Texas faces challenges of projected population growth and drought that will increase water demands. Conservation, reuse, desalination, aquifer storage and recovery are strategies to respond. The 2017 State Water Plan recommends over $4 billion in conservation capital costs and for demand management and reuse to supply 45% of needed water by 2070. The State Water Implementation Fund for Texas provides $4.5 billion to fund over 2,500 projects identified in regional water plans to implement the State Water Plan.
5. HOW CAN WE RESPOND TO DROUGHT & GROWTH?
• Conservation
• Reuse
• Brackish Groundwater Desal
• Seawater Desal
• Aquifer Storage and Recovery
• Aquifers
• Reservoirs
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Tom Kula
Executive Director, NTMWD
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
Seagoville
CONSERVATION AND REUSE
Russell Schreiber
Director of Public Works
City of Wichita Falls
Lake Arrowhead
7. STRATEGIES BY TYPE IN 2070
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Other surface water
30.5% Irrigation
conservation 15.7%
New major
reservoir 13.0%
Municipal
conservation 9.6%
Indirect reuse 7.6%
Groundwater wells &
other 7.4%
Other direct reuse
4.4%
Drought
management 2.7%
Other conservation
2.4%
Aquifer storage &
recovery 1.8%
Seawater
desalination 1.4%
Groundwater
desalination 1.3%
Direct potable reuse
1.0%
Conjunctive use
0.8%
Other strategies
0.6%
Demand management Water supply
Conservation >25% of strategy supplies in 2070
8. CONSERVATION - 2017 STATE WATER PLAN
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• Conservation makes up over one quarter of
strategy supplies in 2070
• Most frequently recommended strategy in the
2017 Plan
• Over $4 billion in capital costs
• Demand management (long-term conservation
and temporary drought management restrictions)
and reuse combined make up 45% of total strategy
volumes.
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PROGRAM YEARS 2015 & 2016
2015 2016
Current Financial Assistance $900 million $698 million
Estimated Savings $106 million $70 million
Total # of Project Sponsors 20 16
SWIRFT Rating
(Current SWIRFT revenue bond ratings of AAA/AAA by Fitch and S&P)
AAA/AAA AAA/AAA
New Multi-Year Commitments $3.8 billion $760 million
Total Commitments = $4.5 billion
Total Savings = $175 million
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CONSERVATION & REUSE PROJECTS
2015 Conservation Projects = $50,100,000; 5%
2016 Conservation & Reuse Projects = $266,355,000; 35%
Entity Name Project Description Project Type
2015 & 2016
Commitment Amounts
2015
City of Bedford Water Distribution System
Improvements
Conservation $90,000,000
$30,000,000 (closed 2015)
City of Fort Worth Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Project
Conservation $76,000,000
$13,000,000 (closed 2015)
Hidalgo County
Irrigation District #1
Agricultural Irrigation Conveyance
System Improvements
Conservation $7,100,000
$7,100,000 (closed 2015)
2016
City of Austin Advanced Metering Infrastructure Conservation $80,195,000
City of Austin Direct Reuse Strategy Reuse $86,980,000
City of Keller Enhanced Water Loss Control &
Conservation Program
Conservation $12,180,000
Sabine River
Authority
Sabine River Authority Pump Station Conservation $75,000,000
City of Waco Advanced Metering Infrastructure Conservation $12,000,000
15. DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND
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Funding Option Allocation Principal
Forgiveness
Interest
Rate
Origination
Fee
Disadvantaged Community $10,000,000 30%, 50%, or 70% 125 basis
points below
market*
2.25%**
Subsidized Green $1,000,000 15%
Very Small Systems $3,000,000 100% N/A N/A
Urgent Need $2,000,000 100% N/A
Urgent Need – Bonds/Loans 0%*** 2.25%
Bonds/Loans $234,000,000 N/A 125 basis
points below
market*
2.25%
TOTAL $250,000,000 * Based on a level debt service schedule
** Not assessed on the principal forgiveness portion
*** Amount of Urgent Need funding available at 0% is limited
