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The Official Newsletter of the Texas Section AWWA | THE Water Professionals

MAKING A SPLASH AT THE CAPITOL $2 billion water funding is left to voters | Page 3 New laws that affect utilities | Page 3 Summary of water legislation passed | Page 24

TEXAS WATER 2013 ROUNDUP Award Recipients | Page 8, 9, 11, 12 Blue Legacy Awards | Page 16 Watermark Awards | Page 22

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Legislature Leaves Water Plan Funding to Voters $2 billion from Rainy Day Fund could be allocated to water projects pending voter approval in November

BY CLIFF AVERY texash2o editor

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fter a seesaw battle at the State Legislature, the future of a $2 billion water fund shifts to the ballot box this fall.

HB4 by House Natural Resources Committee Chair Allan Ritter creates two new funds — the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT) administered by TWDB. The funds would be used to finance projects in the State Water Plan. The regional planning process was launched in 1997 and the plans are updated every five years, but the projects included in the plan never received any significant state financial support.

House Bill 1025 appropriates $2 billion from the State’s Rainy Day Fund to the water plan funds. However, this funding and the implementation of HB 4 are both subject to voter approval of a constitutional amendment in November.

If the amendment is approved, the $2 billion can be placed in the state water plan funds without violating the constitutional spending cap. The ballot language in November will just ask voters to approve the creation of the funds. It will not specifically reference the $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund. H2O4Texas, a nonprofit corporation, helped provide information to legislators to get the bills to the governor’s desk. H2O4Texas Executive Director Heather Harward told TEXASh2o that her group will switch gears now and support a separate H2O4Texas Political Action Committee to advocate passage of the constitutional amendment.

H2O4Texas Political Action Committee mounted a successful campaign for the passage of Proposition 2 in the fall of 2011.

Proposition 2 granted the Texas Water Development Board evergreen bonding authority for water projects with outstanding debt not to exceed $6 billion at any one time.

H2O4Texas PAC spent more than $300,000 in support of the proposition. Among its major contributors, according to Ethics Commission fillings, were the Texas Oil & Gas Association, $110,000; Texas Beverage Association (soft drink bottlers), $30,000; the Texas Association of Builders, $15,000; Dow Chemical, $15,000; ACEC Texas CONTINUED PAGE 29 | water project funding

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New Laws Affect Utilities While funding for the State Water Plan was the centerpiece of water legislation in the recently completed regular session, other new laws will affect utilities.

Included in House Bill 4, which set up the funding mechanisms for water projects, was an overhaul of the Texas Water Development Board, the state agency that will administer the funds.

Rather than a six-member parttime board, the TWDB will be comprised of three full-time members, similar to the TCEQ, which also has three full-time commissioners.

The new arrangement involved a bit of water funding itself — $1.2 million in each year of the 2014-2015 biennium.

The fiscal note attached to House Bill 4 said, “The [TWDB] analysis assumes three new full-time board members would be paid $150,000 per fiscal year, based CONTINUED PAGE 26 legislative recap

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| letter from the texas section chair |

Together Texas Section American Water Works Association P.O. Box 80150 Austin, Texas 78708 www.tawwa.org Christianne Castleberry, Chair 512-751-9272 Alissa Lockett, Chair-Elect 210-233-3401 Jennifer Elms, Vice-Chair 713-784-4500 Brent Locke, Imm. Past Chair 254-562-5992 Mike Howe Executive Director/Secretary-Treasurer 512-238-9292 Fax: 512-238-0496 Email: mikehowe@tawwa.org This publication is distributed bi-monthly to the more than 3,500 members and friends of the Texas Section – American Water Works Association.

Contributing writers can contact the editor: Cliff Avery GCP Association Services PO Box 676 Pflugerville, TX 78691 512-251-8101 Fax: 512-251-8152 Email: texwater@texas.net The publication name, TexasH2O: © 1996-2013 Texas Section – American Water Works Association, Inc. © 2013 Texas Section – American Water Works Association, Inc.

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am extremely honored to serve as your TAWWA Chair this coming year. We have some new initiatives designed to increase your membership value. Together, with our many technical, regulatory and legislative experts, TAWWA plans to bring you more timecritical webcasts and a new interactive memberbased website intended to improve your access to information and connectedness throughout the state. Together, with our local chapter leaders who provide regular opportunities for CHRISTIANNE membership interactions throughout the year, CASTLEBERRY 512-751-9272 TAWWA will move forward new initiatives in c.castleberry@ education, membership retention, and a mentor castleberryengineering.com program. Look for a new Chapter Summit this July to strengthen Section and Chapter communications. TAWWA, together with industry partners like WEAT, will continue to seek opportunities where our common interests align to collectively represent our member utilities in legislative, regulatory, and educational matters, as well as continue to provide regional conference opportunities to enhance your water industry connection.

In starting out this year, I would like to thank all active volunteers whose collective efforts make TAWWA a significant resource. Given the significant demands on our time, with many of us juggling work, families, community and often other professional organizations, you choose TAWWA as a platform to make a difference. Thank you! And, for those of you not yet active in TAWWA, I encourage you to work with us this coming year and into the future. It is a great way to give back to society and share your knowledge in an area that you already have special expertise. TAWWA members are the life blood of the water industry and have limitless knowledge to secure quality, reliability, and improve efficient delivery of safe water, our world’s most essential resource.

