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Infrastructure

Goal 2: Support and Expand Programs to Reduce Environmental Impacts
Objective 1: Mitigate Operating Costs and Impact on Environment
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
Core Water Conservation Program Maintain metered ratio rolling average Water Utilities
INF above 88%
2.1.2
Summary:
The City of Arlington Water Utilities will maintain a
metered ratio rolling average above 88%. In FY 2024, Metered Ratio
Arlington Water Utilities will proactively evaluate 25,000 100%
linear feet of water line for leaks to catch them in the 90%
early stages before significant water loss occurs. 80%
Arlington Water Utilities will also evaluate and make 70%
recommendations to purchase additional leak detection 60%
technologies to accomplish this goal. 50%
Update: 40%
Continued aggressive conservation methods including 30%
fielding a leak detection crew to help pinpoint leaks and 20%
replacing of aging infrastructure with new pipe to reduce 10%
any leakage has allowed Staff to attain a metered ratio of 0%
89.85% of accounts for FY 2024. AWU replaced 19,035 FY 2024 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
linear feet of water mains in FY 2024. Additionally, we Total
proactively identified 428 leaks, in the 4 Quarter alone,
th
that were repaired before they were visible.
Infrastructure

Goal 2: Support and Expand Programs to Reduce Environmental Impacts
Objective 1: Mitigate Operating Costs and Impact on Environment
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
Core Wastewater Collection Clean 20% of sewer lines 6” through Water Utilities
INF Initiatives 15”
2.1.3
Summary:
The City of Arlington Water Utilities entered into the 6" ‐ 15" Sewer Lines Cleaned
Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Voluntary Initiative (Linear Feet vs. Total Footage)
established by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ) in 2005. To participate, the City of 35%
Arlington agreed to evaluate its sanitary sewer system 30%
and develop an action plan that includes a schedule of 25%
dates detailing when corrective or preventative 20%
maintenance will occur. Arlington Water Utilities has
also established a goal of cleaning 20% of sewer lines 6” 15%
through 15” annually. 10%
Update: 5%
AWU cleaned more than twice the required footage goal 0%
in this fiscal year, cleaning 43.49% of its sewer mains. Total 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
This rate has been accomplished to comply the Texas Footage
Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Voluntary
Initiative requirements. Partnership in the Voluntary
Initiative demonstrates the utility’s proactive approach to
maintaining compliance with the Clean Water Act.

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