www.lcra.or g Water Conservation Incentives Programs Nora Mullarkey, Water Conservation Supervisor LCRA Firm Water Customer Meeting January 26, 2012
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Water Conservation
Incentives Programs
Nora Mullarkey, Water Conservation Supervisor
LCRA Firm Water Customer MeetingJanuary 26, 2012
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2009 LCRA Water Conservation Plan
• Mix of programs – education and outreach, incentives and rules
• Incentives Program: – Residential Indoor– Residential Outdoor– Commercial, Institutional & Industrial– Firm water customer cost-share
• Conservation Incentives Program Review Committee
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Water Conservation Incentives Program Review Committee
• LCRA Board members– Scott Arbuckle– Michael McHenry– Jett Johnson
• LCRA General Manager designee– Kyle Jensen
• Firm Water Customer members– Deborah Gernes– Ken Gorzycki– Dan Hall– Daryl Slusher– Bill Sparks
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Residential Indoor Program
• Participants to date– Cities of Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Burnet,
Marble Falls, and Meadowlakes; Lakeway MUD, Travis County WC&ID No.17
• Distributed to date– 3,151 toilets– 1,993 showerheads
• Process– Direct distribution– Firm Water Customer issues voucher– LCRA pays supplier
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Residential Outdoor Program
• Rain sensors: up to $50• Soil moisture controller and sensors: up to $250 • Pressure reducing (PR) spray head: $5 • Maximum amount: $350 per irrigation system
Process– Irrigation evaluation and recommendation from
FWC to qualify– LCRA payment to FWC end-users
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Commercial, Institutional and Industrial Incentive Program
• High efficiency toilet and urinals: up to $100• Pre-rinse spray valve: up to $65• Other equipment/processes: up to $900 per ac-ft
saved
Process: – must complete CII audit to qualify – LCRA inspection– LCRA payment to FWC end user
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Firm Water Customer Cost-Share Program
Types of projects– Water loss reduction efforts– Efficiency upgrades– Recycling and reuse projects– Demand-side conservation
measures• Up to $1,160 per ac-ft of water saved
per year, or 50% cost
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
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Program Evaluation Criteria
• Past participation• Cost-share funds for
project completion• Innovation• Certainty of water
savings
• Duration of water savings
• Amount of annual savings
• LCRA cost per ac-ft saved
• Ability to implement
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Cost-Share Program Process
1. Customers submit proposal
2. LCRA staff review & recommend projects
3. Review Committee approves projects
4. Applicants notified of awards
5. Agreement signed & funding awarded up-front
6. Reports: every six months and final report
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TWDB Low-Cost Loans
• TWDB State Revolving Funds – Green Project Reserve
• March 1, 2012 deadline• SFY 2013 State Revolving
Fund Webinar– TODAY: Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012– Time: 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. CST
• TWDB web site:– http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/financial/programs/green/
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