What is Water Treatment Plant 4?
• This plant will consist of water treatment facilities, a raw water intake and tunnel, pump stations, and pipelines to get water from Lake Travis through the plant and into the water system. • The purpose of the plant is to treat the Lake Travis water. Will water conservation play a role in managing Austins drinking water supply? Yes. AWU retained APAI to study its water conservation programs in 2005. The study compared Austins water conservation programs to those of the San Antonio Water System, Dallas Water Utilities, and El Paso Water Utilities. The study found that AWU has achieved a 7 percent reduction in average day per capita water use and a 14 percent reduction in peak day per capita water use (based on 5-year averages). On June 22, 2006, the City Council adopted a peak day water conservation goal of 1% per year for 10 years. On August 24, 2006, the City Council established a Water Conservation Task Force to produce a policy document for City Council consideration. Why do we n
