2. DROUGHT OF RECORD30 TAC Ch. 288(a)(1)(E)(i)The drought
contingency plan mustinclude drought or emergencyresponse stages
providing for theimplementation of measures inresponse to a
reduction inavailable water supply up to arepeat of the drought of
record. 3. HISTORICAL DROUGHT 4.
POPULATIONHistorical0500000010000000150000002000000025000000300000001930
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010POPULATION 5. CONSERVATION
CAPACITYHistorical 6. SURFACE WATERSquare miles of inland water in
the 48contiguous states:Texas, 5,607Florida, 5,373Minnesota,
4,782Louisiana, 4,433 7. RESERVOIR % CAPACITY 8. PER CAPITA STORAGE
CAPACITYHistorical0.000.501.001.502.002.501930 1940 1950 1960 1970
1980 1990 2000 2010AF per person 9. GROUNDWATER Over 1,000,000
water wells 60 percent of the 16.1 million acre-feet ofwater used
in Texas 9 major and 21 minor aquifers 99 Groundwater Conservation
Districts 10. GCDs 11. DROUGHT CONTINGENCYPLAN Temporary Demand
Management Water supply System capacity Mechanical failure
Emergency Responses Backflow Spill Natural disaster 12. DEVELOPMENT
Public Input Triggers Restrictions Oversight Penalties 13. PLAN
ADOPTIONOrdinanceResolutionTariff 14. ONGOING EDUCATION Drought
status Utility information Triggers Restrictions Penalties Water
Conservation 15. IMPLEMENTATION Customer notification Bill Inserts
PSAs Media Signs Website/email Other means TCEQ notification Water
Availability Division(512)
239-4691http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assistance/water/pws-drought-reporting-form
16. ENFORCEMENT Cities Districts WSCs IOUs 17. WATER CONSERVATIONA
combination of strategies for: Reducing the volume of
waterwithdrawn from a water supplysource; Reducing the loss or
waste of water; Maintaining or improving theefficiency in the use
of water; Increasing the recycling and reuse ofwater; and
Preventing the pollution of water. 18. BEST
MANAGEMENTPRACTICESEfficiency measures that: Save a quantifiable
amount ofwater, either directly orindirectly; Can be implemented
within aspecific time frame; Can help in determining actualwater
savings. 19. CONCLUSIONS The historic Drought of Record is notthe
worst case scenario; Many parts of the state areexperiencing a new
Drought of Recordevery day; Recurring drought is forcing
DroughtContingency and Water ConservationPlanning together; Dont
wait for the drought to startplanning! 20. CONTACTScott
SwansonLaCosta Environmental,
[email protected](512)
694-8150
