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OVERVIEW OF
WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS

The Hurst Water Utilities System has maintained its relative size over the past five years. The number of active
water accounts is 12,362 as of September 30, 2020.

The City of Hurst’s water well and water purchased Active Water Accounts
from the City of Fort Worth combined to supply Hurst
residents with a total of 1.82 billion gallons of treated
water during Fiscal Year 2020. This translates to an 13,000
increase of 3.41% or 60 million gallons from the prior
year. This increase is the result of a stay at home order 12,342 12,362
due to COVID19, less rainfall and higher August 12,500 12,250 12,254 12,301 12,342
temperatures. Of the 1.82 billion gallons used in 2020,
the City of Fort Worth supplied 1.72 billion gallons and
the City of Hurst supplied 10 million gallons. 12,000

The City of Hurst average daily water use is up from
4.82 MGD in Fiscal Year 2019 to 5.17 MGD in 2020. 11,500
The City of Fort Worth water supply maximum day
demand decreased from 8.625 MGD in 2019, to 8.335
MGD in 2020. The FTW water supply maximum hour 11,000
demand decreased from 9.19 MGD in 2019 to 9.13
MGD in 2020.
10,500
The Hurst water wells percent contribution increased
from (6.19 MG) in 2019 to (10 MG) in 2020. Hurst water
wells were in operation a total of 9 days from October 10,000
1, 2019 to August 27, 2020, which is down 2 days of 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
operation for the same period the year before.

The Stage 1 Drought restriction 2 day per week schedule was made permanent and year round through
ordinance on June 24, 2014. For all of the City’s residential, commercial and industrial customers as well as
municipal departments, Stage 1 limits watering with an irrigation system or hose end sprinkler to two assigned
days per week and also prohibits watering between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The Tarrant Regional Water
District lifted Stage 1 Restrictions in June of 2015 however; the City of Fort Worth maintained the ordinance
requirements to its wholesale customers.

The infrastructure needed to distribute treated water to our customers consists of approximately 204 miles of
water mains ranging in size from six-inches (6") to thirty-inches (30") in diameter. Six high service pump stations
distribute treated water to Hurst customers. These high service systems have the capacity to pump 33.048
MGD. Water storage in the distribution system consists of nine ground storage tanks and three elevated storage
tanks with a combined capacity of 8.9 million gallons. Potable water is supplied by the City of Fort Worth.
However, during peak demands, the City of Hurst utilizes three of six water wells that supplement the Fort Worth
water supply. The three remaining wells are brought online in emergency related situations only.

Approximately 155 miles of sanitary sewer mains ranging in size from six inches (6") to twenty-four inches (24")
in diameter comprise the wastewater collection system that serves all developed areas within the city limits.
Wastewater treatment is contracted with the City of Fort Worth and the Trinity River Authority. Wastewater from
North Richland Hills, Richland Hills, and Bedford flows through the City of Hurst wastewater system. The Bedford
flows are un-metered, but calculated flows are based on residence and commercial counts.

Environmental Services provides support for the Water and Wastewater Division by collecting wastewater
samples to monitor industrial customer’s discharges, and to assess wastewater surcharges in our Commercial

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