District 1 Community Meeting Wednesday January 24, 2018
Accomplishments for 2017-2018
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Reduced Flooding on I-10 Pollard Pond
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Gateway East Pond Other Ponds
Morenci Pond
Gateway West Pond
27 Million Gallons 38 Million Gallons
Austin Pond
US-54
MILLION GALLONS CAPACITY CREATED FOR FLOOD CONTROL
Gateway East Pond Magnolia PS & FM
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Stormwater Operations: High Productivity Ponds
Channels & Levees
243 acres maintained
25 miles cleaned
Drains
15 miles maintained
Storm Drains
3 miles of conduits cleaned
Inlets
616 inlets cleaned
Dams
239 acres maintained
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Securing our Future Water Supply Design started
Completed major purchases of land and water rights in Dell City: About 57,000 acres now under EPWater ownership
Advanced Purification
Importation
Desalination Expansion
Aquifer Storage & Recovery
Dell City
Capitan Reef Farms
Feasibility study completed
Feasibility study started
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New Infrastructure Supporting Rehabilitation, Growth, Resiliency
New water storage: ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒
Memphis Ventanas Americas #2 Airport
Water transmission mains: – – – –
Edgemere Montana East Vista Del Sol Resler (North of Transmountain)
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PSB Adopts a New Budget § New budget adopted on Jan. 10, 2018. § Goes into effect March 1, 2018. § This included a – 2-percent increase in the stormwater fee; – 8-percent increase in the water and wastewater rate.
§ Average monthly increase: $4.06. January 24, 2018
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New and Continuing Priorities for FY2018-19 Water Supply
Customer Service
Reliability, Efficiency & Resilience
Infrastructure Rehabilitation
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City Growth Requirements
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FY 2018-19 Current and Adopted 2% Fee Increase Current Fee
Adopted Increase 2%
Small
$2.09
$2.13
$0.04
Typical
$4.17
$4.25
$0.08
Large
$8.34
$8.51
$0.17
$4.25
$4.34
$0.09
Residential
Difference
Non-Residential Each 2,000 sq. ft. Impervious Area
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Stormwater Fees - Texas Cities City
Residential Average Fee
Fee Range Based on 1,200 – 3,000 Sq. Ft.
Austin
$13.80
$9.20 – $18.40
Lubbock
$11.14
$8.80 – $13.48
Arlington
$9.38
$6.25 – $12.50
Fort Worth
$6.75
$5.40 – $8.10
Houston
$5.33
Grand Prairie
$4.68
$4.34 – $5.02
Dallas
$4.63
$3.57 – $5.68
El Paso (2% Increase)
$4.25
San Antonio
$4.17
El Paso (Current)
$4.17
Plano
$4.15
$4.15 – $4.15
Abilene
$2.70
$2.70 – $2.89
Amarillo
$2.51
$2.51 – $2.89
$3.60 – $4.17
Note: Average residential fee based on a typical EPWater square footage between 1,200 to 3,000 impervious area.
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What does this mean to me? Examples of Residential & Commercial Bill Impacts with a 8% Rate Increase Monthly Water & Wastewater Bill
Current
Adopted 8%
Change
Residential 3 ccfs
$25.96
$28.03
$2.07
Residential 11 ccfs
49.72
53.70
3.98
Commercial 14 ccfs
76.04
82.12
6.08
Wastewater rates based on class Average Winter Consumption (AWC)
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ACRE-FEET PER YEAR
New water sources needed to meet demands of increasing population 350000
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2030 2040 Current Existing Supply
2050 Additional
2060 2070 Population
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Typical Bill Comparisons for El Paso $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 Cell Phone
Cable
Electric
Water & Wastewater
Internet
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Gas
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El Paso’s water rates remain comparatively low $140
$140 U.S. Average Residential Monthly Water Bill
$120
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$100
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$60
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$40
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$0
$0 Austin
Corpus Houston San Fort Christi Antonio Worth Water Sewer
Plano
Dallas Arlington El Paso El Paso El Paso FY2020 FY2019 FY2018 Max to Meet 2% Affordability Index
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District 1 Projects
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Water Projects § Strahan Water Line – Funded in part by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Phase I complete; Phase II upcoming
§ Mesa Street Water Line Replacement
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Stormwater Projects § § § §
Bear Ridge Channel West Hills Unit 23 Robinson Street Drainage Improvements La Placita Storm System Repairs
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La Placita Storm System Repairs
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La Placita Storm System Repairs
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La Placita Storm System Repairs
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Open Space Projects § Hunt Arroyos – Nearly 100 acres in NW El Paso – Will remain as open space with stormwater functions. January 24, 2018
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Open Space Projects § Cement Lake – In negotiations to purchase from TXDOT – Will be preserved as open space January 24, 2018
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Thank you for your time. Questions or Comments?
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