Kevin Kluge, the Water Conservation Manager for Austin Water down in Austin, Texas, details the water conservation plan reporting paradigm that he and Austin Water have developed. Kevin covers leading and lagging metrics, developing and refining a novel reporting framework, and much more. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment addressing the California Public Utility Commission’s updated water utility acquisition policy.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- Kevin’s long history in the water sector, particularly in conservation planning
- Austin Water’s water conservation needs and history
- Water conservation planning requirements in Texas
- Basic water conservation metrics
- The distinction between forward-looking metrics and lagging metrics from a conservation planning perspective
- The difficulty in measuring conservation efforts
- Establishing a “scoreboard” for water conservation to provide transparency and accountability to stakeholders
- How Austin Water took pointers from the private sector for quarterly reporting
- The challenges present in tracking and reporting water conservation metrics
- Tips on reporting water conservation metrics, including reporting bad news
- Changing culture surrounding water conservation reporting
- Lessons learned from Austin Water’s conservation plan reporting
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
- Kevin’s LinkedIn page
- City of Austin, Texas’ Water Forward website (to access quarterly reports and other water conservation planning documents)
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