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Data-Driven Recycled Water Planning & Communication Drew Atwater, Director of Planning 1 Agency Background Water, recycled water & wastewater services Serving six south Orange 170,000 customers County cities: Formed in

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Data-Driven Recycled Water Planning & Communication Drew Atwater, Director of Planning

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Agency Background

Serving six south Orange County cities: 1. Laguna Niguel 2. Laguna Hills 3. Aliso Viejo 4. Mission Viejo 5. Dana Point 6. San Juan Capistrano

Water, recycled water & wastewater services
170,000 customers
Formed in 1960
7-member Board of Directors
139 employees
Annual budget: $124M
Key Revenues:
Rates
Property Tax

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Evolution of Approach

Early RW Adopter
Mass expansion
Seasonal Constraints
Key question: how to cost effectively expand?

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Real-Time Decision Support

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Full Distribution System AMI

Test benefits of full system AMI on RW system

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Recycled Water Budget Rates

Incentive to reduce waste
Urban runoff benefits

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Customer Tools- Portal

Leak Alerts
Hourly Water Usage
App & Web interface

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Customer Tools- Custom Watering Needs

Financially stable after meeting state mandate
Lowest overall water use since 1990
Currently at approximately 50% of per capita water use in 1991
Right-sizing infrastructure- avoided $20 million expense
Collaborating regionally to solve cross-institutional challenges

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Customer Tools- Evapotranspiration

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Summary

Early RW Adopter
Use data to cost effectively expand system
Incentivize efficiency
Ongoing customer communications- reduces costs
Next step to continue evaluation of benefits of full system AMI

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Contact Us

Drew Atwater, Director of Planning, Moulton Niguel Water District datwater@mnwd.com www.mnwd.com