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Water Forward 2024 project status update Water Forward 2024 (WF24) Project Tasks Task 1 - Project Management Task 2 - Community Engagement Task 3. Refine planning methodology Task 4. Forecast baseline water demands Task 6. Identify water resource needs Task 7. Identify, screen, and characterize strategies Task 8. Develop and evaluate 50-yr water resource portfolios Task 5. Update climate and hydrology analysis Task 9. Develop plan recommendations and 100-yr adaptive management plan WF24 Task Progress to Date & Next Steps Task Name Progress to Date Next Steps 2 Community Engagement • Launched SpeakUp Austin page • Completed first two community workshops • Completed staff Equity Training and Community Ambassadors Group / Water Forward Task Force Equity Grounding Sessions • Began initial research into Austin Water history • • Improve SpeakUp Austin Page Incorporate history findings into Austin Water timeline • Draft Equity and Affordability Roadmap • Revise draft Education and Engagement Plan • Finalize plans for Fall/Winter outreach • Further refine methodology through Fall/Winter 3 Planning Methodology • Substantial completion of WF24 modeling scenarios definition (hydrology, demands, supply) 4 Demand Forecast • Substantial completion of disaggregated demand model structural improvements • Develop small polygon-level population, unit, and employee projections 5 Climate and Hydrology Analysis • Developed hydrologic models and completed • Presentation to the Water Forward Task Force associated technical memo 9/20 • Develop streamflow series for incorporation into the WAM Planning with an Equity Lens Public input Equity Grounding for Task Force and CAG Input on Equity & Affordability (E&A) considerations Equity Training for AW staff Outreach recommendations to improve procedural equity Equity and Affordability Road Map (EARM) 1) Develop procedural equity recommendations for the plan development process 2) Develop a framework to evaluate distributive equity in plan outcomes E&A framework Education and Engagement Plan (EEP) Specific, tactical plan for how we will engage with the community Plan for engagement Potential Future Outreach Strategies to gather further input on E&A Identified in the EARM and planned in the EEP Questions and data to evaluate strategies & portfolios Equity and Affordability Tool Framework of questions and supporting spatial and other data that will be used to evaluate the distribution of benefits and burdens at the strategy and portfolio level Strategy Characterization & Portfolio Evaluation Individual strategies to be characterized in alignment with certain EAT components; Portfolios will undergo full EAT evaluation. Equity Grounding Series 8/23 Session #2 • How COA departments are addressing equity and affordability in plans and policies 8/25 Session #3 • Debrief with Task Force and CAG members to gather feedback to incorporate into the WF24 Equity and Affordability Roadmap 8/16 Session # 1 • City of Austin Equity 101 Training • Austin’s history • Definition of equity Session #3: Discussion Questions  What is the vision that we want to see for the WF24 EARM?  In looking at who bears the burdens and who gets the benefits, which communities are we most concerned about?  What questions should we be asking about WF24 strategies to understand how they are impacting/benefitting vulnerable communities?  Beyond the scope of Water Forward, what collaborations between AW workgroups or City departments can help us to reach more equitable outcomes for our community?  What strategies can we use to reach people? What voices are missing? EARM Next Steps  Incorporate research findings into previously compiled Austin water/wastewater history  Compile feedback from staff, Task Force, and CAG from equity trainings/grounding practices/goals • Categorize, formulate draft questions, and identify possible best  Target drafting EARM outline/framework by end of September Future Task Force Meeting Items  September 20th - Overview of Climate and Hydrology Analysis, presented by Austin Water staff and UT  November – Present 100-year population and employment projections  January – Present draft Equity and Affordability Roadmap Questions