approximately 81 million gallons of water per year. The prison population was not included in usage rate for the city. If the additional 2,100 persons were included in the usage rate calculation, the rate would be approximately 129 gallons per day per capita.
(2) 
An increased use of water occurs during the summer months. Irrigation of lawns and gardens is believed to be the main reason for this increase. Education of the public on conservation techniques for irrigation may prove beneficial.
(3) 
Water loss is averaging 56.6 million gallons per year. It is not evident how much of this loss is due to metering issues and how much is due to accounting and data management issues.
(4) 
The city has recently completed a meter change-out program. All of the meters in the city can now be read from a central location. Customer consumption profiles can be produced that can aid in conservation efforts.
(Ordinance 600 adopted 8/11/09)
(a) 
Five year goals.
Maintain annual municipal average per capita daily water consumption at or below the goal set by the Llano Estacado Region Water Planning Group of 172 gallons per capita per day. Include the population within the prison in the per capita daily water consumption calculation. Reduce water loss by 5%.
(b) 
Ten year goals.
Maintain annual municipal average per capita daily water consumption at or below the water conservation implementation task force goal of 140 gallons per capita per day. Include the population within the prison in the per capita daily water consumption calculation. Reduce water loss by 10%.
(c) 
Implementation schedule first year.
Public information campaign:
(1) 
Produce a bill stuffer introducing the customer to the water conservation program. The stuffer will have suggestions on conserving water in the home.
(2) 
Provide customer’s volume consumption on their monthly water bill. Provide comparison with same time period from previous year and total consumption for the year.
(3) 
Provide total annual consumption for entire city and compare with previous year.
(4) 
Provide a bill stuffer in the spring of the year containing information on lawn and garden water conservation techniques.
(5) 
Review accounting and recordkeeping procedures to assure accurate records of water produced and water used. Make changes as necessary to the procedures.
(6) 
Conduct a field survey to assure all meters have been replaced with the new radio read meters.
(7) 
Check accuracy of master meters for water entering the system.
(8) 
Conduct regular inspections of facilities and pipeline and water main distribution routes to assure no leaks or overflows are occurring
(d) 
Second year and each year thereafter.
(1) 
Provide a bill stuffer reporting on the previous year water conservation activities and results. Include annual consumption for the city, per capita usage with comparisons to previous year.
(2) 
Replace old water meters discovered by field survey.
(3) 
Continue regular inspections of facilities and pipeline and water main distribution routes.
(4) 
Install meters on all unmetered customer taps.
(Ordinance 600 adopted 8/11/09)