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Water Use in LCRA service area

Water Use in LCRA service area. Stacy Pandey Water Conservation Coordinator LCRA. LCRA Customer Survey. Municipal 25 surveys returned 80% of water use, 73% of connections Golf course (irrigation) 10 surveys returned 17% of water use Industrial 7 surveys returned 72% of water use.

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Water Use in LCRA service area

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  1. Water Use in LCRA service area Stacy Pandey Water Conservation Coordinator LCRA

  2. LCRA Customer Survey • Municipal • 25 surveys returned • 80% of water use, 73% of connections • Golf course (irrigation) • 10 surveys returned • 17% of water use • Industrial • 7 surveys returned • 72% of water use

  3. Total Connections of Surveyed Municipal Customers

  4. Municipal Water Use – by Category Wholesale Commercial Single Family

  5. Municipal Water Use – by category, minus WTC, Cedar Park

  6. Total Irrigation Connections – Surveyed Municipal Customers SF MF Commercial

  7. Municipal Customer Water Use – Peak Month

  8. Peak to Average Day Municipal Water Use

  9. Outdoor water use drivespeak demand

  10. Water Loss – Municipal Customers

  11. Commercial facilities- surveyed municipal customers

  12. Industrial/Institutional facilities - surveyed municipal customers

  13. Municipal - New Connections 14% increase over past 5 years (96% Residential) 24% increase predicted over next 5 years (93% Residential)

  14. Municipal Customers: Plans to meet Region K Demands • Region K identified water shortages for 20 WUGs that purchase water from LCRA. • Region K identifies conservation as a means to meet this water shortage. • Only 5 of the 14 WUGs responding to survey have plans to meet future demands by conservation.

  15. Golf course water use

  16. Golf Course (Irrigation) Customers • 4 used Reuse to meet 50-75% of raw water needs • 7 using computer controlled irrigation system, 3 using onsite weather data • 4 completed water audits • Future demands: • 2 anticipate 10% increase in water demand over next 10-20 years • 2 customers anticipate using more reuse to meet future demands

  17. Industrial customers • Top water uses • 1st - Cooling towers (3-8 cycle range) • 2nd - Process uses • Irrigation = <1% of total water use • Toilet water use • 110 bathrooms for 2002 employees • Over 90% bathrooms >15 years old • 4 completed water audits • None meter cooling tower use separately • Only 1 audited cooling towers

  18. Thanks! • http://www.lcra.org/water/savewater.html • Email: watercon@lcra.org

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