Summary of Survey Responses by Water User Groups on Current and Future Water Supplies

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1 Summary of Responses by Water User Groups on Current and Future Water Supplies Able Springs WSC Addison Okay Okay Okay * Implementing conservation rate and other conservation measures. Considering ASR. Confused by supply-demand graph. Aledo Allen Too High Okay Okay Considering NTMWD model plan conservation strategies. Alvord Anna Annetta Annetta South Argyle Argyle WSC??? Okay Okay Expect to grow 5-7% per year for at least years. Arlington Okay Okay Okay Athens Okay Okay Okay Communicated with Athens MWA, which is also okay with the projections. Aubrey Aurora Azle Balch Springs Bardwell Okay?????? * Bartonville Bartonville WSC Bedford Okay Okay Bells Okay to High Okay Okay Population projectiions may be high. Benbrook Okay Okay Okay Expansion may be faster than shown. Bethel-Ash WSC Too Low Okay Population should be about twice as high in Bethesda WSC Okay Okay Okay Blackland WSC Okay Okay Okay Blooming Grove Blue Mound Served by Tecon and will not respond. Blue Ridge Bolivar WSC Okay Okay Denton and GTUA are possible additional sources. Bonham Okay Okay Okay Boyd Brandon-Irene WSC Okay Okay Okay s

2 Summary of Responses by Water User Groups on Current and Future Water Supplies Bridgeport Bryson Buena Vista - Bethel SUD Okay Okay Okay Burleson Okay Okay Okay Population may be too low. Caddo Basin SUD Too Low Okay Okay Population growing 10% per year. Carrollton Okay Feels survey is too early to identify future strategies. Cash WSC Too Low 2003 population is 15,740; 1,562 acre-feet retail sales; 315 acre-feet wholesale sales. Cash has been growing 4% per year. Cash has 1,792 ac-ft/yr with NTMWD and acre-feet per year with SRA. Cedar Hill Celina Too Low ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** Demand should be based 0n 250 gpcd (like other area suburbs). City now has a contract with UTRWD (1.5 mgd, * to 3.0 mgd by 2007). Also considering NTMWD and GTUA as sources. "Until the state of Texas gets enough backbone to stop the unlimited pumping of good treated water on the ground Chatfield WSC Okay Okay to grow grass, etc., so that everybody can keep up with the Jones as who has the greenest yard, all strategies are a joke." Chico Cockrell Hill College Mound WSC Colleyville Collinsville Okay - Okay Okay may be too low if growth continues at current rate. Combine Too Low Okay Okay NCTCOG and city project faster growth. Served by Combine WSC. Combine WSC Okay "Conservation is a must. Elimination of outside sprinkling systems is the most practical answer." Community Water Company Okay Okay Okay Community WSC Okay Okay Okay Coppell 2000 Actual too Feels that 2000 actual demands are inaccurate (low). Wants to see projected supplies with new supply projects as Okay Okay * Low well as current supply. Copper Canyon Corinth Corsicana ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** Crandall Too Low Okay Okay Want to participate in future regional water supplies developed by NTMWD or any other wholesaler. Cross Roads Crowley Too Low Okay Okay Culleoka WSC Okay Dallas Dallas County WCID #6 s * Currently contracting with the City of Princeton. Princeton has indicated that it will not increase amount (inadequate) and will not extend contract beyond NTMWD will not respond to requests for direct purchase. Help would be appreciated. ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. *****

