The City of Hewitt 2016 Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan is designed
to assist in reducing summertime peak demand and improve overall operating efficiency
through the implementation of efficient water use practices. In addition, the Drought
Contingency Plan also provides procedures for voluntary and mandatory actions to be
put into effect to reduce the demand placed upon the city's water supply system during
a water shortage emergency. The City of Hewitt is located on U.S. Interstate Highway
35, approximately one mile south of Waco and 90 miles north of the State Capitol,
Austin. It has an area within the city limits of 6.9 square miles. The city's population
size, according to the latest census, is approximately 14,166. Hewitt also serves
approximately 34 rural water customers outside of the city. Hewitt has historically been a bedroom
community with commercial businesses that serve the community along with some light
industry.
The City of Hewitt's water supply is from four 2,000 feet deep wells in the Hosston
branch of the Trinity aquifer and from Lake Waco through a long-term contract with
the City of Waco and the City of Lorena. The City of Hewitt can pump approximately 2.9 million gallons of water per day from its four wells. Additionally, Hewitt is contracted
to receive an average of 1.6 million gallons per day from the City of Waco, with a maximum of two million gallons
per day. Hewitt also receives an average of 250,000 gallons a day from the City of
Lorena. The city has a capacity to store 6.4 million gallons of water, and the City
of Waco has seven million gallons of storage capacity near the interconnection with
Hewitt.
The City of Hewitt is located in the Brazos G Regional Planning Area. A copy of this
Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan has been provided to the Brazos G
Regional Planning Group. The city has coordinated with the Regional Planning Group
by following the lead of our regional water supplier, the City of Waco.
(Ord. No. 2016-06-20-1, § 1(Exh. A), 6-20-16)
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