Fortunately, the water industry seems to attract those with the fundamental desire to make a positive difference in our communities.

Together, our planners, engineers, scientists, system operators and utility leaders have saved countless lives by providing clean, safe water. We’ve provided safe drinking water for so long that it’s become a basic

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A Time of Transition

BY MIKE HOWE tawwa executive director

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his time of year is always one of transition. As we finish the Texas Water Conference, we transition from one Section Chair to another. In this case, from Brent Locke to Christianne Castleberry. With this transition comes new initiatives and in this case, building on our past efforts.

Over the last two years we have focused on building our highly acclaimed Basic Management Water Utility Training and adding the Advanced Training to complement the Basic Training. Under Brent’s guidance, Dean Sharp led a task force to move the Management Training forward and that work is underway. With that work moving forward, it was time to develop new training.

At our Section Orientation in May, Christianne led the attendees in a planning process to identify a variety of new training initiatives primarily designed for delivery via webcast. Many of you may have seen some of our recent webcasts most notably for TXWARN and our Legislative Lunchbreaks. This process has become much easier and much more efficient since we created our webcast studio in Austin. With this new capability, we are now able to plan a series of webcasts long into the future.

Some of the topics our Divisions and Committees are working on are Water Conservation Education for Public Officials possibly combined with Conservation Rates and more. The Customer Service Committee is

possibly looking at a Water 101 session for front office staff to help them understand more about water production and distribution. They also are considering Social Media awareness. The Distribution Division is considering a comprehensive Water MIKE HOWE Quality training while the 512-238-9292 Water Quality and mikehowe@tawwa.org Technology Division is looking at inherently safer technologies for water treatment. This may dovetail with the Safety and Security Committee looking at alternative treatments along with cyber security.

This is just a beginning and we are working on even more ideas. We also will be asking you to provide us with ideas when we survey all of our members later this summer. Watch for that survey in your mailbox.

And speaking of surveys, you should have received the Texas Water 2013 Survey in your mailbox. If you attended, please take the time to complete this survey.

We actually do review the survey data and every comment to improve the Texas Water Conference.

The Survey is for both attendees and exhibitors so please take the survey.

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| maverick award |

James Mansfield Receives Maverick Award

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ames Mansfield of Pump Solutions was named the Maverick Award winner at Texas Water 2013SM in Galveston.

The Maverick Award recognizes a young professional who has demonstrated leadership in volunteerism, community involvement, and outstanding service to the water community.

As a college graduate in 2008, Mansfield attended Young Professionals networking events, which led to his designation as the YP representative to the University of Texas Student Chapter while remaining active with YPs in the Capital Area Chapter.

Mansfield created a program to allow students to intern with an engineering firm for a day. Working with four engineering firms, six students participated in the event, and one student received an offer to be a fulltime intern.

Mansfield continues to serve the Capital Area

Chapter and chair of the Communications Committee and currently serves as secretary-treasurer.

TAWWA Chair Brent Locke and Immediate Past President of AWWA Jerry Stevens present James Mansfield with the Maverick Award.

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| fuller award |

Daniel Nix Surprised with Fuller Award

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aniel Nix received the prestigious George Warren Fuller Award at the Texas Water 2013SM Conference Lunch in Galveston April 10.

Nix, utility operations manager at the City of Wichita Falls, has been a member of AWWA for more than 23 years and has received international acclaim as the author of the AWWA Manual, Filter Evaluation Procedures for Granular Media. Nix also created the Texas Section AWWA Water Conservation license plate that supports the Section’s scholarship program.

The award recipient is selected by previous Fuller winners and recognizes distinguished service to the water supply field in commemoration of the contributions of AWWA leader Immediate Past President of AWWA Jerry Stevens congratulates Daniel Nix as the George Warren 2013 Fuller Award winner.

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Previous Fuller Award winners Mike Howe and Glenda Dunn congregate around Daniel Nix, surprising him as the recipient of the 2013 Fuller Award.

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| john lechner award |

John Lechner Award Honors Ken Parker

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en Parker’s dedication to the water industry was remembered at Texas Water 2013SM when he received the John Lechner Award of Excellence posthumously.

Parker passed away in 2006, and the Texas Section wanted to recognize him for his contributions to the water industry with this award, which is presented to a service provider who has demonstrated exemplary service to the Texas Section and the drinking water community.

Parker joined the water industry in the late 1970s, selling meters for Rockwell International. In 1995, he was hired by Utility Supply Group as a Meter Specialist and introduced water meter automation to his customers in Texas and surrounding states. He then worked for US Filter and National Waterworks and is

remembered by his interactions with his customers.

Parker was active in several water organizations, serving as a Board Advisor of the Texas Rural Water Association, and was a member of the Louisiana Rural Water Association, the Arkansas Rural Water Associations, the Oklahoma Rural Water Association the Texas Municipal League and the Texas Section of AWWA. He served on the Texas Section MAC, and was chair of it from 2003-2004. He also served on the Texas Water Utilities Association Exhibitors’ Committee for more than ten years.

Parker was the recipient of the President’s Award at the 2000 Texas Water Utilities Association Awards Banquet, one of the highlights of his career.

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TAWWA held a free members-only webcast on Monday, June 17 for an update on how water issues fared in the 83rd Legislative Session.

