Res 422 7/25/1960RESOLUTION NO. '7
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING A PRESENTATION WITH THE BOARD OF WATER
ENGINEERS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ACQUIRE AND PROTECT RIGHTS OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS TO A MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY FROM THE. LITTLE
WICHITA RIVER
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls has grown rapidly in
recent years and this growth has constantly increased the demands
on the Municipal water supply until present facilities are now be-
ing used to the limit of their capability; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Wichita Falls to examine the feasibility of providing an
additional water supply from the waters of the Little Wichita River.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS:
1. That the City Attorney is hereby authorized to file
this resolution as a PRESENTATION to the Board of Water Engineers
of the Stat2 of Texas under the provisions of Article 7496 Vernon's
Annotated Civil Statutes, in order to acquire and protect any rights
to waters of' the Little Wichita River that the City may subsequently
assert as a result of studies proposed to be made.
2. That the feasibility of constructing a storage reservoir
on the Little Wichita River in Clay and Archer Counties on the reach
of the river between the crossings of U. S. Highways 281 and 287 will
be examined.
3. That on the basis of engineering studies made to date,
consideration will be given to the construction of a reservoir having
a storage capacity of approximately 215,010 acre feet and providing
for an annual use for domestic and industrial purposes of approximate-,.
ly 50,000 acre feet.
4. That the City has employed the engineering firms of
Homer A. Hunter Associates of Dallas, Texas, and Biggs and Mathews
of Wichita Falls, Texas, to do the required technical investigation
on the proposed project and has an engineering force adequate to
expeditiously proceed with the investigation.
PASSED AND APPROVED this -7V ,7ay of / .f 196C.
ATTEST:
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A. L. F31ts, City Clerk