AUSTIN INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE PLANNING COMMUNITY TASK FORCE February 11, 2025 --12:00pm Hybrid Regular Called Meeting Waller Creek Center, Room 104 625 East 10th Street Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the BOARD/COMMISSION may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live For more information go to: Austin Integrated Water Resource Planning Community Task Force Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. The first 10 speakers to register will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns not on the agenda. To register, contact Emily Rafferty at emily.rafferty@austintexas.gov. The information required is the speaker’s name, item number(s) they wish to speak on if applicable, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). CURRENT TASK FORCE MEMBERS: Voting Members: Bill Moriarty Sarah Faust Hani Michel Perry Lorenz Todd Bartee Robert Mace, Vice Chair Paul DiFiore Madelline Mathis Jennifer Walker, Chair Ex Officio Non-Voting Members: Austin Water: Kevin Critendon Austin Energy: Kathleen Garrett Austin Resource Recovery: Donald Hardee Housing: Chase Bryan Office of Innovation: Daniel Culotta Office of Sustainability: Zach Baumer Parks and Recreation: Liana Kallivoka Watershed Protection: Ramesh Swaminathan AGENDA CALL TO ORDER – PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2024. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Approve the meeting minutes from the Regular Called Task Force meeting on December 3, 2. Presentation on lessons learned and initial planning for 2029 Water Forward, Water Conservation, Drought Contingency Plan updates 3. Update on Water Management Strategy Implementation Quarterly Report development 4. Discuss City Council’s proposed merger of the Water Forward Task Force with the Water and Wastewater Commission 5. Discuss Water Forward 2024 Implementation Working Group members FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURN The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Austin Integrated Water Resource Planning Community Task Force Liaison, Emily Rafferty at 512-972-0427, for additional information; TTY users …
Lessons learned and initial planning for 2029 Water Forward, Water Conservation, Drought Contingency Plan updates 2/11/25 Overview Summary of Task Force feedback received Additional lessons learned Next Steps to Prepare for 2029 Plans Summary of Task Force Feedback received Reduce level of effort for plan updates • Increase length of time between WF plan updates or have a lighter 5-year update with more rigorous10-year update Front load difficult technical work to avoid rushing at the end Continue to use scenario planning approach • Including use of stochastic and probabilistic forecasts Summary of Task Force Feedback Received Increase COA Equity Office involvement in plan development • Add Equity Office as Ex Officio member (would be a Council decision) Increase Task Force Ex Officio participation Analyze equity impact of entire Water Forward plan Additional Lessons Learned Updating Water Forward, WCP, and DCP at the same time led to greater integration and alignment between plans and staff Climate and hydrology, demand forecasting, and water needs analysis work could be done on the backend by staff with input from a technical advisory group Next Steps to Prepare for 2029 Plans Begin early updates to technical tools and models to enable quicker updates to input analyses during the plan update process • Climate and hydrology projections, population and employment projections, demand forecasting models, preliminary needs analysis, vulnerability analysis Establish on-boarding process for Ex Officio members and partner City departments as we begin implementation phase Next Steps to Prepare for 2029 Plans Continue to gather water management strategy implementation data to inform 5-year performance evaluation • Key performance indicators to be reported on a quarterly basis Continue to build and strengthen AW's existing relationships with community and City department stakeholders Begin scoping for two-year plan update effort in late 2025/early 2026 Questions?
Update on Water Management Strategy Implementation Quarterly Report Kevin Kluge February 11, 2025 Agenda 1. Quarterly reporting in the Plans 2. Framework of Quarterly Reports 3. Contents of Quarterly Reports Quarterly reporting in the Plans These quarterly reports will include leading demand reduction and supply performance measures. Austin Water will also develop public year-end annual reports including leading performance measures, descriptions of programmatic efforts, conservation performance, and total water use and loss. (Water Forward) …revise those [quarterly] updates to be more focused on the performance of conservation measures and offer it to all interested City bodies. In addition, AW will produce an annual report that describes the implementation progress of conservation activities. (Water Conservation) • “Austin Water will utilize a quarterly report to share its progress and the progress of our community in achieving our desired water savings, including gallons per capita per day (GPCD) by residential, industrial, and commercial customer classes.” (Mayor’s motion) Framework of Quarterly Reports Continued refinements to reporting, including future possible dashboards Based on calendar year • Annual report will be consistent with other State and LCRA reports Quarter 1 (January – March) report anticipated by May 8 • Posting for May RMC and WWWC meetings 4 Framework of Quarterly Reports Focus on leading measures – activities that should produce savings Qualitative updates – textual descriptions of progress Quantitative updates – consistent data and charts updated each quarter 5 Framework of Quarterly Reports Volumetric yields by strategy and activity where applicable Milestone progress (WFP and WCP) 6 Contents of Quarterly Reports Water Conservation Gallons Per Capita Daily (GPCD) • Utility-Side Water Loss Control and water use by category • Water Conservation • Customer-Side Water Use Management Potable Water Supply • Aquifer storage and recovery • Native and Efficient Landscape • Off-channel reservoir • Centralized/Decentralized • Indirect potable reuse • Brackish GW desalination Reclaimed • Onsite Water Reuse • Customer Outreach • Milestone progress 7 Questions?