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| kenneth j. miller founder’s award |

Water For People Award Goes to Ari Herrera

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ri Herrera of JCI Industries was named the recipient of the Water For People Kenneth J. Miller Founder’s Award at Texas Water 2013SM. The Kenneth J. Miller Founder’s Award, established in 2001, honors outstanding volunteer service to the international humanitarian effort to assure safe drinking water in developing countries.

Herrera has a masters of science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He serves as a research affiliate at MIT’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department’s master of engineering program. He leads research projects and alliances with academia, industry and government agencies in Latin America.

In February, he was selected to serve as the president of the Technical Council for the Pan-American Federation of Engineering Societies.

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TAWWA Chair Brent Locke and Immediate Past President of AWWA Jerry Stevens present Ari Herrera with the Kenneth J. Miller Founder’s Award.

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| lcra update |

LCRA Announces Business Plan for 2014 Plan works to reduce expenses, expand water supplies

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he LCRA Board of Directors has approved a Business Plan for fiscal year 2014 that reduces expenses and continues the push to add 100,000 acre-feet of new water to the region’s supplies by 2017.

LCRA in FY 2013 set two simple goals — save money and find water. Those goals remain in place for 2014.

“LCRA has been incredibly disciplined when it comes to cost savings,” said General Manager Becky Motal.

“This Business Plan presents a much more streamlined, cost-effective company than we’ve seen in the past.”

The 2014 Business Plan reflects about 500 fewer positions than LCRA had two years ago. The vast majority of those positions were eliminated by not

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filling open jobs and offering employees the option of participating in two voluntary severance programs. The result is that LCRA shed more than 20 percent of its positions since Motal became general manager on July 2, 2011.

“The people in this region depend on LCRA for two essential services — water and power,” Motal said.

“It’s critical that we offer those services in the most cost-effective way possible, without sacrificing safety or reliability.”

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| blue legacy awards |

Blue Legacy Awards Recognize Conservation Efforts

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he Texas Water Conservation Advisory Council honored four recipients of its Blue Legacy Award during the Conference Luncheon at Texas Water 2013SM in Galveston.

To recognize entities that have made strides in the area of water conservation, the WCAC created the Blue Legacy Awards. Recognition is given to water suppliers that have demonstrated outstanding and innovative commitment to the state’s mission of promoting responsible management of water resources, as well as conservation of Texas’ water resources. Receiving awards this year were:

City of Fort Worth Water Department The City of Fort Worth Water Department was recognized for its SmartWater Industrial-CommercialInstitutional Audit Program. This program was initiated in October 2010 as a way to address high consumption among this customer class and evaluates water use in areas such as manufacturing, irrigation, fountains and cooling towers. The program’s objective is to assist ICI customers in identifying and troubleshooting areas of inefficiencies, as well as to educate customers on green, innovative and emerging technologies. The data is compiled into a report, which identifies where water is used, potential water savings, retrofits and technologies and a cost-benefit analysis. Since the program began, about 56 audits have been completed.

City of Round Rock Conservation Program The City of Round Rock was recognized for promoting water conservation through its rain barrel sale program. The City already has an in-house rain barrel sale program, but promoted a larger, one-day sale of 50-gallon rain barrels for $58 through Rain Water Innovations. Rain Water Innovations created a website specifically for the City so customers could pre-purchase their barrels and find answers to their questions about the rain barrels. The one-day event was very successful and due to joint partnerships with the City of Cedar Park and the Lower Colorado River Authority and Rain Water Innovations, the cost was minimal.

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| young professionals |

Young Professionals Rise to the Occasion at Texas Water 2013SM

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alveston proved to be another successful year that Texas Water was the platform for outstanding networking and learning opportunities for YPs. The YP events started on Tuesday, April 9 with the first ever environmental event, then on Wednesday, April 10 the Fun Run race was held in the morning, with YP technical sessions held in the afternoon, followed by the YP Reception.

Eighteen volunteers, including our very own incoming TAWWA President, Christianne Castleberry, participated in the inaugural environmental event to build and establish an oyster reef. Partnering with the Galveston Bay Foundation (www.galvbay.org) allowed the YPs to organize this Oyster Restoration Project for the Galveston Bay as a way to give back to the hosting community, as well as increase awareness of our organization, and promote the water industry.

With tremendous efforts from our volunteers, oyster bags were loaded from a trailer to a boat for transport to the project site in the bay. The oyster bags were stacked into multiple rows to provide a hard substrate for the oysters to colonize, transforming the bar into a living oyster reef to protect the shoreline and shallow water seagrass habitat. After four hours of hard labor, the oyster bar was complete, the volunteers were soaking wet, and everyone left the site with a great

Volunteers load oyster bags onto a boat for transport to the project site.

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Eighteen volunteers participated in the first environmental event Tuesday, April 9 at Texas Water 2012SM.

sense of accomplishment and giving back to the environment in a unique way.

Wednesday started off with another fun event, the third annual Dodson’s Drive Fun Run. This year, teams were allowed to compete against each other making the competition tough. In the afternoon, the YP technical sessions were well attended by industry professionals.

Topics ranged from laboratory certifications, to valves, to do’s and don’ts during design, to alternative delivery.

