THIRTEEN DAYS: THE HARROWING RACE TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT DROUGHT

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1 THIRTEEN DAYS: THE HARROWING RACE TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT DROUGHT Capital Area Suburban Exchange 14 th Annual Summer Conference Peter Lake Director Texas Water Development Board June 16, 2017 South Padre Island, TX

2 The Clock is Ticking.

3 The Threat Drought!

4 4 2 Speed & Severity of Droughts Zero line* Palmer Drought Severity Index Months

5 October 5, 2010

6 October 4, 2011

7 Projected Texas Population (millions): +73% Region K: +87%

8 25 Projected Water Demand vs. Existing Water Supplies (millions of acre-feet) NEED (demand met by existing supply) 5 0 Statewide Projected Demand +17% Region K Projected Demand +24%

9 Region K Demands Statewide Demands

10 NEED: 41% What Does This Mean? WATER USE IN THE HOME USE AMOUNT Showering 17% Toilet 27% Sink Drains 15% Laundry 22% Leaks 14% Miscellaneous 5% Total 100% Source: Value of Water Coalition & EPA GAIN: 0%

11 NEED: 41% What Does This Mean? WATER USE IN THE HOME USE AMOUNT Showering 17% Toilet 27% Sink Drains 15% Laundry 22% Leaks 14% Miscellaneous 5% Total 100% Source: Value of Water Coalition & EPA GAIN: 5%

12 NEED: 41% What Does This Mean? WATER USE IN THE HOME USE AMOUNT Showering 17% Toilet 27% Sink Drains 15% Laundry 22% Leaks 14% Miscellaneous 5% Total 100% Source: Value of Water Coalition & EPA GAIN: 19%

13 NEED: 41% What Does This Mean? WATER USE IN THE HOME USE AMOUNT Showering 17% Toilet 27% Sink Drains 15%??? Laundry 22% Leaks 14% Miscellaneous 5% Total 100% Source: Value of Water Coalition & EPA GAIN: 34%

14 NEED: 41% What Does This Mean? WATER USE IN THE HOME USE AMOUNT Showering 17%??? Toilet 27% Sink Drains 15% Laundry 22% Leaks 14% Miscellaneous 5% Total 100% Source: Value of Water Coalition & EPA GAIN: 36%

15 NEED: 41% What Does This Mean? WATER USE IN THE HOME USE AMOUNT Showering 17% Toilet 27% Sink Drains 15% Laundry 22% Leaks 14% Miscellaneous 5% Total 100% Source: Value of Water Coalition & EPA GAIN:???

16 What if the Worst Happens? With NO NEW WATER : $73 billion lost annual income $151 billion lost annual income Lost jobs = 424, Lost jobs = 1.3 million

17 Mr. President, We Need a Decision!

18 Things We Plan For (and Don t) WE PLAN FOR Weddings Vacations Weekends Lunches Happy Hours WE DON T PLAN FOR Retirement Emergencies Computer Problems WATER!!!

19 Hydro-Illogical Cycle Concern Awareness Panic Project Start DROUGHT RAIN Source: Michael Weber s Thirst for Power Apathy Project Completion

20 State Water Plan

21 Other Direct Reuse, 3.00% Groundwater Wells & Other, 3.30% Region K Other Strategies, 0.80% Other Conservation, 0.00% Aquifer Storage & Recovery, 2.30% Drought Management, 30.60% Irrigation Conservation, 6.10% Municipal Conservation, 7.20% Other Surface Water, 25.90% New Major Reservoir, 8.20% Indirect Reuse, 12.70%

22 Groundwater Wells & Other, 3.80% Other Direct Reuse, 6.60% Other Surface Water, 4.60% Region K Other Strategies, 2.70% Other Conservation, 0.00% Drought Management, 21.10% Aquifer Storage & Recovery, 7.00% Indirect Reuse, 10.40% Irrigation Conservation, 17.70% Municipal Conservation, 11.60% New Major Reservoir, 14.60%

23 Water Management Strategies Conservation Other Surface Water Aquifer Storage & Recovery (ASR) Reservoir Groundwater Reuse Conjunctive Use Desalination

24 Value of Water Over Time VALUE OF WATER Supply of Water Demand for Water Quantity FLOOD DROUGHT Time

25 Flood vs. Drought VALUE OF WATER Supply of Water Bridge the Gap! Demand for Water Quantity FLOOD Conjunctive Use Aquifer Storage & Recovery Reservoir DROUGHT Time

26 Strategies Over Time VALUE OF WATER Desalination Conjunctive Use Reuse Quantity FLOOD Time DROUGHT Groundwater Reservoir ASR Conservation

27 Make Your Choice, Mr. President Portfolio of Strategies Bridge Strategies Conjunctive Use, ASR, Reservoir Complimentary Strategies Reuse + Reservoir Desalination + ASR Talk to Your Neighbors

28 TWDB Financing Agricultural Water Conservation Loans/Grants (AG) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Economically Distressed Areas Program (EDAP) Rural Water Assistance Fund (RWAF) State Participation Program (SP) State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) Texas Water Development Fund (DFund)

29 Never Too Early to Start

30 In a Drought is Too Late

31 TWDB Contact Information CONTACT US! Team 1 Panhandle/West Regions: A/O/E/F Lee Huntoon (512) Team 2 Brazos Regions: G/B Team 3 Northeast Regions: C/D Team 4 East Regions: H/I Team 5 Central Regions: J/K/L/P Team 6 South Regions: M/N Caaren Skrobarczyk (512) Luis Farias (512) Nancy Richards (512) Dain Larsen (512) Mireya Loewe (512)