TWCA Annual Convention 2020

1. PLANNING FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLIES IN TEXAS
05 March 2020

2. OBSERVED
The demand for water has
encouraged the expansion of non-
traditional water supplies over the
50-year outlook of the State Water
Plan.
This move toward alternative
strategies will represent a paradigm
shift for how water planning is
conducted and how strategies are
implemented.

3. DEFINING ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLIES
ALTERNATIVE
WATER
Aquifer
Storage and
Recovery
Demand
Management
Desalination
Reuse
$

4. 0
2
4
6
8
10
2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070
Traditional Surface Water Traditional Groundwater Alternative Supplies
Existing
67%
Strategy
33%
Traditional Surface Water
Existing
90%
Strategy
10%
Traditional Groundwater
Existing
15%
Strategy
85%
Alternative Supplies
FutureWaterSupply
Strategies
(MillionsofAc-Ft/Yr)
Percentof2070
Supplyfrom
Strategy(%)

6. TODAY’S PANEL
Dan Buhman Matt Nelson Darren Thompson

7. 0
2
4
6
8
10
2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070
Traditional Surface Water Traditional Groundwater Alternative Supplies
Existing
67%
Strategy
33%
Traditional Surface Water
Existing
90%
Strategy
10%
Traditional Groundwater
Existing
15%
Strategy
85%
Alternative Supplies
FutureWaterSupply
Strategies
(MillionsofAc-Ft/Yr)
Percentof2070
Supplyfrom
Strategy(%)