After learning about all these topics, it was time to relax. The YP Reception was the best networking opportunity where YPs interacted with leaders of the

Texas Water partnered with the Gavleston Bay Foundation to organize the event. Volunteers built an oyster reef in the bay to help protect the shoreline and shallow water seagrass habitat.

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organization as well as top industry professionals.

At the Awards Breakfast on Thursday, the Young Professionals recognized an outstanding YP within TAWWA who has exemplified exceptional qualities in volunteerism, community involvement, leadership and outstanding service. This year’s James Mansfield, recipient of the Maverick Award 2013 Maverick Award winner. was James Mansfield with the Capital Area Chapter. James served as a YP rep for the chapter from 2010 to 2012, during which time he created a new event geared towards helping university students find jobs, called “Intern For A Day.” The creation of this program included seeking approval from university professors and the AWWA organization, as well as finding companies interested in participating in this event. Four engineering firms and six students participated, which allowed college students the opportunity to visit the firm for half-day and network with water industry professionals. A student was offered an internship position with one of the firms that participated, making the newly created event a great success! Since then, James became the Communications Chair and is now Secretary/Treasurer of the Capital Area Chapter.

I feel that Texas Water proved, yet again, to be one of the “must attend” events of the year for YPs in the water and wastewater industry. The energy and enthusiasm that the YPs bring to the organization was seen throughout the events at the conference. I hope the YPs continue to rise to the occasion demonstrating leadership, not only at next year’s Texas Water, but within their local chapters, and throughout the year.

As I step down from the YP Chair role, a group of professionals that I am honored to have had the privilege to lead for the last two years. I introduce Michael Westfall, who will be the new YP Chair this coming year. Michael has been the North Central Texas YP Representative for the last three years, during which time he has initiated innovative events and doubled the size of the local YP committee.

If you are a YP looking to be involved in TAWWA, now is the best time! Contact the new YP Chair, Michael Westfall, at michael.westfall@kimley-horn.com to find out how you can help.

The TAWWA Board authorized the creation of the Mentoring Ad Hoc Committee at the Texas Water Board Meeting to help members become more involved and navigate the organization through the help of past chairs and current board members. I will be leading the formation of the committee and am currently looking for enthusiastic volunteers, contact me at lgomar@carollo.com if you are interested.

See you at Texas Water 2014 in Dallas!

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| longevity awards |

Members Receive Longevity Awards

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t Texas Water 2013SM in Galveston, Texas Section honored 22 water professionals for longtime membership in AWWA and service to the industry.

GOLD WATER DROP AWARD Stanley Cothern Sr. of Huntsville, was honored with a Gold Water Drop Award, recognizing 50 years of AWWA membership.

LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARDS Receiving Life Membership Awards, recognizing 30 years of AWWA membership by individuals who are at least 65 years old, were William Carroll of Dallas, Doo Jin Kim of Fort Worth, David Parkhill of Austin, David Reasoner of Amarillo, William Seifert Jr. of Houston, and Richard Turkopp of Houston.

SILVER WATER DROP AWARDS AWWA recognizes members who have achieved 30 years of service to the water community and AWWA. Receiving recognition at Texas Water 2013SM were David Allen of Buda, Chase Baromea Jr. of Cypress, Roger Biggers of Friendswood, John Brock of Missouri City, Chester Carthel of Arlington, Kazem Hamidian of Lubbock, Doo Jin Kim of Fort Worth, Bruce Kromer of Euless, Patrick Lackey of Austin, Ernest Maestas of San Antonio, Allen Mullins of Austin, David Reasoner of Amarillo, Gordon Scruggs of The Colony, Joseph Taylor of New Braunfels and David Townsend of Fort Worth.

SAVE the DATE » OCT 25, 2013 12th Annual North Central Texas Chapter of Texas AWWA Drinking Water Seminar The North Central Texas Chapter will be presenting its 12th Annual Drinking Water Seminar at the Petroleum Club in Fort Worth on October 25, 2013. The annual one-day seminar attempts to provide an informative program on topics of interest to our industry. The topics for this year include:

» Water Supply

» Water Quality and Treatment

» Research, Legislative and Regulatory Updates.

The seminar will provide attendees with more than 6 hours of Operator Certification CEUs and Engineering PDH credits.

Please mark your calendars for this signature annual event of our Section.

Additional information on the program will be included in future issues of The Lake. See you in Fort Worth in October!

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| letter from the texas section chair |

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 letter from the texas section chair expectation within our communities. Often the public’s understanding for the efforts required to design, install and maintain safe water systems is very limited. As an industry, we are happy to serve and protect the public.

That’s what we do — usually without touting our challenges and accomplishments. Unfortunately, this quiet service has had an unintended and counterproductive consequence — the lack of recognition of the value of water, even in communities where supplies are becoming scarce. Now our industry faces the challenge of generating the capital funds needed to repair aging infrastructure; and the public’s undervaluation of water within our communities only exacerbates the challenge. Collectively, our industry is an inherent stakeholder in this endeavor to educate the public.

Please consider pursuing a more active role within TAWWA where we can all benefit from each other’s skills and experiences. With so much to accomplish, there is a place for everyone to participate. Together, we can make a positive impact and accomplish more for our membership and for our industry as a whole.