3 Summary of Responses by Water User Groups on Current and Future Water Supplies Dalworthington Gardens Danville WSC Okay Okay Okay Dawson Okay Okay Okay Decatur Denison Denton Denton County FWSD ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** Population and demand projections too low early, too high late. May turn to Lewisville for additional supply when * they need more than the 2.7 mgd currently contracted with Lewisville. DeSoto Double Oak Okay Okay Okay Duncanville East Cedar Creek FWSD East Fork SUD Ector Too Low May also go to the Trinity aquifer. Edgecliff Village Ennis Ennis should get 55 percent of the yield of Lake Bardwell (by contract). Beginning 10/01/05, Ennis can get 3,988 acre-feet per year from TRWD. Ennis sells to East Garrett, Community, and Rice WSCs. Euless Okay Okay Okay Eustace Okay Okay Okay Everman Fairfield Okay Okay Okay Fairview Okay Okay Okay Farmers Branch Farmersville Ferris Too Low Expects population to double in next 10 years. Add Dallas as a water supply option. Files Valley WSC Too Low They only use surface water from Aquilla WSC. They supply Milford (84 ac-ft from Files, 43 from wells in 2003) and Parker WSC (151 ac-ft from Files, 82 from wells in 2003). They used 701 ac-ft in Flo Community WSC Flower Mound Forest Hill Okay Okay Okay Forney ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** Forney Lake WSC Fort Worth Frisco Okay Okay ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** Population and demand projections too low early, too high late. Frost Okay Okay Okay * s

4 Summary of Responses by Water User Groups on Current and Future Water Supplies s Gainesville Okay says "Woodbine Aquifer?" Gainesville plans to develop surface water from Moss Lake up to 8,060 acrefeet per year. * Garland ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** Gastonia-Scurry WSC Okay Okay Okay Glenn Heights Grand Prairie Too Low - Refers to Freese and Nichols Water System Master Plan currently underway for projections. Considering Okay wholesale purchase from Midlothian. Grapevine Too High Okay Okay * Gun Barrel City Water/Sewer utilities are provided by East Cedar Creek Fresh Water Gunter Gunter SUD Okay Okay Okay Hackberry Haltom City Okay Okay Okay Haslet Okay Okay Okay Heath Okay Okay Plan to purchase directly from (rather than from Rockwall) NTMWD starting this year. Hebron Hickory Creek Hickory Creek SUD Okay Okay Demand is too high early, too high late. High Point WSC Highland Park Okay Okay * Didn t see proposed water management strategies. Highland Village Okay Okay Okay Honey Grove Okay Howe Okay Hudson Oaks Hurst Hutchins Supply should be 653 acre-feet per year. Hard to tell, but growth seems to be higher than the projections. Part of water supply coalition with Van Alstyne, Anna, and Melissa. Irving Okay * Potential strategies include reuse and Ralph Hall. Italy Okay Jacksboro Johnson County Rural WSC Josephine Justin More surface water supplies needed in southern Ellis County. Indicated that they have no comments.

5 Summary of Responses by Water User Groups on Current and Future Water Supplies Kaufman Okay Okay Okay Keller Kemp Too Low * Kennedale Kerens Okay Okay Okay Kiowa Homeowners WSC Krugerville Krum Ladonia Okay Supports proposed Ralph Hall Lake. s Plan $3.5 million in improvements improve to improve quality, provide additional supplies, and serve Becker-Jiba WSC. Lake Dallas All water from Lake Cities MUD. Lake Worth Okay * Planned $2.0 million project to remove wells and add ground storage. Lakeside Lancaster Lavon WSC Too Low * Questions the reduction in supply from NTMWD. Leonard Okay Okay Okay Lewisville Too High Lewisville plans to get future supplies from Dallas, with UTRWD providing water around 2050 if needed. Lincoln Park Lindsay Too Low Current supply (from Trinity Aquifer) is adequate for foreseeable future. Little Elm Okay Okay Okay Log Cabin Lowry Crossing Lucas Okay Okay Okay Luella WSC Okay Okay Okay M E N WSC Mabank Okay Okay Okay Mac Bee WSC Malakoff Okay * Not considering new wells. Will begin using Cedar Creek water in June Mansfield Too Low Okay * Population projections are too low, and per capita use will also increase. Water Plant expansion underway, and another one planned for 2010 time-frame.

