State Highway 130 Corridor Water Demand Estimation Seunghoon Jung Community and Regional Planning north.jung@mail.utexas.edu
Objectives Estimating water demand increment Reviewing the City of Austin’s Water Plan considering SH130 corridor development
State Highway 130 Segment 2 Opened Nov. 2006 To relieve truck traffic of I-35 East Austin Potential development driving force
Future Development Scenarios Envisioning Central Texas (Non-profit Organization) Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell county Population Projection : 2,500,000 (Year 2030) Four scenarios A – recent development trend B – transportation corridor C – shared new growth D – concentrated growth in existing communities Preferred Compact Development (C, D) Decide preferred scenarios based on survey.
Development Scenarios Scenario A Preferred Scenario Represent new development Extend recent land development trend Compact Development
Process ETC Preferred Scenario land use data (GRID) SH 130 (Feature Class) Water consumption / land use type (City of Austin) Population projection of the plan Water Plan 4 Water treatment location alternatives Analysis costs of the each alternatives
SH130 Corridor 6 Mile wide buffer zone along the highway
Austin Water Service Area & SH130 Corridor New Development Landuse Type Acre Activity Center 165 City 35 City neighborhood 282 Highway Commercial 294 Industrial 538 Large Lot 2,275 New town 203 Office park 587 Residential subdiv. 4,214 Town 69
Water Consumption / Land use Use Classification gallon/year Residential 14,473,943,300 Multi-Family 7,134,532,900 Commercial 10,430,572,700 Industrial 4,739,475,900 Land use Type Acre Residential 47,696 Multi-family 6,839 Commercial 13,770 Industry 11,947 City of Austin Water Consumption Austin Land Use Area Land use Type gallon/acre Residential 303,465 Multi-family 1,043,213 Commercial 757,480 Industry 396,698 Water Consumption of Land Use Type (Current Pattern)
Water Demand Increment of The New Development Landuse Type Acre Activity Center 165 City 35 City neighborhood 282 Highway Commercial 294 Industrial 538 Large Lot 2,275 New town 203 Office park 587 Residential subdiv. 4,214 Town 69 Land use Type Acre Residential 6,489 Multi-family 592 Commercial 459 Industry 1,125 Re-classify area x gallon/acre Land use Type gallon Residential 1,969,184,385 Multi-family 617,582,096 Commercial 347,683,320 Industry 446,285,250 TOTAL 3,380,735,051 Total Whole Retail Water Consumption (2006) : 38,747,463,800 gallon/year Water Demand Increment of SH130 Corridor : 8% of the current water consumption
City of Austin’s Water Plan Demand and Capacity Additions Water Treatment Plant #4
Water Treatment Plan #4 Where is better Location? Future Development Sustainability & Cost Construction Conveyance Reclamation Energy
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