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Call for VOLUNTEERS! Mentoring Ad Hoc Committee

A new MENTORING committee was established by the TAWWA board recently. Goals for this committee include: Increase member involvement in the organization Provide tools for members to facilitate communication Encourage discussions among members for networking opportunities Offer volunteering career paths Meet committee volunteering needs

Volunteers are needed from all the local chapters and past or current board members to form part of the committee. The committee will help: Develop vision and path forward for committee Brainstorm on tools to provide mentoring Gather mentoring documents from other sources Start formal mentoring program in the organization

If you are interested in volunteering, know someone who might be, or would like more information, contact Letty Gomar. lgomar@carollo.com (972) 763-4445

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| watermark awards |

Watermark Awards Applaud Communication

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exas Section and WEAT honored members for their efforts to communicate with the public.

During ceremonies at Texas Water 2013SM in Galveston, the winners of the annual Watermark Awards were recognized.

CATEGORY I Communications programs: internal campaigns, external campaigns, crisis communications, community relations.

Small Utility » City of Pflugerville: Water Conservation Education Campaign. Large Utility » Austin Water: 2012 Water Conservation Marketing Communications Campaign. Non-Utility » Tarrant Regional Water District: Reverse Litter Campaign. Honorable Mention » El Paso Water Utilities: Less is the New More Campaign.

CATEGORY II Periodicals: magazines or newsletters.

Non-Utility » San Antonio River Authority: River Reach Newsletter.

CATEGORY III Publications: annual reports, annual water quality reports, brochures, direct mail materials and other multipage publications.

Large Utility » San Antonio Water System: 2013 Safety Calendar.

Non-Utility » Tarrant Regional Water District: 2011 Annual Report.

Honorable Mention » Austin Water: Annual Water Quality Report.

Honorable Mention » San Jacinto River Authority: 75th Anniversary Brochure. Honorable Mention » Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority: 2012 Clean Rivers Program Basin Report.

CATEGORY IV Online communications: websites, Facebook, Twitter, online newsletters, etc.

Small Utility » City of College Station Water Services: Water Topics Blog Series. Large Utility » El Paso Water Utilities: “Less is the New More” YouTube Playlist. NonUtility » Trinity River Authority of Texas: exTRA. Honorable Mention » Tarrant Regional Water District: iPhone and Android Application.

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CATEGORY VI Writing releases, features, scripts, speeches, public service announcements, etc.

Non-Utility » Central Texas Water Efficiency Network: Community Education. Large Utility » El Paso Water Utilities: Gateway West Stormwater Pond Media Event.

CATEGORY VII Audio and visual: videos, DVDs, slide shows, Power Point presentations, etc.

Small Utility » City of Round Rock, Educational Videos. Non-Utility » Tarrant Regional Water District: Water Supply Update – June & December 2012.

CATEGORY VIII Miscellaneous: photography, logos, one-time advertisements, posters, illustrations, invitations.

Small Utility » City of Waco: 2013 Lake Waco Wetlands Calendar.

Large Utility » Austin Water: Clearly Reliable Photo. Non-Utility » Trinity River Authority: Facility Industrial Photography.

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Op-Ed: Unless Mexico honors water treaty, Valley could face disastrous summer

BY COMMISSIONER TODD STAPLES, texas department of agriculture & COMMISSIONER CARLOS RUBINSTEIN, texas commission on environmental quality

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USTIN — As the record-setting drought continues, the Rio Grande Valley is marching toward a disastrous summer. The Valley’s economy is threatened, as the price of water rises for farmers, municipalities and consumers alike. Unless the drought ends, the worst-case scenario is looming — water may not be available for many uses, at any price.

The Valley is suffering from a drought that is both natural and — unfortunately once again — man-made.

Mexico owes the United States 470,000 acre-feet of water under the international 1944 Water Treaty. If Mexico began fulfilling its obligations under the treaty today, this water would at the very least soften the impact of the drought, and provide hard-pressed water and irrigation districts in South Texas a chance to explore other avenues for additional water.

Since November, the State of Texas has been warning the International Boundary and Water Commission that our Valley region is running out of water, and pleading with the U.S. negotiators to put the pressure on Mexico to fulfill its water obligations. In a bipartisan effort, Texas and federal lawmakers, as well as Gov. Rick Perry, have urged the IBWC, the State Department and President Barack Obama to make a concerted

effort to get Mexico to fulfill its treaty obligations.

As a result, the IBWC and the State Department have achieved — nothing. Their efforts seem to be limited to a shrug of the shoulders and claims that “there’s nothing we can do.” Yes, there have been meetings and discussions, but the water is not flowing. Mexico continues to ignore its treaty obligations.

But, there is something the IBWC, the State Department and the Administration can do. Between 1992 and 2002, the last time the U.S. allowed Mexico to violate CONTINUED PAGE 29 | tceq news release

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| key water bills |

Key Water Bills Passed by 83rd Legislature HB 4 | Allan Ritter, Troy Fraser

Relating to the creation and funding of the state water implementation fund for Texas to assist the Texas Water Development Board in the funding of certain water-related projects.

HB 252 | Lyle Larson, Glenn Hegar

Relating to water shortage reporting by water utilities.

HB 597 | Ryan Guillen, Kevin Eltife

Relating to boater education and examinations on preventing the spread of exotic harmful or potentially harmful aquatic plants, fish, and shellfish.

