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2024 Updates to the Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plans Water Forward Task Force – April 25, 2024 Kevin Kluge, Water Conservation Manager Agenda  Going Forward • Water Conservation • Reclaimed Water • Water Loss Control  Water Conservation Plan – Program Results 2019-2023  Water Conservation Plan – Goals for 2029 and 2034 • Per-Person Use (GPCD or Gallons Per Capita Daily) • Water Loss (GPCD and Infrastructure Leakage Index)  Drought Contingency Plan – Overview 2 Going Forward  May 2024 - Seek Council adoption of the WCP and DCP and submit to the TCEQ  Summer 2024 – implement conservation activities and review WCP in conjunction with the 2024 Water Forward Plan development  November 2024 - Submit a revised WCP to Council with the 2024 Water Forward Plan 3 Water Conservation Plan Program Results 2019-2023 4 Water Conservation Residential Customer Programs  Household Material Distribution  Residential Irrigation Audits  Go Repair! and Plumbing Program  Austin Energy All-Star Conservation Kits 5 Water Conservation Residential Incentive Programs 6 Water Conservation Commercial Incentive Programs  Bucks for Business • Performance-based: $1 per 1,000 gallons saved over 10 years • Examples: high-efficient fixtures, cooling systems, reusing high quality rinse water • Program resurgence: In Fiscal Year 2024, 18 applications, saving 16.4 million gallons, plus up to 10 more by end of the fiscal year 7 Reclaimed Water & Onsite Water Reuse  Over 160 customers using reclaimed water  Recent Go Purple program • Requirements for reclaimed connections and onsite water reuse systems • Incentives for reclaimed connections and onsite water reuse systems • Funding sources  Voluntary reclaimed connection incentives 8 Water Loss Control  Leak detection: line annually mains • Acoustic technology inspects > 500 miles of • Smart ball technology for large transmission  “Renewing Austin” program targets aging lines for replacement  My ATX Water meter replacement 9  2021 Review of production meters  2023 – External review of water loss activities, final report in June 2024 Water Conservation Plan Goals for 2029 and 2034 Total Gallons Per Capita Daily (GPCD) Residential GPCD Water Loss GPCD Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI) 10 Req. Savings (MG) 2,199 5,888 2,917 6,182 123 116 121 115 119 3,900 106 10,818 Goal GPCD 2029 Goal (0.75%) 2034 Goal (1.25%) 2029 Goal (1%) 2034 Goal (1%) 2029 Goal (WCP19 2024 Goal) 2034 Goal (WCP19 2029 Goal) Recommended Goals 1,715 MG = 2025-29 savings 3,645 MG = 2025-34 savings Required Goals Savings and Potential Activity Savings (MG) 2029 2034 0.75/1.25% Goals Savings 1% Goals Savings WCP19 Goals Savings Potential Savings 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Potential Savings (MG) 2029/2034 Additional Activities 895/2,169 Water Loss Reduction 266/532 Landscape Transformation 245/490 Reclaimed Water Use 201/234 54/113 54/108 AMI Irrigation Engagement AMI Customer Leak Alerts Commercial and Industrial Incentives Total and Residential GPCD Goals  Goals selected based on near-term estimates of additional savings from conservation, reclaimed, and water loss reduction  2029 Total GPCD Goals based on an average decline of 440 MG from baseline (0.75%)  2034 Total GPCD Goals based on an average decline of 738 MG from the 2029 Goal (1.25%) 2019 Water Conservation Plan 12 Water Loss Goals 13  Goals were developed by Austin Water staff in consultation with Black & Vetch  Based on current and future efforts, such as improvements in productions meters and utilization of a completed My ATX Water System  The final Black & Vetch report is expected by June Drought Contingency Plan Proposed Stages and Changes 14 Drought Contingency Plan Stages, Triggers, and Notable Changes  Stage 1 – 1.4 million acre feet  Stage 2 – 900,000 acre feet + inflow trigger  Stage 3 – 750,000 acre feet • Athletic field exemption replaced by a variance • No warnings for watering violations, but dismissal of penalty after completing an online irrigation conservation course  Stage 4 – 600,000 acre feet • No irrigation of nonfunctional turf • Temporary moratorium on permits for irrigation systems and single family pool permits 15 Questions?