WIMBERLEY

VALLEY WATER

TALKS

February 24, 2010

OUTLINE

• History of Aqua Texas

• Rates

• Capital Improvements

• Water Loss / Leakage

• Future Plans

HISTORY

HISTORY

•Aqua America, Inc. founded in 1880s

•Provides water and wastewater services

to 3 million people in 14 states

•Purchased Woodcreek system from Aqua

Source in 2003

•Changed name to Aqua Texas in 2004.

Woodcreek System

• Low quality pipes

installed more than 30

years ago

• Glued-joints not

preferred by AWWA

• Not properly embedded

PROPER BEDDING

RATES

RATES

•Rates must be approved by TCEQ

•Rates = cost of service + regulated return

on capital investment

•No subsidies or taxes; water bills are our

only source of revenue.

CAPITAL

IMPROVEMENTS

THREE PHASED APPROACH

1) Shore up our water supplies through

improved wells

2) Increase storage capacity to enhance

deliverability

3) Resolve distribution problems

WELL 23

•Replaces Well 21

•Pumps water to

storage tank

•Online in 2011

STORAGE TANK

•Completed in

2004

•Increased water

storage – 125,000

gallons

•Customer-

preferred location

LIFT STATION

ZERO DISCHARGE

•200,000

gallons per day

•Equivalent to

watering 800

lawns per day.

•Irrigates

Quicksand G.C.

EXPENDITURES

$2,270,9225-YEAR TOTAL$1,763Chlorine

$65,893Miscellaneous$65,151Pump Stations

$176,063Lift Stations$89,825Valves / Hydrants

$192,801Wastewater

Mains Repairs /

Replace

$120,590Main

Replacement

$951,100Storage Tanks$432,813Main Repairs

$165,499Wells$9,419Leak Detection

WATER LOSS / LEAKAGE

LEAKAGE

•Higher than usual unaccounted for water

•Want to keep water in controlled loop

•Commissioned Bury + Partners to audit system

•Working with HTGCD to develop plan