HB 738 | Myra Crownover, Jane Nelson

Relating to the review of the creation of certain proposed municipal utility districts by county commissioners courts.

Gov. Rick Perry presents a ceremonial pen to House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Allan Ritter and Senate Natural Resources Chair Trey Fraser after signing House Bill 4, which creates special funds to finance future water projects. House Speaker Joe Straus (left), Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (right) joined legislators at the ceremony.

HB 1461 | Jimmy Don Aycock, Troy Fraser

Relating to the frequency of water audits by certain retail public utilities.

Relating to customer notification of significant water loss by a retail public utility.

HB 1025 | Jim Pitts, Tommy Williams

HB 1600 | Byron Cook, Robert Nichols

HB 857 | Eddie Lucio III, Rodney Ellis

Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.

HB 1241 | Ryan Guillen, Bob Deuell

Relating to the adoption of rules by the Parks and Wildlife Commission to protect the public water of this state.

HB 2062 | John Davis, Larry Taylor

Relating to the regulation of plumbing.

HB 2362 | Jim Keffer, Brian Birdwell

Relating to the audit and review of river authorities.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, to the transfer of certain functions from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Public Utility Commission.

HB 2585 | Linda Harper-Brown, Ken Paxton

HB 1973 | Eddie Lucio III, Glenn Hegar

HB 2615 | Eric Johnson, Troy Fraser

Relating to the provision of water by a public utility or water supply or sewer service corporation for use in fire suppression.

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Relating to the reimbursement of utilities for relocation of utility facilities following improvement or construction of certain tolled highways.

Relating to reporting and information availability requirements for persons impounding, diverting, or otherwise using state water.

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HB 2767 | Phil King, Craig Estes

Relating to treating and recycling for beneficial use certain liquid or semiliquid waste arising out of or incidental to drilling for or producing oil or gas.

SB 204 | Robert Nichols, Four Price

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.

SB 385 | John Carona, Jim Keffer

HB 2781 | Allen Fletcher, Donna Campbell

Relating to rainwater harvesting and other water conservation initiatives.

Relating to authorizing assessments for water and energy improvements in districts designated by municipalities and counties.

HB 3233 | Allan Ritter, Troy Fraser

SB 567 | Kirk Watson, Charlie Geren

Relating to interbasin transfers of state water.

HB 3509 | Dennis Bonnen, Kel Seliger

Relating to endangered species habitat conservation.

Relating to rates for water service, to the transfer of functions relating to the economic regulation of water and sewer service from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

HB 3511 | Allan Ritter, Kevin Eltife

Relating to adjudication of claims under water contracts with local government entities.

HB 3604 | Lon Burnam, Glenn Hegar

Relating to the implementation of a drought contingency plan by wholesale and retail public water suppliers and irrigation districts.

HB 3605 | Lon Burnam, Glenn Hegar

Relating to the evaluation by the Texas Water Development Board of applications for financial assistance for certain retail public utilities.

SB 654 | Royce West, Rafael Anchia

Relating to the enforcement of water conservation and animal care and control ordinances of a municipality by civil action or quasi-judicial enforcement.

SJR 1 | Tommy Williams, Jim Pitts

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation and use of funds in the state treasury to provide financial assistance for certain projects related to economic development and water infrastructure.

HCR 59 | Todd Hunter, Eddie Lucio III

Requesting the speaker and lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study seawater desalination on the Texas coast.

SB 198 | Kirk Watson, Dawnna Dukes

Relating to restrictive covenants regulating droughtresistant landscaping or water-conserving turf.

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| legislative recap |

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 | legislative recap upon commissioner compensation at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Public Utility Commission.

“Each member would be supported by an executive assistant paid $53,061 per fiscal year and a program specialist paid $85,603 per fiscal year. Together, salaries ($865,992), related employee benefits ($257,546), and operating expenses ($51,100) would cost $1.2 million each fiscal year. One-time start-up costs in fiscal year 2014 for office space build-out, furniture, and equipment for new personnel would be $91,730.”

The bill also requires that the TWDB replace the current executive administrator.

The new TWDB will establish rules connecting their financing to certain water loss levels under provisions of House Bill 3605, by Reps. Lon Burnam, Eddie Lucio III and Bill Callegari. Under the law TWDB may require that some of its financing be used to mitigate water loss. House Bill 3605 also requires that the TWDB evaluate water conservation plans in considering financial assistance applications for utilities with 3,300 or more connections.

Two other water loss audit bills also passed. House Bill 857, by Reps. Eddie Lucio and Lon Burnam, requires annual water loss audits for utilities with 3,300 connections or more, and House Bill 1461 by Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, requires the TCEQ to establish rules requiring utilities to publicize their audit results either in the annual consumer confidence report or along with customer bills sent after the audit is filed.

Among the conservation bills that passed, House Bill 3604 by Reps. Lon Burnam and Eddie Lucio requires

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implementation of drought contingency plans and water conservation plans upon drought disaster declarations. TWDB may notify TCEQ if an entity fails to implement their water conservation or drought contingency plans and includes penalty provisions from Chapter 7 of the Water Code. Senate Bill 654 by Senator Royce West allows cities to enforce water conservation ordinances through civil actions.

Senate Bill 198 by Senator Kirk Watson prevents property owners’ associations from prohibiting drought-tolerant landscaping.

