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Water Conservation Update Kevin Kluge | August 16, 2022 Agenda  Water Supply Outlook  Stage 1 Drought  Program Updates • Landscape Transformation - Water Forward Plan • Austin Energy Partnerships • GoRepair! Plumbing Statewide Drought Levels Statewide Drought Levels NOAA 3-Month Outlook Highland Lake Inflows Historical Reservoir Storage Reservoir Storage Projections Drought Stage Triggers: Stage 1: 1.4 Million Acre Feet (MAF) Stage 2: 0.9 MAF Stage 3: 0.6 MAF Stage 1 Drought Current Drought Activities • Media messages • Focused outreach for irrigation audits • Staff patrols and 311 responses • Signs and coasters Program Updates Landscape Transformation  Transitioning new single-family residential landscapes  Ordinances and incentives  Stages • Spring: public & stakeholder input • Summer: develop recommendations • Fall – present to public, stakeholders Austin Energy Partnerships  Instant Savings Pilot • Water hose timers • 5 Home Depots • 2,446 timers (Feb – July) • Rebates – 15 • Future potential?  All-Star Kits • Kits go out to 7,000 sixth graders and their families • Includes a low-flow showerhead, kitchen aerator, and info. GO REPAIR! Plumbing Program  Types of repairs include  New program with Housing & Planning Dept.  Since January • Plumbing repairs for 20 homes • Average $8,100 per home • Bath/shower (12) • Bathroom sink (9) • Clothes washer (1) • Kitchen sink (6) • Sewer lines (4) • Toilet (11) • Water heater (5) • Water line (1) QUESTIONS? Kevin Kluge Water Conservation Division Manager City of Austin | Austin Water 512-972-0400 kevin.kluge@austintexas.gov