Res 072-2017 5/16/2017
Resolution No. _72-2017_
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to file and prosecute an
application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to
construct Lake Ringgold Reservoir
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, (the “City”) provides water to
residential, commercial, industrial, and public users, as well as retail and wholesale
customers in its service area , including parts of Wichita, Archer, and Clay Counties;
and,
WHEREAS, the City has a statutory obligation to plan and secure adequate
water supplies for existing and future needs; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the approved 2016 Regional B Water Plan (the “Plan”),
the City is projected to need additional water supplies by 2020; and,
WHEREAS, the City is implementing water supply strategies to meet both its
short-term and long-term water supply needs; and,
WHEREAS, Lake Ringgold Reservoir (the “Reservoir”) is identified in the Plan
as a water management strategy and is recommended for implementation to meet the
City’s long-term projected needs; and,
WHEREAS, the Reservoir will provide additional supplies to meet the projected
demands of the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City has prepared an application to appropriate state water
pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Texas Water Code (the "A pplication") to authorize the
construction of the Reservoir.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS THAT:
1. The City Manager is hereby authorized on behalf of the City Council to
execute the Application and any other applications as are necessary to be
made to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the
"Commission") for authorization to capture, store, and divert water from
the proposed Lake Ringgold Reservoir for use within the Red River Basin
to meet the future water supply needs of the City and the City’s residents;
and
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the City
Council to file the Application and to appear and arrange for the
appearances of persons representing the City at the hearings and other
proceedings on the Application before the Commission, and otherwise
direct prosecution of the Application on behalf of the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of May, 2017.
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