HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-O-09 - Amend 51.41 Water Conservation Plan ORDINANCE NO. 2014-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS,AMENDING §51.41(A) OF CHAPTER 51,TITLE V:
PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS:
Section One
Section 51.41 (A) "Goals" is hereby amended to read as follows:
(A) The objective of Stephenville's Water Conservation Plan is to promote and publicize water
conservation methods that will enable Stephenville to meet its goal of reducing the 2009-2013
five-year average annual per capita water use of 104 gallons per person per day (gpcd) by
approximately 1.5%or 1.56 gpcd to 102.4 gpcd by 2019 and by 3%to 100.9 gpcd by 2024.
This municipal per capita water use statistic includes water used within the home for drinking,
toilet flushing, bathing,food preparation,dishwashing, laundry,cleaning,and outdoor uses at
home,including landscape irrigation,car washing,and outside cleaning.In addition to the water
used at homes,the municipal per capita water use statistic includes a person's share of water
used in the workplace for toilet flushing, drinking, cleaning, and lawn irrigation of commercial
properties. Outside the home uses also include the water used in commercial establishments
such as restaurants, laundries, and car washes. Institutional water use, such as water used in
schools, churches, recreation centers, and water used by cities for fire protection, sanitation,
and public recreation, is also included in the municipal per capita water use statistic. However,
the municipal per capita water use statistic does not include use of any water for industrial
purposes.-The annual per capita water use statistic includes the municipal per capita water use
as well as the water used for industrial purposes.
Section Two
This ordinance shall take effect as of the date hereof.
Section Three
It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance is passed is
open to the public as required by law.
PASSED and APPROVED,BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,TEXAS,this the 1s`day
of April, 2014, at which meeting quorum was present and voting.
Jer y K. &don II, Mayor
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Amend§51.41(A)—Page 1
Stephenville Code of Ordinances
ATTEST:
Cindy L afford, City S tary
Reviewed by Mark A. Kaiser,
City Administrator
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Approved as to form and legality
Randy Thomas, City Attorney
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Amend§51.41(A)—Page 2
Stephenville Code of Ordinances