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Drought Contingency Plan
In cases of dire water supply during extended drought conditions, the City has adopted a Drought Contingency Plan. In summary, triggers for each stage are as follows:
Stage 1 - Two of three conditions must be met:
- Test well averages less than or equal to 1045 feet for fifteen consecutive days
- Water system's average daily production of Trinity Aquifer groundwater for the same fifteen consecutive days exceeds 1.2 million gallons per day
- GBRA implements Stage 1 from their Drought Contingency Plan
Stage 2 - Two of three conditions must be met:
- Test well averages less than or equal to 1030 feet for eight consecutive days
- Water system's average daily production of Trinity Aquifer groundwater for the same eight consecutive days exceeds .7 million gallons per day
- GBRA implements Stage 2 from their Drought Contingency Plan
Stage 3 - One of three conditions must be met:
- Test well averages less than or equal to 1015 feet
- Water system's normal production of 1.2 million gallons per day of Trinity Aquifer groundwater can not be maintained for seven consecutive days
- GBRA implements Stage 3 from their Drought Contingency Plan