city of conroe 2012 water conservation initatives
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City of Conroe, Texas
CITY OF CONROE 2012 WATER CONSERVATION INITATIVES
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2011 Drought Forecast
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La Nina Impacts
La Nina Impacts
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The long term sustainable recharge of the
aquifer is about 64,000 acre-ft a year.
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City-wide Total Water Usage
History • FY 2007-2008 = 3,265,376,000 gallons
• FY 2008-2009 = 3,235,734,000 gallons
• FY 2009-2010 = 3,283,905,000 gallons
• FY 2010-2011 = 4,223,555,000 gallons*
• FY 2010-2011 – 939,718,000 more gallons of
water pumped than 2009-2010
* Extreme Drought Conditions
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We’ve been
drawing
down our
aquifers
faster than
they can
recharge.
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Questions?
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