Tag Archives: water conservation

WTP4mania!!! Who won the big WTP4 debate?

Posted on September 18, 2009 by

There were hundreds of people at Palmer Center’s freezing Exhibit Hall No.2 on Thursday night, all waiting for a bigtime policy rumble between proponents and opponents of WTP4′s existing development schedule. Let’s look at the highlights… Demand Projection Stephen Coonan … Continue reading →

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American Water is Cheap

Posted on September 9, 2009 by

An interesting article on how China is raising prices to encourage water conservation.  A graph included with the piece points out the remarkable cheapness of American water.

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Interpreting the Plummer Water Demand Estimate

Posted on August 23, 2009 by

Austin Contrarian was kind enough to point out the location of Austin Water’s demand estimate memo amidst a set of responses Council members Spelman and Morrison received from the utility. The memo – which was composed in 2006, includes Excel … Continue reading →

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Breaking: So, what happened with the WTP4 vote?

Posted on August 7, 2009 by

After a deluge of public testimony, the Austin City Council took a midnight vote on the motion to hire a construction manager for the first phase of WTP4. Council member Spelman made a motion to delay the vote two weeks … Continue reading →

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Water Treatment Plant 4 Claims get a Zebra

Posted on August 5, 2009 by

The Chamber of Commerce is for.  They argue that without the plant, there will be risk of water service disruption.  They are also for additional water conservation and reclamation. The Statesman Editorial Board hedges its bets and argues for the … Continue reading →

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