1998R08- TEXAS REGIONAL WATER PLANNING REGION
RESOLUTION NO.
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BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
REQUESTING THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL WATER
PLANNING GROUP TO INCLUDE IN ITS SCOPE OF WORK
THE WATER SUPPLY PLANNING WORK OF THE COUNCilS
OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ AND THE CITY OF SEGUIN AS
POTENTIALLY FEASIBLE IN MEETING THE DROUGHT
NEEDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS REGIONAL WATER PLANNING REGION.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 of the 75th Texas Legislature mandates a new
statewide regional water planning effort with major responsibility for planning at
the regional level to meet local needs; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Water Development Board has appointed the
South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group as the regional planning
group for our "Region l" area; and
WHEREAS, South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group is
charged to identify water management strategies and water supply options
potentially feasible to meet the needs of each one of the communities in the
region; and
WHEREAS, the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group will
proceed with the evaluation and comparison of water supply alternatives to meet
water needs in the region for the following three conditions: drought, as well as
50% and 75% of normal conditions; and
WHEREAS, the scope of work to be presented by August 1, 1998 to the
Texas Water Development Board, by South Central Texas Regional Water
Planning Group, will direct the evaluation of water management strategies and
water supply options; and
WHEREAS, the South Central Regional Water Planning Group determines
which alternatives are potentially feasible to meet regional water supply needs,
and their recommendations will most likely become part of the State water plan
which will largely control future water planning and resource allocation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz and the City of Seguin have each
determined that existing water supplies do not provide adequate long-term
drought protection for their respective communites and Guadalupe County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz and the City of Seguin are jointly engaged
in planning for an alternative supply of water from the Carrizo Aquifer for the
benefit of Guadalupe County, which includes evaluation of: quantity, reliability
and cost of water delivered; environmental factors; impacts on other water
resources; and other factors appropriate to planning an adequate water supply;
and
WHEREAS, extending the project planning effort of the two cities may be
of value to other communities in the planning region and assist the South Central
Regional Water Planning Group in providing working alternatives in the Regional
Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCilS OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ AND THE CITY OF SEGUIN:
THAT, the South Central Regional Water Planning Group be requested:
(a) to include in its scope of work to be presented in August to the Texas Water
Development Board, the water supply planning work of these cities, and (b) to
identify such water supply plan as potentially feasible to meet the drought needs
of Schertz and Seguin and the needs of other communities in the South Central
Texas Regional Water Planning Region,
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED the yth day of July, 1998.
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Mayor, City of Schertz, Texas
ArrEST:
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CIty Secretary, City of Schertz
(SEAL OF CITY)