Section 5.3.15 LaSalle County

Projected Need (Shortage)

Recommended Plan

Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun)

Total New Supply

5.3.15 LaSalle County Water Supply Plan

Table 5.3.15-1 lists each water user group in LaSalle County and their corresponding surplus or shortage in years 2030 and 2050. For each water user group with a projected shortage, or need, a water supply plan has been developed and is presented in the following subsections.

Table 5.3.15-1.
LaSalle County Surplus/Shortage

Water User Group	Surplus/Shortage¹		Comment
Water User Group	2030 (acft/yr)	2050 (acft/yr)	Comment
City of Cotulla	278	208	Projected surplus
City of Encinal	53	60	Projected surplus
Rural Area Residential and Commercial	6	5	Projected surplus
Industrial	0	0	No projected demand
Steam-Electric Power	0	0	No projected demand
Mining	0	0	No projected demand
Irrigation	0	0	No projected surplus/shortage
Livestock	0	0	No projected surplus/shortage
¹From Table 4-15, Section 4.1 – Water Needs Projections by Water User Group.

5.3.15.1 City of Cotulla

The City of Cotulla is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Carrizo Aquifer to meet the city’s projected demand during the planning period.

Working within the planning criteria established by the SCTRWPG and the TWDB, it is recommended that the City of Cotulla implement the following water supply plan
(Table 5.3.15-2).

· Municipal demand reduction (conservation) to be implemented in 2000. This project can provide an additional 70 acft/yr beginning in year 2000, increasing to 83 acft/yr of supply in 2050 (See Section 6, Supplement 2 and Volume III, Section 1.1).

Table 5.3.15-2.
Recommended Water Supply Plan for the City of Cotulla

The costs of the recommended plan for the City of Cotulla are shown in Table 5.3.15-3.

Table 5.3.15-3.
Recommended Plan Costs by Decade for the City of Cotulla

Plan Element	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050
Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun)
Annual Cost ($/yr)	$19,268	$19,268	$19,268	$4,868	$4,868	$4,868
Unit Cost ($/acft)	$275	$260	$247	$113	$60	$59

5.3.15.2 City of Encinal

The City of Encinal is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Carrizo Aquifer to meet the city’s projected demand during the planning period.

Working within the planning criteria established by the SCTRWPG and the TWDB,
it is recommended that the City of Encinal implement the following water supply plan (Table 5.3.15-4).

· Municipal demand reduction (conservation) to be implemented in 2000. This project can provide an additional 6 acft/yr beginning year 2000, decreasing to 0 acft/yr of supply in 2030. (See Section 6, Supplement 2 and Volume III, Section 1.1).

Table 5.3.15-4.
Recommended Water Supply Plan for the City of Encinal

The costs of the recommended plan for the City of Encinal are shown in Table 5.3.15-5.

Table 5.3.15-5.
Recommended Plan Costs by Decade for the City of Encinal

Plan Element	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050
Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun)
Annual Cost ($/yr)	$2,400	$2,400	$2,400	$0	$0	$0
Unit Cost ($/acft)	$400	$400	$400	$0	$0	$0

5.3.15.3 Rural Area Residential and Commercial

The rural area of LaSalle County is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Carrizo Aquifer, Sparta Aquifer, and Queen City Aquifer to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.

5.3.15.4 Industrial

There is no projected industrial water demand in LaSalle County, therefore no water management strategies are recommended for this water user group.

5.3.15.5 Steam-Electric Power

There is no projected steam-electric power water demand in LaSalle County, therefore no water management strategies are recommended for this water user group.

5.3.15.6 Mining

There is no projected mining water demand in LaSalle County, therefore no water management strategies are recommended for this water user group.

5.3.15.7 Irrigation

Irrigation is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Carrizo Aquifer, Sparta Aquifer, Queen City Aquifer, and run-of-river rights to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.

5.3.15.8 Livestock

Livestock is projected to have adequate water supplies available from local sources to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.