5.3.19 Victoria County Water Supply Plan
Table 5.3.19-1 lists each water user group in Victoria 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 5.3.19-1.
Victoria County Surplus/Shortage
|
Water
User Group |
Surplus/Shortage1 |
Comment |
|
|
2030 |
2050 |
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|
City of Bloomington |
249 |
192 |
Projected surplus |
|
City of Victoria |
2,438 |
819 |
Projected surplus |
|
Rural Area Residential and Commercial |
262 |
0 |
Projected surplus |
|
Industrial |
8,462 |
0 |
Projected surplus |
|
Steam-Electric Power |
0 |
0 |
No projected surplus/shortage |
|
Mining |
0 |
0 |
No projected surplus/shortage |
|
Irrigation |
162 |
162 |
Projected surplus |
|
Livestock |
0 |
0 |
No projected surplus/shortage |
|
1 From Table 4-19,
Section 4.1 – Water Needs Projections by Water User Group. |
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5.3.19.1 City of Bloomington
The City of Bloomington is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Gulf Coast 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 Bloomington implement the following water supply plan (Table 5.3.19-2).
§ Municipal demand reduction (conservation) to be implemented in 2000. This project can provide an additional 19 acft/yr beginning in year 2000, decreasing to 0 acft/yr of supply in 2030 (See Section 6, Supplement 2 and Volume III, Section 1.1).
Table 5.3.19-2.
Recommended Water Supply Plan for the City of Bloomington
|
|
2000
(acft/yr) |
2010
(acft/yr) |
2020
(acft/yr) |
2030 |
2040
|
2050 |
|
Projected Need (Shortage) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Recommended Plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun) |
19 |
19 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total New Supply |
19 |
19 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The costs of the recommended plan for the City of Bloomington are shown in Table 5.3.19-3.
Table 5.3.19-3.
Recommended Plan Costs by Decade for the City of Bloomington
|
Plan
Element |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
2030 |
2040 |
2050 |
|
Demand Reduction
(Conservation) (L-10 Mun) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Cost ($/yr) |
$7,683 |
$7,683 |
$7,683 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
Unit Cost ($/acft) |
$404 |
$404 |
$404 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
5.3.19.2 City of Victoria
The City of Victoria is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Gulf Coast Aquifer and run-of-river rights to meet the city’s projected demand during the planning period.
Working within the planning criteria established by
the SCTRWPG and the TWDB, it is recommended that the City of Victoria implement
the following water supply plan
(Table 5.3.19-4).
§ Municipal demand reduction (conservation) to be implemented in 2000. This project can provide an additional 543 acft/yr beginning in year 2000, decreasing to 0 acft/yr of supply in 2030 (See Section 6, Supplement 2 and Volume III, Section 1.1).
§ Purchase Water from Major Provider to be implemented in 2000. This project can supply an additional 1,240 acft/yr beginning in 2000.
Table 5.3.19-4.
Recommended Water Supply Plan for the City of Victoria
|
|
2000
(acft/yr) |
2010
(acft/yr) |
2020
(acft/yr) |
2030 |
2040
|
2050 |
|
Projected Need (Shortage) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Recommended Plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun) |
543 |
543 |
543 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Purchase Water from Major
Provider |
1,240 |
1,240 |
1,240 |
1,240 |
1,240 |
1,240 |
|
Total New Supply |
1,783 |
1,783 |
1,783 |
1,240 |
1,240 |
1,240 |
The costs of the recommended plan for the City of Victoria are shown in Table 5.3.19-5.
Table 5.3.19-5.
Recommended Plan Costs by Decade for the City of Victoria
|
Plan
Element |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
2030 |
2040 |
2050 |
|
Demand Reduction
(Conservation) (L-10 Mun) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Cost ($/yr) |
$219,577 |
$219,577 |
$219,577 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
Unit Cost ($/acft) |
$404 |
$404 |
$404 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
Purchase Water from Major
Provider |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Cost ($/yr) |
N/A1 |
N/A1 |
N/A1 |
N/A1 |
N/A1 |
N/A1 |
|
Unit Cost ($/acft) |
N/A1 |
N/A1 |
N/A1 |
N/A1 |
N/A1 |
N/A1 |
|
1 This project is currently underway with existing funds, therefore no cost has been projected. |
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5.3.19.3 Rural Area Residential and Commercial
The rural area of Victoria County is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Gulf Coast Aquifer and run-of-river rights to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.
5.3.19.4 Industrial
Industrial is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Gulf Coast Aquifer and run-of-river rights to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.
5.3.19.5 Steam-Electric Power
Steam-electric power is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Gulf Coast Aquifer and run-of-river rights to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.
5.3.19.6 Mining
Mining is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Gulf Coast Aquifer to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.
5.3.19.7 Irrigation
Irrigation is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Gulf Coast Aquifer and run-of-river rights to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.
5.3.19.8 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.