Item 05 - Presentation - Highlights of AW’s 2026 Q2 Report on Water Management Strategy Implementation — original pdf

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Water Management Strategy Implementation Report - Highlights Second Quarter 2026, April - June Water and Wastewater Commission | August 19, 2026 Q2 Highlights  Low quarterly water use, particularly for single-family residential  51,000 feet of large-diameter leak detection  Three reclaimed water projects move into the construction phase  JD Powers ranks Austin Water third out of 92 water utilities nationwide for awareness of water conservation programs  Council authorizes Phase 1B Field Testing for ASR in Eastern Travis County 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 115 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 18 6 10 22 23 5 9 18 29 31 27 29 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 peaked less than in previous years 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 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 Q2 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  Lower water use in Q2 due to above-average rainfall, moderate temperatures, and customer water conservation.  With potential Super El Nino forecast for a wet fall, lakes may remain close to full through the end of the year.  Continue to encourage water conservation during "times of plenty.“  Initiating implementation of all Black & Veatch recommendations to mitigate water loss by the end of the fiscal year. Currently, 24 are completed out of 32 recommendations 5 Building Austin’s water future, together.