Presentation by Heather Cooke, Governmental Affairs for Austin Water, at the 2016 SWIFT Funding Workshop in Austin, Texas.

1. Title of Presentation
Presentation Date
Name of Person, Assistant Director
SWIFT FUNDS FOR MUNICIPAL CONSERVATION
City of Austin Case Study – AMI (Smart Meters)
November 7, 2016

2. Austin SWIFT Loan Overview
• $80 million for AMI (smart meters)
• $87 million for reuse system expansion
• 7-year commitment from TWDB
• 35% interest rate discount for 5 years
• Initial loan closing – November 17, 2016

3. Austin SWIFT Loan Details
• 20-year loan term for better interest rates
• Interest rates based on TWDB bond sale
• No loan origination fees
• No federal funding requirements
• Bond reserve fund requirement

4. Austin SWIFT Applications
• Abridged application very simple – online
• Full application fairly extensive – online
– Financial
– Legal
– Engineering

5. Environmental Reviews
• Easy process for reuse plant site projects
• Other reuse projects not yet reviewed
• Anticipated to be easy for AMI

6. Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI)
What is AMI?

7. AMI System
WRF Executive Summary on AMI

8. 8
River Place AMI Pilot Meter

9. Customer Data – One Week

10. System Leak Detection

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Heather Cooke – Government Relations, TWDB Liaison
512-972-0083
heather.cooke@austintexas.gov
Bryan Barnett – AMI Project Manager
512-972-0162
bryan.barnett@austintexas.gov
Austin Water Contacts