Regional Water Supply Planning
Regional Water Supply Planning Josh Ellis, Program Director Sept. 24, 2013
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Shifting water demands
~ 64%
~ 36% ~ 7%
38% growth to 12.1mil in 2050
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Shifting water demands Population
Demand
Withdrawals
Groundwater Quantity
Groundwater Quality
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8-County NE Illinois Sandstone Aquifer Withdrawals
182.9 mgd (1979)
83.5 mgd (2004)
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State policy • Lake Michigan permit conditions • Plumbing code • Regional water supply planning & research • Financing
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What do we pay for? • Pretty much everything but the water itself… – – – –
Treatment Pumpage Distribution Billing
– Which means pipes, meters, chemicals, vehicles, paper, labor, engineering, design, permits, fees…
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National and regional trends
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Estimations of Water Loss Regional Water Loss Attributed to Maximum Unavoidable Leakage and Unaccounted for Flow, 1999‐2010 160.00 140.00 120.00 100.00 Water Lost 80.00 (mgd)
Regional MUL Regional UFF
60.00
MUL + UFF 40.00 20.00 0.00
Year
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Chicago Effect on Estimations of Water Loss Regional water loss attributed to maximum unavoidable leakage and unacounted for flow, excluding the City of Chicago, 1999‐2010 60
50
40
Water Lost (mgd) 30
MUL UFF Total (MUL+UFF)
20
10
0
Year
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Water supply isn’t the only area where we’re falling behind
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Need for policy on water reuse
Rain and graywater are “free” Potable drinking water, stormwater and wastewater are expensive
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@MPCJosh
Thanks!
Josh Ellis, Program Director [email protected] @MPCJosh www.metroplanning.org 312.863.6045
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
Shifting water demands
~ 64%
~ 36% ~ 7%
38% growth to 12.1mil in 2050
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
Shifting water demands Population
Demand
Withdrawals
Groundwater Quantity
Groundwater Quality
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
8-County NE Illinois Sandstone Aquifer Withdrawals
182.9 mgd (1979)
83.5 mgd (2004)
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
State policy • Lake Michigan permit conditions • Plumbing code • Regional water supply planning & research • Financing
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
What do we pay for? • Pretty much everything but the water itself… – – – –
Treatment Pumpage Distribution Billing
– Which means pipes, meters, chemicals, vehicles, paper, labor, engineering, design, permits, fees…
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
National and regional trends
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
Estimations of Water Loss Regional Water Loss Attributed to Maximum Unavoidable Leakage and Unaccounted for Flow, 1999‐2010 160.00 140.00 120.00 100.00 Water Lost 80.00 (mgd)
Regional MUL Regional UFF
60.00
MUL + UFF 40.00 20.00 0.00
Year
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
Chicago Effect on Estimations of Water Loss Regional water loss attributed to maximum unavoidable leakage and unacounted for flow, excluding the City of Chicago, 1999‐2010 60
50
40
Water Lost (mgd) 30
MUL UFF Total (MUL+UFF)
20
10
0
Year
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
Water supply isn’t the only area where we’re falling behind
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
Need for policy on water reuse
Rain and graywater are “free” Potable drinking water, stormwater and wastewater are expensive
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
Thanks!
Josh Ellis, Program Director [email protected] @MPCJosh www.metroplanning.org 312.863.6045
metroplanning.org
@MPCJosh
