REGION HWater Planning Group

Freese and Nichols, Inc. | LBG-Guyton Associates | Ekistics Corporation

WATER CONSERVATION IN THE2016 REGION H WATER PLAN

What’s in the Plan?

How much conservation do we need and how are we going to get there?

07 January 2016

The 2016 Region H Regional Water Plan

The Role of Conservation

Conservation

Reuse

Reservoirs Groundwater

Transmission

Treatment

Desalination GRPs

Conservation: What You See, What You Don’t

Irrigation Municipal Industrial

Sector-wide reductions based

on long-term trends in water use.

Water loss reduction methods

and advanced conservation approaches.

Approaches to on-farm methods and

reduction in conveyance loss.

Unit demand reduction based on projected plumbing code requirements

and the adoption of efficient appliances.

Assumed efficiency factors

incorporated into the original

projections of long-term demand.

Current practices in use throughout the region, motivated

by economic efficiency.

Water Loss Reduction

Municipal Conservation in the 2016 RWP

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Target systems with >10% losses

1% reduction annually

Target of 10% maximum loss

Advanced Conservation

Municipal Conservation in the 2016 RWP

Goldwater Study Focus on meeting 2011 RWP goals in 5

counties

2-year program with ongoing objectives

Direct interaction with participating utilities

Various recommended practices Landscape controllers, audits, and surveys

Efficient commercial fixtures

Toilet rebates

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Municipal Conservation in 2016 RWP

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Municipal Conservation Strategies in 2016 RWP

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Baseline Water Loss Advanced Conservation

Water Loss

Recommended for 135 utilities in the RWP with excess water loss Includes 8 County-Other user groups

Year 2020 program 11,132 acre-feet saved annually

$6.3-million annually

Year 2070 program 49,457 acre-feet saved annually

$27.4-million annually

Advanced Conservation

Recommended for 205 utilities demonstrating reasonable potential Includes 8 County-Other user groups

Year 2020 program 9,052 acre-feet saved annually

$7.4-million annually

Year 2070 program 101,203 acre-feet saved annually

$11.4-million annually

Conservation Opportunities for SWIFT Funding

Where do I Fit?

Water User Groups (WUGs)

Cities with population over 500

Utilities using over 280 ac-ft/yr

Collective Reporting Units (CRUs)

County-Other

Everyone else

Smaller utilities

Smaller communities

Users without a water system

Opportunities for Conservation Funding

State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT)

$2 billion to implement the state water plan

20% Designated for Reuse and Water Conservation

10% Designated for Agricultural Conservation

City of Bedford

Distribution system conservation program

$90 million

City of Fort Worth

• Meter Upgrade and Replacement Program (Smart Meters, Leak Detection)

• $76 million

REGION HWater Planning Group

Freese and Nichols, Inc. | LBG-Guyton Associates | Ekistics Corporation

WATER CONSERVATION IN THE2016 REGION H WATER PLAN

What’s in the Plan?

How much conservation do we need and how are we going to get there?

07 January 2016