CITY OF FORT WORTH
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance was adopted by the Fort Worth City Council at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026
ORDINANCE
NO. 28315-02-2026
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (2015), AS AMENDED, BY THE AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 12.5, "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMPLIANCE," ARTICLE IV
"GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER QUALITY," BY AMENDING APPENDIX "A" "MUNICIPAL SETTING DESIGNATION SITES IN FORT WORTH," BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION 24 DESIGNATING CFW-MSD-
0035A, PROVIDING FOR THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF GROUNDWATER FOR POTABLE AND IRRIGATION PURPOSES IN CFW-MSD-0035A; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A FINE OF UP TO
$2,000.00 FOR EACH OFFENSE IN VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION 4.
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
/s/Kevin Anders
Assistant City Attorney
Adopted: February 10, 2026
A copy of this ordinance may be reviewed in the City Secretary's Office, Fort Worth
Municipal Building/City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trails, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
/s/ Jannette S. Goodall
City Secretary
IPL0316767
Feb 25,27 2026