Presentation by Amy Kaarlela, Project Manager for the Region C Water Planning Group (Freese & Nichols), at the 2016 SWIFT Funding Workshop in Grapevine, Texas.

1. Region CWater Planning Group
Freese and Nichols, Inc. | Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. | CP&Y, Inc. | Cooksey Communications, Inc.,
WATER CONSERVATION IN THE
2016 REGION C WATER PLAN
What’s in the Plan?
How much conservation do we need
and how are we going to get there?
June 23, 2016

2. The 2016 Region C Water Plan
• 360 Water User Groups
• 41 Wholesale Water Providers
• Population
• 7.5 M by 2020
• 14.4 M by 2070
• Demand
• 1.7 M acre-ft/yr by 2020
• 2.9 M acre-ft/yr by 2070

3. 50-Year Plan for Water Supply
Future Water Need

4. Strategies to Meet Future Water Need
Connect to
Existing
Supplies
Reuse
Conservation
New
Groundwater,
ASR
Transmission
Treatment
Desalination
New
Reservoirs

5. Conservation: What You See, What You Don’t
ReuseMunicipal
Cons.
Water loss
reduction methods
and advanced
conservation
approaches.
Unit demand
reduction based on
projected plumbing
code requirements
and the adoption of
efficient appliances.
Direct reuse & large-
scale indirect reuse,
including wetlands
Almost 250,000*
acre-feet per year of
conservation already
built in to demand
projections.
Over 130,000* acre-
feet per year of
conservation
recommended as
strategies.
* By 2070, Source: 2016 Region C Water Plan, Table 5E.9
Over 350,000*
acre-feet per year
of recommended
reuse as strategies.
Over 425,000*
acre-feet per year
of reuse projects
already included as
current supply.

6. Conservation/Reuse
as part of meeting
Overall Demand
Met by Built-In
Conservation Met by
Conservation
Strategies
Met by
Existing
Reuse
Met by Reuse
Strategies
Met by Other
Existing Supplies
and Future
Strategies

7. Conservation Strategies in the 2016 RWP
 Conservation Strategies with Annual Costs Only
 Public & School Education
 Water Waste Prohibition
 Price Elasticity/Rate Structure
 Manufacturing Rebate Program
 Golf Course Conservation
 Other consistent items
Recommended for ALL WUGs
Page 5E.32 “…any water
conservation method that is proven
to result in reduced demand for
potable water should be
considered as consistent with the
regional water plan for funding
and permitting purposes.”

8. Conservation Strategies in the 2016 RWP
 How do we achieve savings?
• 10am-6pm watering restrictions
• No-more-than twice per week watering
• Seasonal watering restrictions
• Irrigation system requirements
• Water waste ordinances/enforcement
• Native & Adaptive Plants
• Other measures

9. Conservation Strategies in the 2016 RWP
 Conservation Strategies With
Capital Costs ($420M):
 Specific large projects
 Fort Worth $76M
 Bedford $90M
 Irrigation Restriction (ordinances)
 Water Loss Control
Must have capital cost to be
SWIFT Eligible
Page 5E.32 “…any water
conservation method that is
proven to result in reduced
demand for potable water should
be considered as consistent with
the regional water plan for
funding and permitting purposes.”

10. Water Loss Control
Conservation Strategies in the 2016 RWP
 Water audit, pressure control, &
leak detection/repair:
 If there was a Need (gap in future
supply)
 If water use > 140 gpcd
 Analyzed 2010-2013 Water Loss
Audits
 Urban/suburban WUGs with > 12% loss
 Rural WUGs with > 18% loss

11. Water Loss Control
Conservation Strategies in the 2016 RWP
 Water Main replacements (large $):
 All municipal WUGS (except County-Other)
“…replacement of … distribution network
that is the source of major water loss.
Replacement …must provide an
immediate, quantifiable increase in
water supply.”
Source: TWDB Exhibit C Guidelines for Regional Water Plan Development, page 29

12. 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
City of Keller
 Enhanced Water Loss
Control &
Conservation
 May 2016

13. Region CWater Planning Group
Freese and Nichols, Inc. | Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. | CP&Y, Inc. | Cooksey Communications, Inc.,
WATER CONSERVATION IN THE
2016 REGION C WATER PLAN
Amy Kaarlela, Freese & Nichols, Inc.
Region C Project Manager
adk@freese.com
23 June 2016