Four Corner - Texas Water Development Board

( 4) Contamination of the water transm1ss1on system due to hurricanes,
flooding, freeze and/or some other natural or manmade cause resulting in
unprecedented loss of capability to provide service.
Stage 4- Water Shortage Emergency
Stage 3 Guidelines 1,2, and 3 are in effect. Reduction in water usage 1s still
insufficient and additional water use restrictions are required.
(4) Peak Demands on the water and/or wastewater facilities have exceeded
capacities for 5 days and have placed a strain on the systems. Without
restraint, service to all utility customers can not be guaranteed, or
(5) Contamination of the water transmission system due to hurricanes,
flooding, freezes, and/or some other natural or manmade cause resulting in
major unprecedented loss of capability to provide service.
8.4.3 LEGAL AND REGULATORY COMPONENTS
• Plan Adoption Resolution by utility (required)
• Emergency Water Demand Management Regulation (required)
• Water Conservation Plumbing Regulation (Required if Plumbing
Regulations are implemented by utility)
• Plumbing Fixture Retrofit Ordinance/Regulation (Optional)
• Conservation-Oriented Rate Ordinance/Regulation (Optional)
• Water Conservation Landscape Ordinance/Regulation (Optional)
8.4.4 CONTRACTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
The utility system will be required, as part of a contract for sale of water to
any other political subdivision, require that entity to adopt applicable
provlSlons of their water conservation and emergency water demand
management plan or already have a similar plan in effect. These provisions
will be through contractual agreement prior to the sale of water to the political
subdivision.
8.4.5 ANNUAL REPORTS
The TWDB requires financial assistance recipients that implement a program
of water conservation to submit an annual report to the Executive
Administrator describing the implementation, status, and quantitative
Four Comers Area Water and Wastewater Facilities Planning Study
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FINAL REPORT