6 Summary of Responses by Water User Groups on Current and Future Water Supplies s Maypearl Too Low Responded by telephone. Have Trinity and Woodbine wells. Population growth higher than projected. McKinney Okay Okay Too low early, too high late. Project extremely rapid population growth through 2030, with build-out lower than 2060 projection. McLendon-Chisholm Melissa Okay Okay Mesquite Okay Okay Okay Midlothian Milford Okay Okay Okay ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** Milligan WSC Too Low Okay Okay Mineral Wells Okay Okay Okay Mountain Peak WSC Mt Zion WSC Muenster Okay Okay Okay Murphy Mustang SUD Too Low Okay Okay Navarro Mills WSC Okay Okay Okay Nevada New Fairview New Hope Newark North Collin WSC Okay Okay Okay Population may grow faster than projected. North Hunt WSC Okay Currently have wells, purchase from Commerce (negotiating amount), purchase from Ladonia. Not considering purchase from NTMWD. Considering drilling wells and regional system from Ralph Hall. Northlake Too Low All water is currently from Fort Worth. Not planning to purchase from UTRWD. Planning to meet growth from Fort Worth. North Richland Hills Oak Grove ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** Oak Leaf Too Low Currently get water from Glenn Heights, Rockett SUD, and Sardis-Lone Elm WSC. Oak Point Ovilla * Responded by telephone. Ovilla buys water from Dallas and lets Dallas plan for the supply. Palmer Pantego Okay Okay Okay Responded by telephone. Parker Payne Springs

7 Summary of Responses by Water User Groups on Current and Future Water Supplies s Pecan Hill Indicated that town is served by Rockett SUD and deferred to Rockett SUD for responses. Pelican Bay Okay Okay Currently constructing 75 gpm well and 150,000 gallon ground storage tank. Have plans for six more. Pilot Point Okay Okay Plano Too High Okay Okay * Population projections are too high. Ponder Okay Okay Okay Would like too use wells as long as possible and possibly even drill more. Pottsboro Okay Okay Okay Princeton Okay Okay Okay Prosper Okay Okay Okay R C H WSC Okay Okay RCH gets water from City of Rockwall, not from Mount Zion WSC. Red Oak Reno Rhome Okay Okay Okay Rice Rice WSC Richardson ed on population, but their numbers almost exactly match Region C numbers. Richland Hills Okay Okay ed that they get water from the Paluxy as well as the Trinity. Groundwater is 30-40% of demand. River Oaks Okay Okay Okay Roanoke Rockett SUD Rockwall Rowlett Okay Okay Okay ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** Said demands are okay but included population projections with build out lower than projections. Royse City Too Low Okay Okay Runaway Bay Okay Okay Okay Sachse Saginaw Saint Paul Okay Okay Sanger Sansom Park Sardis-Lone Elm WSC Too Low Okay Okay Surface water needed ultimately. Savoy Okay Okay Okay Seagoville Seven Points Shady Shores

8 Summary of Responses by Water User Groups on Current and Future Water Supplies Sherman Too Low * s Sherman provided considerable information. They want to pursue water from Lower Bois d Arc Creek Lake or other affordable supplies. They show a higher total supply from current sources than we do. They say that they are not currently purchasing water f South Grayson WSC Southlake Southmayd Southwest Fannin County SUD Springtown Sunnyvale Talty Service Is provided by Talty WSC and Gastonia-Scurry WSC. Teague Terrell The Colony Okay Okay Okay ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** Tioga Okay Okay Okay Tom Bean Maybe Too Low Okay New Well within 2 years New well will be in the Trinity Aquifer. Tool Trenton Trinidad Trophy Club Turlington WSC Okay Okay Okay Two Way WSC Okay Okay Currently drilling another well in the Trinity Aquifer. University Park Valley View Supplied by Bolivar WSC. Van Alstyne Virginia Hill WSC Okay Okay Okay Walnut Creek SUD Okay Okay Okay Watauga Okay Okay Okay Waxahachie Weatherford West Cedar Creek MUD Okay Okay Okay ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** ***** Wholesale Water Provider survey results. ***** West Wise Rural WSC Too Low They have been growing 3.8% per year in recent years. West Wise Rural WSC has a contract with TRWD for 1,120 acre-feet per year. They buy 28 acre-feet per year from Walnut Creek SUD. They sell only 11 acre-feet per year to Chico. Between 2020 and 203 Weston Too Low Okay Weston is a participant in the GTUA/NTMWD pipeline project with Anna, Melissa, Howe, and Van Alstyne.

