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ORO VALLEY WATER UTILITY COMMISSION
WATER RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION SUBCOMMITTEE
REGULAR SESSION
AUGUST 30, 2021
ONLINE ZOOM MEETING
REGULAR SESSION AT OR AFTER 9:00 AM
CALL TO ORDER - Charlie Hurt called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Charlie Hurt, Member
Greg Hitt, Member
Byron McMillan, Member
Staff Present:Peter A. Abraham, P.E., Water Utility Director
Karn Boyce, Water Conservation Specialist
CALL TO AUDIENCE - No speaker requests.
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
1.REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 8, 2021 REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES
Motion by Member Greg Hitt, seconded by Member Byron McMillan to approve the April 8, 2021 Water
Resources and Conservation Subcommittee meeting minutes as written.
Vote: 3 - 0 Carried
2.ELECTION OF WATER UTILITY COMMISSION WATER RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31, 2021
Motion by Member Byron McMillan, seconded by Member Greg Hitt to elect Charlie Hurt as chair of the
Water Resources and Conservation Subcommittee.
Vote: 3 - 0 Carried
3.UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY CALCULATION
Conservation Specialist Karn Boyce provided a presentation which included the following:
- Gallons per capita per day (GPCD) overview
- The goal is to create a baseline GPCD for conservation programming purposes
- Annual GPCD
- GPCD and temperature
- GPCD and precipitation
Discussion ensued amongst the Subcommittee and staff regarding item 3.
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Discussion ensued amongst the Subcommittee and staff regarding item 3.
4.UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYTICS
MODELING PROGRAM
Conservation Specialist Karn Boyce provided a presentation which included the following:
- Initial analysis
- Geographic spread
- Skew of data
- Gallons per day by month
- Peak usage time not typical
- Data shift due to time zone
- Steps moving forward
Discussion ensued amongst the Subcommittee and staff regarding item 4.
5.UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON YOUTH CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Conservation Specialist Karn Boyce provided a presentation which included the following:
- Conservation Kids Program/Discover Our Water Program
- Conservation funding per student
- Steps moving forward
6.UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON NORTHWEST RECHARGE, RECOVERY AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT
Water Utility Director Peter Abraham provided information regarding the draft Supplemental
Agreement including the following:
- Purpose and intent of the agreement
- Booster stations to be built simultaneously
- Cost savings due to economies of scale
- Oro Valley is lead agency on supplemental agreement, project and contract management,
procurement and commissioning the infrastructure. Oro Valley will be reimbursed for services.
Discussion ensued amongst the Subcommittee and staff regarding item 6.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - No items suggested.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Member Greg Hitt, seconded by Member Byron McMillan to adjourn the meeting at 9:48 a.m.
Vote: 3 - 0 Carried
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular session of the
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I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular session of the
Town of Oro Valley Water Utility Commission of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 30th day of August, 2021. I further
certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.
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Danielle Tanner
Senior Office Specialist
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