Fire flow also received attention this session. House Bill 1973 requires the TCEQ to set fire flow standards for cities that are served by investor-owned and nonprofit utilities, but city adoption of these standards is discretionary. It was authored by Reps. Eddie Lucio, Lyle Larson, Jason Isaac and Terry Canales.

Along with TWDB and TCEQ, water utilities will have to keep an eye another state agency. House Bill 1600 (by Reps. Byron Cook, Dennis Bonnen, Rafael Anchia, and Four Price) and Senate Bill 567 (by Sens. Kirk Watson and Robert Nichols) transferred water rate and CCN oversight to the Public Utility Commission. These bills also divide investor-owned utilities into three classes, providing distinct rate-making processes for each class.

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| lcra update |

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 | lcra update has found a number of other ways to save money.

Management and employees have examined many processes and found more cost-effective and more efficient ways to accomplish the same result or better.

The cost-saving measures allow LCRA to reflect the goal of saving money in each product line — by keeping nonfuel wholesale electric rates flat through FY 2016; managing costs to forgo the need for a transmission cost of service rate case until after FY 2018; and keeping firm water rates at reasonable levels through FY 2018 while pursuing all available sources of funding for additional water supplies.

In addition to saving money, the 2014 Business Plan focuses on LCRA’s goal of adding 100,000 acre-feet of new firm water supply by the end of 2017. LCRA is already well on its way to meeting this goal. The LCRA Board of Directors in January 2013 unanimously approved $18 million for the first phase of a downstream reservoir project. The reservoir could be filled multiple times in a year, making it capable of adding at least 90,000 acre-feet of firm water to the region’s water supply. That downstream supply would mean more water available in the Highland Lakes.

The Board in January 2013 also approved $15 million to install new groundwater wells in Bastrop County if the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District approves the project. LCRA has applied for a permit with the groundwater district to pump up to 10,000 acre-feet a year to serve the Lost Pines Power Park in Bastrop County. This project, plus the downstream reservoir project, meet the goal of adding 100,000 acre-feet of new water supply by 2017.

“We are meeting our goals because of the people of

LCRA,” said Motal. “The level of expertise in this organization is impressive — ­­ we have experts in water management, power generation, transmission and so many other areas. I feel blessed to work with such a talented and dedicated group of people.”

The Business Plan calls for total revenues for LCRA of $1.085 billion, with about 30 percent of that ($323 million) going to fuel and purchased power.

The Board also approved a $372 million Capital Plan for fiscal year 2014. Of that, $293 million goes to pay for projects previously approved by the Board. Those include a replacement for the Ferguson Power Plant in Horseshoe Bay, the first phase of new water supply projects, and Competitive Renewable Energy Zone and other transmission projects to meet reliability requirements and respond to growth in the region.

LCRA will seek all funding opportunities for the remainder of the costs of the downstream water reservoir, including grants, loans, cost-sharing and other outside funding.

The 2014 Business and Capital Plans are available at lcra.org.

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| competitions |

Competition Heats Up at TW13 Denton Takes Home Title of Best-Tasting Drinking Water

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hirteen utilities vied for bragging rights at the Best Tasting Drinking Water competition, and north Texas put on a power play to take the top three awards.

The City of Denton won first place, earning the right to represent Texas at the AWWA ACE in Denver.

Second Place went to the City of White Oak, and Fort Worth Water took third.

Other competitors were, in alphabetical order, the City of Beaumont, Brazosport Water Authority, Canyon Lakes Water Service Company, El Paso Water Utilities, City of Huntsville, City of Midlothian, City of Pflugerville, City of Pharr Public Utilities, City of Waco and defending champion Upper Trinity Regional Water Districts.

The City of Denton took home the prize for the Best Tasting Drinking Water at Texas Water 2013SM. Pictured from left: Brian Smith, Water Production Plant Manager (Lake Lewisville WTP); Randy Markham, Water Production Superintendent; David Clark, Water Production Plant Manager (Lake Ray Roberts WTP).

Other TW Winners...

Dennis Laskowski (right) of San Antonio Water System won the annual Meter Madness competition at Texas Water 2013SM. Other winners included, from left, Johnny Rodriguez of SAWS, third place, and Keain Coughlin of the City of Plano, second place.

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After an overnight storm delayed the competition, members of the Fort Worth water team race the clock at the annual Pipe Tapping competition at Texas Water 2013SM. SAWS Men’s Team and Women’s Team won first place in their respective categories.

In the Men’s Division, New Braunfels Utilities won second-place at 2:05.94. The Mexico Section AWWA, although not an official competitor, turned in a blazing 1:15.41.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 | water project funding

the treaty, the Mexican water deficit had reached 1.5 million acre-feet. Under a different, more interested IBWC commissioner and a different, more engaged federal government, a series of meetings and negotiations were held. President George W. Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox discussed the water deficit issue in a face-to-face meeting. As a result, the Mexican government repaid every drop owed to the United States. It’s time to ask, whose interests are the current IBWC leaders representing? Over the past two years, Mexico has fallen nearly half a million acre-feet into debt to U.S. citizens. That is enough to supply Texas municipal and industrial users along the Rio Grande, from Del Rio to the Gulf of Mexico, with their water needs for approximately two years.