9 Summary of Responses by Water User Groups on Current and Future Water Supplies Westover Hills Westworth Village s White Settlement Okay Okay Groundwater quantity is too low - the city produces 1.08 mgd. Whitesboro Okay Okay Okay Response by telephone. Whitewright Willow Park Not planning to respond at this time. Wilmer Okay Okay Okay Woodbine WSC Wortham Wylie

10 Summary of Responses by Wholesale Water Providers on Current and Future Water Supplies Name of Wholesale Water Provider Follow- /Met Up? s Athens MWA Okay Okay Okay Based on Communication from City of Athens. Added local irrigation demands at Lake Athens. Cedar Hill WWP does not have time to return completed survey to us. Corsicana Okay Okay s Corsicana plans to develop supplies from Richland-Chambers Lake and to expand the Lake Halbert supply in conjunction with that. Dallas Okay s s Currently plant capacities are Elm Fork mgd, Bachman mgd, and Eastside 440 mgd. Bachman will be increased to 150 mgd by 2006, Eastside to 540 mgd by 2009 and 700 mgd ultimately. New southeast plant at 100 mgd by 2015, up to 200 mgd ultimately. of supply to consider include return flows above the lakes, Lake Fork connection, Lake Palestine connection, Marvin Nichols 1, reuse, treatment plant expansions, Toledo Bend, Lake Texoma, Cypress basin, Oklahoma, Wright Patman reallocation, Carrizo-Wilcox water, Lake Columbia, additional Lake Palestine, and Sam Rayburn. Contract with Rockett SUD, Red Oak, and Waxahachie has been approved. Ovilla and Combine (now indirect customers) may become direct customers. Other potential customers include Ennis, Ferris, North Texas MWD, Palmer, customers of Rockett SUD, Wilmer, Celina (through UTRWD), Bolivar WSC (through UTRWD), and Valley View (through UTRWD and Bolivar WSC). Dallas County Park Cities MUD Okay Okay No comment Denton Forney Too Low Okay Okay Forney sees more rapid growth than projected. Forney has been approached by High Point, Talty WSC, and Markout WSC for the purchase of water. However, they may buy directly from NTMWD. There are many MUDs and FWSDs forming in Kaufman County, and they may drive much more rapid growth than projected. ( meeting notes.) Fort Worth Too Low Okay s Fort Worth sees more rapid growth than projected. Aledo and Aquasource in southwest Denton County are possible future customers. Plans to expand treatment capacity from 370 mgd to 755 mgd by Would like to consider using BRA water. Garland Okay Okay Will sell additional reuse water if they find customers. Greater Texoma Utility Authority Okay Okay s Reviewed potential water supply strategies in detail. Plan to pursue water from Lake Texoma. Lake Cities MUA s s No comment Expects demands to peak at 2,000 af/y in 2020 when customer cities reach buildout. Groundwater is used for peak needs and capacity is 500 gpm due to pump station limitations. Contract with UTRWD is 3.8 MGD. Lake Cities does not plan to drill new wells. Midlothian No comment s No comment City has secured a long term contract for additional water from TRWD ( 6.0 MGD). Minimum take or pay of 1.5 MGD beginning 9/2012. Minimum take or pay of 3.0 MGD beginning 9/2022. Midlothian Water District North Richland Hills s Okay Okay Projections appear accurate to However projected buildout is in that same time frame based on current data. Demand should level-off to an extent, with only slight increases beyond that. North Texas MWD Okay Okay s Current water treatment plant capacity is 630 mgd, with plans for 140 mgd more by 2007 and another 140 mgd by Currently planned sources include conservation, additional Wilson Creek reuse, additional Texoma water, Oklahoma water, Lower Bois d Arc Creek lake, Marvin Nichols I, Toledo Bend/Lake For water, and East Fork reuse. Other options to investigate include more Texoma water, Mesa groundwater, treated water from Dallas, and others. Parker County UD #1 Okay Okay Okay None

