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Utilities Manager Steve Holford and Water Operations Superintendent Nathan Graham said the meter-replacement program began in March 2023 and uses Badger Orion cellular endpoints to replace a patchwork of older meters and an Itron drive-by read system. Staff reported roughly 25,800 meters in the system overall and that Route 4 (the Thumb Butte/Iron Springs area) had about 4,739 replaced as of Dec. 12 and exceeded 5,000 replacements by the Jan. 7 presentation.

Graham said the project is funded with roughly $12.5 million from capital improvement funds and a Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) grant that required a 25 percent match; staff reported about $3.5 million expended with approximately $1.6 million reimbursed to date. The project goal includes a customer-facing portal (Ion Water) to let residents view usage, set leak alerts and monitor conservation progress; staff reported about 427 customers already registered on Ion Water.

Staff acknowledged common customer concerns and operational issues. They said the city does not offer an opt-out for the cellular endpoint installations and that meters are city property. When residents raise health concerns, staff provide literature about radio-frequency levels and note that transmissions are brief and infrequent (staff cited “milliseconds” per packet, about four packets per day). Staff also reported about 15 meters out of the 5,000 were communicating more slowly, primarily in areas with spotty cellular coverage such as Wildwood.

Staff said the program should complete Route 4 in early 2025, move to Route 1 thereafter, and continue through 2026–2027 to finish all routes; Route 3 (the largest route) contains many newer meters and will be completed later. Outreach includes letters, door hangers and planned customer assistance to set up Ion Water accounts; staff proposed conservation office hours to help customers interpret smart-meter reports.

The subcommittee received the update as informational; no formal action was taken.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Council Subcommittee on Water Issues Meeting - January 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff reported progress on the automated metering infrastructure project: about 5,000 meters had been replaced by mid-December in Route 4, funded by CIP and a WIFA grant. Staff acknowledged customer concerns about radio transmission and identified cellular coverage gaps in some outlying neighborhoods.","taxTitle","Prescott City, Yavapai County, Arizona","taxId",53183,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6392480,"City reports more than 2 million gallons saved in 2024 rebate program; toilets drive highest uptake",571,2371000,2942000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2109669-2adc91beda5bfde1c3636cbdab32fc57&start=2371&end=2942","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2109669-2adc91beda5bfde1c3636cbdab32fc57/thumbnail_2371000.jpg","/articles/6392480/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/City-reports-more-than-2-million-gallons-saved-in-2024-rebate-program-toilets-drive-highest-uptake","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6392480-6830c1a84d2c42e6735a8020eeeeda06/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189310&Signature=ZrWejFXEy5gc-QhDeIW-OJXp7jiamFl29zXub54e0o1Y14Q5V6-ekVQ-qm3w6tlGdiXQ2FHDh~eAnmTbcT4oox4WZOi1XE5ubGxhU1QTuHGLw41BYbbO4uhIB8o89mdpUICWV3gI5HzjKigzuSdM1FH6W63WrHcW55c9FB7MgcCHK3ugfhEpg2qXncRB7CX2FNOHDw63fdQ-9Z0eZsXVRzBcYAR~Y8qBHzcJHjlKN0PQn49Nm7dKYDdVzR9mxCtOvmSRxZ4qhcu9UOI3TXtQ3vETcAyIffiUUETxigK2eInIza9VMNY3Vgu1Xr4YWpZmtlP5Kf~iC5JAdHy80ee7KQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tracy Beasley, the City of Prescott’s new Water Resources Project Manager, presented a year-end summary on Jan. 7 of the 2024 water conservation rebate program and outlined planned outreach changes for 2025.

Beasley told the subcommittee that, through Dec. 19, program data showed 217 applications and 285 rebates with an amount rebated of $49,920 and an estimated water savings of 1,199,360 gallons from toilet rebates alone. By Dec. 31 the final accounting rose to $50,370 rebated across 237 applications. Overall, staff reported more than 2,000,000 gallons estimated saved for the year (Beasley and a member translated that to roughly 6.5 acre-feet annually).

