REGULAR CALLED MEETING MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING BOARD Tuesday August 22 @ 9:30 AM- IN PERSON PERMITTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER/ 1st FLOOR, CONF RM 1401-1402 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS 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. To register, contact rick.arzola@austintexas.gov CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Joseph Bowie (Vela); Robert Thornton-V Chair (Alter, R); Alex Ramirez (Kelly), Kyle Smith (Pool), Bobbi Joe Foster (Ellis) Bill Harris(Alter), Robert Butler(Watson), Robert Cooper(Fuentes), Ramon Perez(Velasquez) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- 1. Approve the Minutes from Regular Called Meeting from June 27, 2023 DISCUSSION 2. Reclaim water use at Single Family Residential sites. 3. Water saving calculator appendix in the Uniform Plumbing Code 4. Appendix L in the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code DISCUSSION AND ACTION 5. Mechanical and Plumbing Board Elections FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans 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 Rick Arzola at Development Services Department, Building Inspections, at (512) 974-2417, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information of the Mechanical and Plumbing Board, please contact Rick Arzola at 512-974-2417
BOARD MEETING August 22, 2022 Mechanical and Plumbing Board APPROVED MINUTES The Mechanical and Plumbing Board convened in a Regular Called Meeting on August 22, 2023. Meeting took place at the Permit Development Center at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive. Vice Chairman Thornton, called the Meeting to order at 9:37 a.m. Board Members in Attendance: William Harris, Robert Thornton, Kyle Smith, Joe Bowie, Robert Butler, Alex Ramirez, and Joe Cooper Absent members: Bobbi Jo Foster and Roman Perez Staff Members in Attendance: Chad Watson (DSD), Tony Hernandez (DSD) Charlie Ablanedo (DSD), Eric Reynolds (AWU), Kevin Kluge (AWU), Robert Stefani (AWU), Shwertha Pandurangi (AWU) and Katherine Jashinski (AWU). GENERAL CITIZEN COMMUNICATION- John Mata of IAPMO spoke on behalf of discussion item 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1.The minutes from the June 27th, 2023 meeting was approved as written. Board member Cooper made a motion to approve the minutes, board member Harris second the motion. Motion pass 6-0. Board member Foster and Perez were absent. Board member Ramirez entered after the minutes were approved. DISCUSSION ITMES 2. Reclaim Water use at Single Family Residential Sites. – Shwertha Pandurangi and Katherine Jashinski with Austin water provided a presentation on reclaimed water in Single Family (SF) residential buildings. Austin Water Utility (AWU) is currently developing a policy with guidance and implementation for steps on indoor uses on SF homes but requires coordination with Development Services (DSD) with ongoing education, outreach with the site development and along with the design and plumbing inspections as to what DSD will inspect up to. Currently reclaim water is being serviced by 182 commercial properties which include parks, grocery stores and the airport. There are additional 320 or more planned for reclaim water. Implemented in 2015, reclaim water are being used for Commercial and multifamily development, primarily being used for irrigation, cooling, toilet flushing and other significant uses. With SF lots, currently there would be no prohibition on using reclaimed water for irrigation but developing a plan and policy for indoor uses is still ongoing as concerns of public health and safety and the build-out as time goes forward. Possible year of having to access reclaim water lines for SF lots could be in 2070. 3. Water saving calculator appendix in UPC- Robert Stefani with Austin Water (AWU) notes that a water saving calculator is a pipe downsizing water allowance. Noted as appendix M, peak demand water calculator which allows the …
Reclaimed Water in Residential Buildings Shwetha Pandurangi, PE, CFM Business Strategy Manager, Utility Development Services Katherine Jashinski, PE Supervising Engineer, Utility Development Services August 22, 2023 Agenda Background Statistics Reclaimed Water in Residential Use Current Reclaimed System Miles of trans. main – 73 Customers – 182 Annual use – 1.35 billion gallons (FY20) How much water is that? 2,045 olympic-sized swimming pools 18.6 million car washes 848 million toilet flushes Reclaimed Water Customers Existing (182) Sand Hill Energy Center Planned (320+) Medical District Clay/Kizer Golf Course State Capitol Tesla Hornsby Bend Krieg Fields BAE Systems University of Texas HEB Mueller Frost Bank ABIA Thinkery Governor’s Mansion Republic Park State Cemetery Travis County Complex Capital Complex Downtown Guerrero Park ACC Riverside ACC Rio Grande Toilet Flushing Current customers Plans and Opportunities - 2040 Miles of trans. main – 95.7 Annual use – 5.81 billion gallons How much water is that? 8,803 olympic-sized swimming pools 80.7 million car washes 3.6 billion toilet flushes Completing the Core Near-term construction program 19 miles of main, one tank and pump station Improve customer service with redundancy Increase customer base Increase volume to 2.2 BG/yr Mandatory Connections Implemented on May 1, 2015. Revised December 1, 2021. For new commercial and multifamily developments or redevelopments within 500 feet of existing reclaimed main. For irrigation, cooling, toilet flushing and other significant uses. First mandatory connection was December 2016. Single Family Residential Lots No prohibition on using reclaimed water for irrigation. Currently developing a policy, guidance and implementation steps for indoor uses within single family residences. Requires coordination with the Development Services Dept. Will need ongoing education and outreach with the site development and plumbing design and installation community. Questions?