In addition to withholding water needed by the Valley, the IBWC has chosen to give U.S. water to Mexico. The IBWC has failed to regain the 78,000 acre-feet of water used by the U.S. to counter watersalinity impacts caused by Mexico; failed to properly implement the 1944 Water Treaty, resulting in the U.S. giving away half of its water spilling at Fort Quitman; and failed to protect U.S. interests last year and wasted water by fulfilling Mexico’s request for water from Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico.

There are solutions to this water dilemma — ways both countries can meet water needs even under these dry conditions. We need leadership from the IBWC, and meaningful involvement by the State Department to move beyond talk and start providing water. Without drought-ending rainfall, or relief from the IBWC and the man-made drought, Texans in the Rio Grande Valley will continue to face a dry and dangerous economic future.

(engineering firms), $11,000; Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons, $10,000; and Nestlé Waters, $10,000.

Opponents of the measure included the conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation and some Tea Party groups.

And this year’s ballot initiative will likely draw similar opposition from hard core fiscal conservatives.

Tea Party supporter Rep. Van Taylor of Plano was on the losing side of the House’s 130-16 vote passing SJR1 which placed the $2 billion water fund on the November ballot. He told KUT Radio at the end of the regular session: “I will certainly be one to campaign across the state against it. I think there are a lot of conservative groups that see this kind of assault on Texas’ financial health as something that needs to be campaigned against.”

Harward said that supporters of the constitutional amendment will have to educate the public on a “difficult initiative.”

“There’s bonding authority, and there are two funds.

It’s technical,” she said, “We’ll have to start quick and fan out faster than last time.”

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Making a Splash at TW13 Hi-flying fun! Attendees enjoy an evening at the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier.

Charlie Maddox, Richard Talley, Glenda Dunn, Cathy Dominguez, Katie McCain, Mary Gugliuzza and Christianne Castleberry were all presented with service awards from outgoing Section Chair Brent Locke.

Cindy Ford and Sandra Binkley, flanked by judges, receive the Top Ops trophy after the City of Midlothian repeated as champion of the annual quiz-show like competition over water information. The City of Fort Worth placed second, and the City of Houston was third.

TAWWA selected new officers at Texas Water 2013SM. They are, from left, Dave Scholler, AWWA Director-Elect; Jennifer Elms, Vice-Chair; Christianne Castleberry, Chair; Alissa Lockett, Chair-Elect; and Brent Locke, Immediate Past Chair.

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Outgoing Texas Section Chair Brent Locke “passed the gavel� to incoming Chair Christianne Castleberry at TW13.

Texas Section Chair Brent Locke (left) and AWWA Immediate Past President Jerry Stevens (right) congratulate Alissa Lockett, Charlie Maddox and Glenda Dunn for receiving awards recognizing their membership recruitment efforts. Dunn recruited nine new members, and Lockett and Maddox recruited eight each. The recognition came at the Awards Breakfast of Texas Water 2013SM.

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TEXAS WATER REUSE CONFERENCE - JULY 12, 2013 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

TEXAS WATEREUSE ASSOCIATION, WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, and TEXAS AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION invite you to attend the 3rd Annual Water Reuse Conference in Texas — co-sponsored by our three associations.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM The Program will provide attendees current updates on reclaimed water topics including UTILITY OPERATIONS, FOLLOW THE MONEY, WATER REUSE PLANNING, and WATER QUALITY ISSUES. Participants will enjoy networking with industry professionals interested in extending our water resources into the future. Lunch will be included and the schedule has been developed to offer maximum instruction time in a one-day conference.

CONFERENCE LOCATION: AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER

Mention the Water Environment Association of Texas for the conference room rate of $149 at the Hilton Hotel, 512.482.8000, downtown Austin.

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Doug Miller is State Representative from District 73, which is comprised of Comal, Gillespie, and Kendall Counties. Rep Miller is the author or co-author of a number of water related bills and played a key role this past session in passing historic legislation to fund the State Water Plan.

NETWORKING RECEPTION THURSDAY, JULY 11 Join your colleagues in the industry for a networking reception Thursday, July 11, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Hilton Downtown Austin. Light hors d’oeuvres and one drink ticket will be available to Texas Water Reuse Conference attendees.

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| blue legacy awards |

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 | blue legacy awards 9 percent reduction in demand, current peak demand of 24.5 MGD and demand reduction of 2.2 MGD. The City was also able to use their information to develop a more effective Drought Contingency Plan.

Lower Colorado River Authority LCRA was the first river authority in Texas to collaborate with wholesale customers to offer incentives at a local retail level, and it was recognized for this program, which is a major component of its 2009 water conservation plan. The incentives program was created based on customer surveys, an extensive benchmarking effort of other successful water providers and feedback from a Water Conservation Task Force, composed of LCRA raw water customers, business and development interests and members of the environmental community. One of LCRA’s goals in its water conservation plan was to establish meaning partnerships to further water conservation efforts. Since that plan was developed, 14 municipal wholesale customers have partnered with LCRA in its incentives programs.

The incentives programs have conserved an estimated 365 acre-feet of water per year (119 million gallons per year).

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JULY 12

TAWWA Scholarship Application Deadline

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Texas Water Reuse Conference

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South Texas Chapter WFP 7 am Charity Golf Tournament

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OCT 25

North Central Chapter 12th Annual Drinking Water Seminar

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