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RMC Monthly Report December 2019 FY20 Mark Jordan Water Conservation Division City of Austin | Austin Water Residential Program Participation FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 s t i n U f o r e b m u N 400 300 700 600 500 200 100 0 249 242 200 117 353 207 114 92 91 121 22 20 16 19 6 11 14 12 1 31 1 19 10 8 1 4 2 2 1 1 54 47 Irrigation Audits Pressure Watering Timer Reduction Valve Irrigation Upgrade WaterWise Landscape WaterWise Rainscape Landscape Survival Tools Rainwater Harvesting RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 02 60 50 40 s t i n U f o r e b m u N 30 20 10 0 Commercial & Multifamily Program Participation FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 51 17 8 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 Commercial Process Commercial Audit Irrigation Efficiency WaterWise Landscape RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 03 $450,000 $400,000 $350,000 $300,000 $ e v i t n e c n I $ $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $0 Rebates and Incentives Budget, FY20 YTD FY20 Total Budget Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 $420,000 $245,000 $47,360.00 $65,000 Commercial Commercial Multi-Family Multi-Family Residential Residential $0.00 $18,377.97 RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 04 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 FY20 YTD Water Waste Enforcement Activity Warnings and 311 Reports 162 72 71 Oct 4 Nov Warnings 311 Reports 59 2 Dec RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 05 FY20 YTD Water Waste Enforcement Activity Administrative Fines Residential Commercial Multi-Family • 11 properties fined • 0 appeals filed • 0 appeals overturned s e i t r e p o r P f o r e b m u N 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1st Fine 2nd Fine 3rd Fine 4th Fine RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 06 Public Outreach Activity Number of Events FY19 FY20 Populations Reached FY19 FY20 76 24,073 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 48 12,825 18 10 Community Events School Presentations 3,308 293 Community Events School Presentations RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 07 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Social Media Activity, FY20 YTD Oct Nov Dec 88,700 81,200 55,900 s n o i t c a r e t n I f o r e b m u N 100,000 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 19,726 15,686 11,821 9,415 4,847 6,619 Facebook Twitter Activity by Month per Platform Instagram RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 08 Reclaimed Water 1,600.00 1,400.00 1,200.00 1,000.00 G M 800.00 600.00 400.00 200.00 0.00 Quarter IV Quarter III Quarter II Quarter I FY16 429.05 336.04 281.32 280.08 FY17 460.68 338.92 245.93 319.44 FY18 501.02 362.66 261.55 329.80 FY19 616.60 361.47 230.84 284.14 FY20 398.30 RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 09 Cumulative Total Peak Water Savings, Gallons Per Day (GPD) 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 ) D P G ( y a D r e P s n o l l a G - Oct Total Peak Savings 30,16 Peak Savings Goal 47,45 Nov 93,87 94,91 Dec 106,6 142,3 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept - - - - - - - - 189,8 237,2 284,7 332,1 379,6 427,1 474,5 522,0 569,4 RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 10 Total Cumulative Water Savings Projected for FY 2020 Other 7% Reclaimed Water 10% Incentive Programs 12% Water Loss Reduction 13% Reclaimed Water Water Loss Reduction Watering Ordinance Incentive Programs Rates Other Rates 31% Watering Ordinance 27% COST BENCHMARKS Benchmark Peak $/1,000 gallons Average $/1,000 Variable Water Treatment and Distribution Costs Wastewater treatment Costs Treatment Expansion Avoided LCRA Payments $0.46 $0.26 $3.75 $1.12 gallons $0.46 $0.26 N/A $1.12 WATER USE - GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY (GPCD) TOTAL GOAL FY 2024 FY 2029 FY 06 190 FY 06 103 Total GPCD 119 Residential GPCD 61 106 55 FY 19 120 FY 19 62 D C P G 140 220 200 180 160 120 100 80 60 RESIDENTIAL 6 9 9 1 Y F 7 9 9 1 Y F 8 9 9 1 Y F 9 9 9 1 Y F 0 0 0 2 Y F 1 0 0 2 Y F 2 0 0 2 Y F 3 0 0 2 Y F 4 0 0 2 Y F 5 0 0 2 Y F 6 0 0 2 Y F 7 0 0 2 Y F 8 0 0 2 Y F 9 0 0 2 Y F 0 1 0 2 Y F 1 1 0 2 Y F 2 1 0 2 Y F 3 1 0 2 Y F 4 1 0 2 Y F 5 1 0 2 Y F 6 1 0 2 Y F 7 1 0 2 Y F 8 1 0 2 Y F 9 1 0 2 Y F FISCAL YEAR RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 11 Multi-Year Daily Water Usage 2007 "Wet Year" 2011 "Dry Year" 2019 250.000 200.000 D G M , e g a s U 150.000 100.000 50.000 0.000 J a n F e b M a r A p r M a y J u n A u g S e p O c t N o v D e c J u l Month RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 12 Daily Water Usage December 2019 Usage 5-Dec, 132.271 160.000 140.000 120.000 100.000 60.000 40.000 20.000 0.000 AW Water Treatment Plant Capacity G M 80.000 Plant Name: Treatment Capacity (MGD) 24-Dec, 113.954 Davis Ullrich Handcox (WTP4)* Total Capacity 118 167 50* 335 *Capacity can be expanded up to 300 MGD c e D - 1 c e D - 2 c e D - 3 c e D - 4 c e D - 5 c e D - 6 c e D - 7 c e D - 8 c e D - 9 c e D - 0 1 c e D - 1 1 c e D - 2 1 c e D - 3 1 c e D - 4 1 c e D - 5 1 c e D - 6 1 c e D - 7 1 c e D - 8 1 c e D - 9 1 c e D - 0 2 c e D - 1 2 c e D - 2 2 c e D - 3 2 c e D - 4 2 c e D - 5 2 c e D - 6 2 c e D - 7 2 c e D - 8 2 c e D - 9 2 c e D - 0 3 c e D - 1 3 RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 13 City of Austin Drought Contingency Plan Drought Response Stage Triggers: Conservation Stage: Above 1.4 MAF Stage I: 1.4 MAF Stage II: 900,000 AF Stage III: 600,000 AF Emergency Response Stage IV: Catastrophic event including prolonged drought Highland Lakes Storage summary as of December 9, 2019 Combined lake storage: 1.732 million acre feet Combined reservoir total: 86% RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 15 Annual Amount of Water Diverted for Municipal Use (Acre-feet) 325,000 *CY2019 data is preliminary 168,341 137,027 139,175 142,895 149,199 148,612 142,000 325,000 300,000 275,000 250,000 225,000 200,000 175,000 150,000 125,000 100,000 75,000 50,000 25,000 0 Total Supply CY 2011 CY 2014 CY 2015 CY 2016 CY 2017 CY 2018 CY 2019* RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 16 Water Forward Ordinances In the Land Development Code RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 17 • February 15 – Spring application period begins for Landscape Survival Tools Rebate: Upcoming Events • $50 for at least 2 cubic yards (54 cubic feet) of compost • $40 for at least 2 cubic yards (54 cubic feet) of mulch • $30 for core aeration service of entire front and/or back lawn • Application period ends June 15. • February 26 – Water Wise Irrigation Professional (WWIP) Seminar: • Held at Riverbend Centre, 4214 N. Capital of Texas Hwy • Targeted towards licensed irrigators active in the Austin area • Presentations focus on water conservation • Attendees receive eight CEU hours RMC Monthly Report – December 2019, FY20 18 Mark Jordan Water Conservation Division City of Austin | Austin Water