(a) The city intends to achieve long-term water conservation by maintaining
a nonwasteful rate structure, reducing unaccounted-for water, maintaining
city water meters through testing and replacement, and providing education
and information to all customers of the water system.
(b) Many of these measures have already been implemented and have shown
signs of success, and the city realizes that the continuous and diligent
adherence to these programs outlined in the water conservation plan
is the most likely method for achieving the specific targets for reduced
water consumption on a gallons-per-capita-per-day (GPCD) basis. The
strategies and specific goals for water conservation outlined below
are in addition to any initiatives outlined in the current plan.
(Ordinance 1113.1 adopted 12/3/12; 2004 Code, sec. 13.831; Ordinance 1270 adopted 3/21/19)
One key element of water conservation is tracking water use
and controlling losses. The city utilizes automatic meter read technology
for all water meters or nearly 100% of its customers. AMR meters have
not been installed at some connections due to customer preference.
All metering devices have shown to be calibrated to an accuracy of
better than ± 5% for accounting of consumption throughout the
water distribution system. Master meters at well sites are tested
annually and have shown accuracy of greater than 95%.
(Ordinance 1113.1 adopted 12/3/12; 2004 Code, sec. 13.832; Ordinance 1270 adopted 3/21/19)
Every contract for the wholesale sale of water by customers
that is entered into, renewed, or extended after the adoption of this
water conservation and drought contingency plan will include a requirement
that the wholesale customer and any wholesale customers of that wholesale
customer develop and implement a water conservation plan meeting the
requirements of title 30, part 1, chapter 288, subchapter A, rule
288.2 of the Texas Administrative Code. The requirement will also
extend to each successive wholesale customer in the resale of the
water.
(Ordinance 1113.1 adopted 12/3/12; 2004 Code, sec. 13.833; Ordinance 1270 adopted 3/21/19)
(a) Due to the convenience of the city community geographical size, water
leaks and breaks are generally immediately identified by both customers
and city crews. City water distribution crew responds appropriately
with equipment and material to control and fix water main breaks and
failures. Generally, field indicators for finding leaks includes customer
complaints, random observations and abnormal usage indicators through
AMR system.
(b) City staff utilizes regular conservation topics distributed through
bill inserts to assist in community wide communication. City code
enforcement division provides field inspection services for illegal
hookups, transient occupation of property and substandard plumbing
installations. Regular water meter change-out and new service requests
is cataloged and tracked in city’s billing database.
(Ordinance 1270 adopted 3/21/19)
(a) Water as a natural resource is vital to all life and species. In
the state, there is the phenomenon of drought that can severely affect
availability of water resources. Two predominant primary sources exist
for water supply throughout the state and the southwest United States:
groundwater and surface water impoundment, i.e., lakes and reservoirs.
City groundwater supply is from the Hickory Aquifer and surface water
is from Brady Lake - a flood control reservoir.
(b) Texas Water Development Board and Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality requires political subdivisions or towns and cities to develop
quantifiable and manageable 5-yr and 10-yr goals and targets for water
savings and water loss control. Shown in table 1 is the city’s
water consumption history for several years. From this is extrapolated
a consumption figure based on the city’s general population’s
GPCD. These figures represent 5-yr and 10-yr goals and targets. These
types of metrics are used by TWDB and TCEQ for publications and tracking.
It also serves a benchmark for the city to track its historical pattern
of usage.
Table 1
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5-yr and 10-yr GPCD
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City of Brady, Water Sold or Consumption
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Year
|
Residential Consumption
|
Base Population
|
GPCD
|
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2014
|
244,577,000
|
5,300
|
126
|
2015
|
280,435,000
|
5,300
|
145
|
2016
|
245,117,000
|
5,300
|
127
|
2017
|
249,169,000
|
5,300
|
129
|
2018
|
205,260,000
|
5,300
|
106
|
2024
|
221,522,900
|
5,300
|
115
|
2029
|
214,051,435
|
5,300
|
111
|
Note: 2024 GPCD derived from a 5% reduction on previous 3-yr
averaging above and likewise for 2029.
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(Ordinance 1270 adopted 3/21/19)