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Purpose
• May 2010 – City Council accepted the Citizen’s Water
Conservation Implementation Task Force (CWCITF) report
and directed AWU to develop an action plan to reduce
water use to an average of 140 GPCD by 2020.
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Austin Conservation History
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GPCD
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
FY 1990
FY 1992
FY 1994
FY 1996
FY 1998
FY 2000
FY 2002
FY 2004
FY 2006
GPCD from FY 1990 to 2010
FY 2008
FY 2010
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140 Plan Background
• Where does the 140 number come from?
2004 Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) report
recommended Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Report suggests goal to reduce water use by at least 1%
annually until reaching 140 gallons per capita per day
TWDB recommended using GPCD to measure internal
progress, not to compare between cities
• Austin’s Plan and TWDB Recommendations
Through historical and current conservation programs,
Austin has addressed 21 of 22 TWDB BMPs
The 140 Plan reduces water use by 1.52% per year
average
• Pending legislation (SB 181) recommends moving
to uniform GPCD reporting
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140 Plan Overview
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Developing the 140 Plan
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Developing the 140 Plan
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New Conservation Strategies
Improve Irrigation Audit Follow -up
A/C Condensate
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CWCITF
40 2007 WCTF
Existing
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GPCD Savings
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Easy-Moderate Implementation
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Additional Stakeholder Input Needed
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CWCITF Recommendation Examples
• Residential Customers
Limit new permanent irrigation systems to no more than
2.5 times building footprint
Require design plan review of new systems
Would apply to both new development and existing
properties installing a new system or major modifications
to existing system
Sample ratios:
– Mueller development ~ 1.6 ratio of landscape to footprint
– Avery Ranch ~ 2.9 ratio of landscape to footprint
– Circle C ~ 3.4 ratio of landscape to footprint
• Commercial & Multifamily Customers
Limit new permanent irrigation systems to no more than
1.5 times the required landscape area
Require design plan review of new systems
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140 GPCD Plan
Average Per Capita Demands
200.0
180.0
G a llo n s p e r C a p it a p e r D a y ( G P C D )
160.0
140.0
120.0
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Financial Impact
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140 GPCD Plan Financial Impacts
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Focus and Next Steps
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Summary
• The report provided includes the detail on the items called
for in the Council Resolution:
Technical and cost-benefit evaluations for Task Force
recommendations
A 10 year conservation action plan that incorporates educational
programs, marketing & outreach and cost beneficial strategies
An implementation schedule, responsibility and estimated water
savings and costs
An analysis to assist City Council in assessing whether the goal
is achievable
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Next Steps
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LCRA Water Management Plan
• Austin’s water supply comes from a combination of:
State-granted surface water rights (run-of-river)
Water supply contracts with LCRA (providing firm back-up to
ROR rights)
600,000
49%
500,000
City of Austin -
400,000 Municipal Use
Water Use (AF/yr)
300,000
200,000
15% 15%
10%
100,000
6%
3%
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Water Conservation and Lake Levels
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Questions
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