Athens Clarke County

Public Utilities

Overview of ACC System

•Population

•Water Source

•Customer Profiles

Population Served

101,000 ACC Residents

32,000 UGA Students

10 -20,000 “visitors”

Water Source

North Oconee River

Middle Oconee River

Bear Creek Reservoir

Bear Creek Reservoir

505 Acre Lake

Yield 53 MGD

ACC share 23 MGD (44%)

15 miles of 36” pipe connects to WTP

Customer ProfileCustomer Profile

74%

17%7% 2%

Residential - 74% Industrial - 17% UGA - 7% Wholesale - 2%

Demand Side Issues

Normal Daily Average - 18MGD

Summer Daily Average - 21 MGD

Summer Peak - 24 MGD

Time of Day Peaking - 9AM to 9PM

Supply Side Issues

Treatment Capacity - 28 MGD

Reduced River Flow

Bear Creek Reservoir

Indoor Tips

Reduce shower time

Replace old 7gpf toilets

Consider water efficient appliances

Home Audit Program

Shower Swap

Workshops

Water Smart Home

Water Wise Tips

Landscape Water Wise Tips

•Reduce turf areas

•Plant drought tolerant grass/shrubs

•Group plants by water use

•Mulch, mulch, mulch

•Avoid watering in mid day

Landscape Audit

Landscape Planning Workshops

Demonstration Projects

Waste Ordinances

Conservation Rate

Landscape Water Wise Tips

Restrictions - Do They Work?

Operational Results of Restrictions

Reduce Day Time Peaking

Reduce Daily Demand

Maintain 7Q10 flows

Recapture wasted water

Cumulative Results of Water Restrictions

Odd/Even 2% Reduction

Odd/Even + 10 to 10 6.6%

Weekend Only 16.9%

Outdoor Ban 25.5%

Keys to Reduction Planning

Understand your system challenges

Evaluate message delivery effectiveness

Include customer classes that contribute to problem

Include triggers and markers

Develop enabling ordinances

Don’t confuse restrictions with conservation

EVERY DROP COUNTS!