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Water Management Strategy Implementation Report - Highlights First Quarter 2026, January - March Water and Wastewater Commission | May 20, 2026 Q1 Highlights  New community grants were awarded to five non-profit organizations to incorporate or expand water conservation messaging.  Resume contracted large-diameter leak detection and mitigation activities.  The "Know Your Watering Day" campaign started early due to dry weather conditions – 548 ad spots generated ~240K impressions and 330 clicks in 3 weeks. 2 Water Use and GPCD (Gallons Per Capita Daily) 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 ) D C P G ( y a D r e p a t i p a C r e p s n o l l a G CY 2018 121 GPCD CY 2019 128 GPCD CY 2020 131 GPCD CY 2021 125 GPCD CY 2022 133 GPCD CY 2023 130 GPCD CY 2024 130 GPCD CY 2025 128 GPCD CY 2026 113 GPCD GPCD by Calendar Year and Quarter 15 9 11 29 17 5 9 29 19 17 8 10 26 27 24 28 42 48 19 5 9 20 24 30 21 10 11 32 17 6 10 23 31 26 21 7 10 24 28 17 5 9 19 24 55 36 28 34 22 9 11 25 32 23 7 10 19 28 21 7 9 20 29 52 42 39 22 5 10 19 25 30 19 8 10 25 31 18 6 10 21 29 24 6 10 20 24 5 8 17 28 27 33 36 46 34 17 5 9 17 27 31 22 9 12 30 17 8 11 25 33 30 19 6 10 22 30 22 10 12 31 21 6 10 22 33 29 16 6 11 22 29 17 5 10 18 27 23 8 11 27 23 8 9 24 31 31 21 6 10 23 29 22 5 9 18 28 21 8 11 26 20 7 10 23 23 7 10 22 33 30 31 22 5 9 18 28 45 52 35 55 30 37 33 44 38 29 35 30 37 40 33 23 5 9 18 29 27 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 . 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Calendar Year (CY) & Quarter 2023 2024 2025 2026 Non-Revenue Water City of Austin Wholesale Industrial Commercial Multi-family Residential Single-family Residential CY GPCD 3 Residential Water Use Highest use with greatest variation D C P G 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 4 GPCD by Calendar Year and Quarter STAGE 1 STAGE 2 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026 Total Commercial City of Austin Single-family Residential Multi-family Residential Industrial Wholesale Non-revenue Water GPCD STAGE 1 STAGE 2 4 Takeaways and Next Steps  Water use in Q1 was the same as last year, with no significant freeze events or system disruptions.  Gearing up for spring and summer customer conservation, including:  Landscaping tips and rebate information,  Attending spring community events, and  Refining customer My ATX Notifications to determine the best way to provide information and engage with customers to save water.  Austin Water’s Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI) improved to 5.16 in 2025, down from 5.44 the previous year. This represents a 5% improvement in system efficiency. 5 Building Austin’s water future, together.