Backup_240801 WF24 Working Group Meeting Notes — original pdf

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Water Forward Task Force (WFTF) Water Forward 2024 Working Group August 1, 2024 Meeting Notes Teams Meeting, 1:00 pm Attendees: Madelline Mathis, WFTF Marisa Flores Gonzalez, Austin Water Vanessa Puig-Williams, WFTF Emily Rafferty, Austin Water Jennifer Walker, WFTF Kevin Critendon, Austin Water Teresa Lutes, Austin Water Recap 50-year portfolio strategies: Austin Water staff recapped what was presented at the previous WFTF meeting on July 15th regarding 50-year portfolio strategies. Discussion included the following: - Strategies included within the 10 portfolios o Discussing the difference between centralized and decentralized reclaimed strategies o The strategies included in water conservation, for example Customer- Side Water Use Management and Native and Efficient Landscaping - Equity and Affordability Road Map and how it will be incorporated in the selection of the preferred portfolio - The weights included in the Multi-Criteria Decision-Making framework and the distribution of weightings in the 2024 plan compared to the 2018 plan - Updated Water Forward 2024 guiding principles and objectives and their origin - Brackish Groundwater Desalination as a strategy and its reliability Water Forward 2024 Working Group Meeting August 2024