Presentation by Jason Afinowicz of the Region H Water Planning Group (Freese & Nichols) at the 2016 SWIFT Funding Workshop in Houston, Texas.

1. REGION HWater Planning Group
Freese and Nichols, Inc. | LBG-Guyton Associates | Ekistics Corporation
WATER CONSERVATION IN THE
2016 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

2. The 2016 Region H Regional Water Plan

3. The Role of Conservation
Conservation
Reuse
Reservoirs Groundwater
Transmission
Treatment
Desalination GRPs

4. 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.

5. Water Loss Reduction
Municipal Conservation in the 2016 RWP
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NumberofRegionHUtilities
Water Loss Less Than (%)
Number of Utilities Lost Water
 Target systems with >10% losses
 1% reduction annually
 Target of 10% maximum loss

6. 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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40,000
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7. Comprehensive Conservation in 2016 RWP
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Conservation(Acre-FeetperYear)
Baseline Water Loss Advanced Conservation Manufacturing Irrigation 2011 RWP Conservation (Incl. Baseline)

8. Municipal Conservation in 2016 RWP
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Baseline Water Loss Advanced Conservation

9. Municipal Conservation Strategies in 2016 RWP
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Baseline Water Loss Advanced Conservation

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. REGION HWater Planning Group
Freese and Nichols, Inc. | LBG-Guyton Associates | Ekistics Corporation
WATER CONSERVATION IN THE
2016 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