5 minute drought update

5 Minute Drought 5 Minute Drought UpdateUpdateMike OrbonMike OrbonEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental HealthPublic Water Supply SectionPublic Water Supply Section919-716-0088919-716-0088

Resilience ImprovementsResilience Improvements

2 Systems are working on ASR Projects2 Systems are working on ASR Projects Cape Fear Public Utility AuthorityCape Fear Public Utility Authority Greenville Utility CommissionGreenville Utility Commission

We are still watching these systems. We are still watching these systems. There has been no drought to test the There has been no drought to test the effectiveness of this strategy.effectiveness of this strategy.

This may be an idea that we need to This may be an idea that we need to promote if our climate cycle deepenspromote if our climate cycle deepens


ARRA allowed us to encourage (fund) more projects in ARRA allowed us to encourage (fund) more projects in our source water Category than previously.our source water Category than previously.

We since funded fewer projects, but they have created We since funded fewer projects, but they have created resilience as well.resilience as well.

Type Of ProjectType Of Project ARRAARRA SRF ‘10SRF ‘10

InterconnectionInterconnection 1919 22

New Intakes - RedundancyNew Intakes - Redundancy 22 22

New Wells - RedundancyNew Wells - Redundancy 1212 22

Water Savings: Meters, Leaks Water Savings: Meters, Leaks 2626 55

Drought BillDrought Bill

The “Drought Bill” has requirements that The “Drought Bill” has requirements that will be enacted through lending policy. In will be enacted through lending policy. In order to carefully provide for effective and order to carefully provide for effective and fair policies PWSS is working closely with fair policies PWSS is working closely with stakeholders on final funding stakeholders on final funding requirements and incentives.requirements and incentives.

In order to obtain funding the system In order to obtain funding the system must have done several things.must have done several things.


1.1. The system has an approved local The system has an approved local water supply planwater supply plan and water and water shortage response planshortage response plan..

2.2. The system implements a The system implements a water conservation educationwater conservation education program program and a and a leak detection and repairleak detection and repair program. program.

3.3. The system The system meters all water usesmeters all water uses that are practical to meter. that are practical to meter.4.4. The system’s The system’s water rate structure is adequatewater rate structure is adequate to operate, maintain, to operate, maintain,

and repair the system during both periods of normal and reduced and repair the system during both periods of normal and reduced water use.water use.

5.5. The system’s rate structure does not give residential water The system’s rate structure does not give residential water customers a lower per-unit rate as water use increases.customers a lower per-unit rate as water use increases.

6.6. The system The system has evaluated use of reclaimed waterhas evaluated use of reclaimed water to meet some to meet some future water needs.future water needs.

InterconnectionInterconnection

We have worked with the Environmental We have worked with the Environmental Finance Center at UNC to understand Finance Center at UNC to understand how to encourage interconnectionhow to encourage interconnection

The Center has already created a The Center has already created a guidance document that helps small guidance document that helps small communities avoid problems in their local communities avoid problems in their local agreementsagreements


We have continue to work with the UNC We have continue to work with the UNC EFC on a project to display EFC on a project to display interconnection data across North interconnection data across North Carolina.Carolina.

We hope to display data that show a We hope to display data that show a resilience measurement based on source resilience measurement based on source redundancyredundancy


Another project we are working on with the Another project we are working on with the UNC EFC will project the difficulty of UNC EFC will project the difficulty of creating interconnections between any two creating interconnections between any two water systems of a certain size in the state.water systems of a certain size in the state.

This will assist water system administrators This will assist water system administrators as they look for opportunities to create as they look for opportunities to create agreements that promote resilienceagreements that promote resilience


The Environmental Finance Center The Environmental Finance Center continues to hold training sessions for continues to hold training sessions for water system administratorswater system administrators

They use the tools developed in They use the tools developed in conjunction with PWSS to educate conjunction with PWSS to educate systems about opportunities to become systems about opportunities to become more prepared for drought and demand more prepared for drought and demand increasesincreases

FutureFuture

Our Security and Emergency Planning Our Security and Emergency Planning engineer is working on the EPA Needs engineer is working on the EPA Needs Survey and is trying to give emphasis to Survey and is trying to give emphasis to resilience projects.resilience projects.

We will continue to encourage resilience We will continue to encourage resilience in design and operation of water systems in design and operation of water systems across the State.across the State.

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