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ITEM 4C
Resolution No. 11 -007,
authorizing and endorsing the
application for the WaterSMART
Integrity "Water and Energy Efficiency
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Grant"
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RECOMMENDATION
Approve Resolution No. 11 -007,
authorizing and endorsing the
application for the WaterSMART
"Water and Energy Efficiency
Grant"
U SOUTHLAKE
Staff recommends Approval Resolution No. 11 -007, authorizing and endorsing
the application for the WaterSMART "Water and Energy Efficiency Grant"
VA
Water Conservation Program
• New for FY 2011
• $50,000 budgeted in FY 2011
• Irrigation Audit/Repair Program
• Allows participants who make repairs
to acquire up to $200 utility bill credit
• Increases water efficency
• Reduces water consumption
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WaterSMART: Water and Energy
Efficiency Grant
Purpose:
— Apply for matching funds to support a water
conservation program
— Reach out to community by offering free irrigation
evaluation and rebate program
— Strive to reach water conservation goal:
• 190 gallons per person per day by 2015
• 2010 average - 351 gallons per person per day in
— Reduce peaking charges: Currently about 25% of
total annual wholesale water cost
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The city recently became aware of the availability of grant funding for water
conservation programs provide throught he U S Department of Interior — Bureau of
Reclamation. Selected projects will receive up to 50% grant funding. The city has
recently launched a pilot project to provide irrigation system evaluations free of
charge to selected residential costomers and will offer up to $200 as an incentive to
make repairs or improvements to their irrigation system that result in water savings.
Southlake's water conservation plan adopted the goal of 190 gallons per capita per
day by 2015. The per capita use for 2010 was 351 gallons per capita per day. The
other goal of the irrigation evaluation program is to reduce the peaking charges paid
to the city of Ft Worth
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WaterSMART: Water and Energy
Efficiency Grant
Financial Impact of Peaking Charge:
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This chart illustrates that peaking charges make up about 25% of the city's total
annual water bill. Outdoor summer use is the largest contributing factor for this
expense as well as creating the need to implement watering restrictions in the
summer.
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Total Annual
Wholesale Cost
Total Peak
Charge
% of Annual
Total
FY 10
$8,136,465
$2,217,225
27%
FY 09
$7,479,173
$1,628,505
22%
FY 08
$6,800,284
$1,786,134
26%
FY 07
$5,194,762
$1,460,883
28%
FY 06
$8,027,112
$1,540,238
19%
U SOUTHLAKE
This chart illustrates that peaking charges make up about 25% of the city's total
annual water bill. Outdoor summer use is the largest contributing factor for this
expense as well as creating the need to implement watering restrictions in the
summer.
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WaterSMART: Water and Energy
Efficiency Grant
Proposed project cost: $250,000
FY
Project
Total Project $
City
Grant
Funding
Funding
2011
Eval. and
*$ 50,000
25,000
25,000
Rebate
2012
Eval. and
200,000
100,000
100,000
Rebate
* Budgeted
U SOUTHLAKE
The water smartj, Water and Energency efficiency grant program links to the city's
strategy map relative to the focus area of Performance management and service
delivery. The specific corporate objective met by approval of this resolution is to
collaborate with select partners to implement service solutions.
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Bob Price
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