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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?