Drought Planning for the New Drought of Record, Scott Swanson, LaCosta Environmental, LLC
- 1. Drought Planning For the New Drought of Record
- 2. DROUGHT OF RECORD 30 TAC Ch. 288(a)(1)(E)(i) The drought contingency plan must include drought or emergency response stages providing for the implementation of measures in response to a reduction in available water supply up to a repeat of the drought of record.
- 4. POPULATION Historical 0 5000000 10000000 15000000 20000000 25000000 30000000 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 POPULATION
- 6. SURFACE WATER Square miles of inland water in the 48 contiguous states: Texas, 5,607 Florida, 5,373 Minnesota, 4,782 Louisiana, 4,433
- 8. PER CAPITA STORAGE CAPACITY Historical 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 AF per person
- 9. GROUNDWATER • Over 1,000,000 water wells • 60 percent of the 16.1 million acre-feet of water used in Texas • 9 major and 21 minor aquifers • 99 Groundwater Conservation Districts
- 10. GCDs
- 11. DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN • Temporary Demand Management − Water supply − System capacity − Mechanical failure • Emergency Responses − Backflow − Spill − Natural disaster
- 12. DEVELOPMENT • Public Input • Triggers • Restrictions • Oversight • Penalties
- 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) 239-4691 http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assistance/water/pws-drought-reporting-form
- 16. ENFORCEMENT • Cities • Districts • WSCs • IOUs
- 17. WATER CONSERVATION A combination of strategies for: • Reducing the volume of water withdrawn from a water supply source; • Reducing the loss or waste of water; • Maintaining or improving the efficiency in the use of water; • Increasing the recycling and reuse of water; and • Preventing the pollution of water.
- 18. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Efficiency measures that: • Save a quantifiable amount of water, either directly or indirectly; • Can be implemented within a specific time frame; • Can help in determining actual water savings.
- 19. CONCLUSIONS • The historic Drought of Record is not the worst case scenario; • Many parts of the state are experiencing a new Drought of Record every day; • Recurring drought is forcing Drought Contingency and Water Conservation Planning together; • Don’t wait for the drought to start planning!
- 20. CONTACT Scott Swanson LaCosta Environmental, LLC LaCostaEnvironmental.com escottswanson@gmail.com (512) 694-8150
Editor's Notes
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