11 Summary of Responses by Wholesale Water Providers on Current and Future Water Supplies Name of Wholesale Water Provider /Met Rockwall Okay Okay Okay Chuck Todd, City Engineer for the City of Rockwall, via phone call agrees with projections; agrees with current supplies; agrees with suggested future supplies; and has no comments on the regional water planning process. Sabine River Authority s Okay s Region C is working with the SRA to determine demands for upper basin customers on SRA sources. Add strategy of moving water from Toledo Bend to supply upper basin customers. Sulphur River Water District Okay Okay Okay None Tarrant Regional Water District Okay Potential customers include Johnson and Ellis Counties Other, Buena Vista-Bethel SUD, Italy, Maypearl, Annetta (through Weatherford), Hudson Oaks (Weatherford), Willow Park (Weatherford), Parker County Other (Weatherford), Kennedale (Fort Worth or Arlington), and Pantego (Fort Worth or Arlington). Potential sources of additional supply include Richland-Chambers high service (2005), West Fork connection (2008), Richland-Chambers reuse (by 2010), Cedar Creek reuse (by 2020), third east Texas pipeline (around 2018), Toledo Bend, Oklahoma water, Marvin Nichols. Other options include Lake Texoma and developing Lake Tehuacana. Terrell Okay Okay Okay Trinity River Authority Okay s s TRA is concerned with the way that existing TRWD supplies are divided. Upper Neches Municipal Water Authority Upper Trinity RWD Too Low - Too Low. Okay s Waxahachie s s Okay * Follow- Up? s Region I demands around Tyler are too low. UNRMWA has about 20,000 acre-feet per year of uncommitted supply, but they are not interested in selling the water at this time. Tyler has completed facilities to use Lake Palestine water. UNRMWA has a very good relationship with Dallas. Maintaining that good relationship is a priority. Population and demands for Celina are too low, while they are too high for Lewisville and Flower Mound. Extensive comments on future supplies. ( meeting notes.) Waxahachie has a contract for 1.5 mgd sales to Rockett SUD, part of which passes through to Ferris, Pecan Hill and Red Oak. The three cities are not customers of Waxahachie. Waxahachie has a contract for 5,213 acre-feet per year with TRWD and will also take 1,772 acre-feet per year from TRWD to pass through for Rockett SUD. These should be counted as current supplies. Weatherford Okay s s The recently-completed pipeline from Lake Benbrook will deliver 16 mgd with the current 4 pumps and up to 21 mgd with 5 pumps installed. Hudson Oaks currently has a contract for 90,909 acre-feet per day from Weatherford. An expansion of the water treatment plant is currently under design. Wise County WSD

12 s Collin County Too Low - s Population projected is lower than in the County Mobility Plan. Cooke County No comments. Dallas County No Denton County No Ellis County No comments. Fannin County Irrigation too High - Expects irrigation demands to decline as fuel costs increase. s Freestone County No Grayson County No comments. Henderson County Too Low Projected population of 730,000 and demand of 79,000 acre-feet per year by Jack County No comments. Kaufman County No comments. Navarro County No Parker County No Rockwall County No Tarrant County No Does not see fit to participate in survey. Does not intend to respond to the survey. Wise County s Concerned about rapid growth and possible contamination of groundwater from salt-water injection wells.