Post on 24-Jun-2015
WIMBERLEY
VALLEY WATER
TALKS
February 24, 2010
OUTLINE
• History of Aqua Texas
• Rates
• Capital Improvements
• Water Loss / Leakage
• Future Plans
HISTORY
HISTORY
•Aqua America, Inc. founded in 1880s
•Provides water and wastewater services
to 3 million people in 14 states
•Purchased Woodcreek system from Aqua
Source in 2003
•Changed name to Aqua Texas in 2004.
Woodcreek System
• Low quality pipes
installed more than 30
years ago
• Glued-joints not
preferred by AWWA
• Not properly embedded
PROPER BEDDING
RATES
RATES
•Rates must be approved by TCEQ
•Rates = cost of service + regulated return
on capital investment
•No subsidies or taxes; water bills are our
only source of revenue.
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS
THREE PHASED APPROACH
1) Shore up our water supplies through
improved wells
2) Increase storage capacity to enhance
deliverability
3) Resolve distribution problems
WELL 23
•Replaces Well 21
•Pumps water to
storage tank
•Online in 2011
STORAGE TANK
•Completed in
2004
•Increased water
storage – 125,000
gallons
•Customer-
preferred location
LIFT STATION
ZERO DISCHARGE
•200,000
gallons per day
•Equivalent to
watering 800
lawns per day.
•Irrigates
Quicksand G.C.
EXPENDITURES
$2,270,9225-YEAR TOTAL$1,763Chlorine
$65,893Miscellaneous$65,151Pump Stations
$176,063Lift Stations$89,825Valves / Hydrants
$192,801Wastewater
Mains Repairs /
Replace
$120,590Main
Replacement
$951,100Storage Tanks$432,813Main Repairs
$165,499Wells$9,419Leak Detection
WATER LOSS / LEAKAGE
LEAKAGE
•Higher than usual unaccounted for water
•Want to keep water in controlled loop
•Commissioned Bury + Partners to audit system
•Working with HTGCD to develop plan