Program details presented included rebates for toilets and urinals, washing machines, turf removal (priced at $1 per square foot), rain barrels and cisterns, rain gardens, WaterSense smart irrigation timers, hot-water recirculation systems and additional incentives for some customers on septic systems. Toilets were the most-used rebate: 100 applications, 88 unique customers, and 166 units rebated. Turf removal accounted for roughly 15,000 square feet removed and an estimated one-year savings of about 408,540 gallons; washing machine rebates totaled more than $10,000 and an estimated 217,300 gallons saved.

Beasley said the city budgeted $60,000 for rebates; the program spent about $50,370 by year-end, leaving room to expand outreach. She described outreach plans including a rack-card for retail outlets, switching the rebate application platform to an ArcGIS-based system for easier data access, and pursuing a short-term marketing intern. Beasley also proposed “water conservation office hours” to help customers set up the Ion Water app, interpret usage reports and reduce leaks.

Subcommittee members praised staff and the public for program participation. The subcommittee did not take formal action; the presentation was informational.","New water resources project manager Tracy Beasley reported Jan. 7 that Prescott’s 2024 rebate program issued about $50,370 in rebates through Dec. 31 and—by staff accounting through Dec. 19—saved an estimated 2,107,?360 gallons (reported as 2,000,000+ gallons) across 217 applications. Toilet rebates were the largest single category by units.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6392482,"Subcommittee reviews 2024 water allocations under amended 2022 policy; existing contracts made up large share",441,913000,1354000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2109669-2adc91beda5bfde1c3636cbdab32fc57&start=913&end=1354","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2109669-2adc91beda5bfde1c3636cbdab32fc57/thumbnail_913000.jpg","/articles/6392482/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Subcommittee-reviews-2024-water-allocations-under-amended-2022-policy-existing-contracts-made-up-large-share","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6392482-7940202b68e51eb2cb485593d6bd6eac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189310&Signature=CabKITmVXTNnBbR6NMzTQhU~oiCPMqoQOEEnxjUBaLs1Hidyf~3jmlxrxHY-WDudspDX6A8kB--nQH~E3nO6kpsrahDhUGOiRaFoILEJb4g0C0nqeOiMpPxPzzLcXZw0nJvN~6-tGFVvJE190dCXYin2-bkVfUvRPiRuw07vlZMZsYuE289GdnJ9-d5RsyCxocAuWrqfZRBp6WdDMPMedOFKN-4vpj8rL~ZlgMDlm2GbwdHUW-tpY0DLQMqb2IpK4QT2Z02zBgs69gwcI81y0FTi~2Iu9uNhxd2Ii7BEbey8T39cInJr63IBPWmUud~Q8I458~v9ijm9iX-Zzr8CqA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Prescott water staff on Jan. 7 presented the subcommittee with semiannual and annual breakdowns of water allocations for 2024 under the amended 2022 Water Management Policy (guidelines 11–14).

Staff reported a total of 65.49 acre-feet allocated in 2024 across 98 requests. Residential projects accounted for about 66 percent of that total, and nonresidential about 34 percent. Of the annual total, staff said 27.31 acre-feet (about 42 percent) were allocated under existing contracts, 21.53 acre-feet (33 percent) from the residential water budget, and 16.65 acre-feet (25 percent) from the nonresidential budget.

The subcommittee was shown that 79 residential requests generated 42.94 acre-feet: 20.58 acre-feet for single-family allocations (48 percent of residential) and 22.36 acre-feet for multifamily (52 percent). Staff emphasized multifamily allocations are used to encourage infill housing and increase rental stock. One residential project that moved through the committee in the reporting period was the Lafferty Apartments (82 units), described by staff as potential workforce housing.

For nonresidential allocations (22.55 acre-feet), staff grouped projects into hotels, restaurants and bars, office, retail, industrial and storage; staff said industrial projects appeared in 2024 after limited activity the prior year. Staff noted one hotel project tied to mall redevelopment and the Aspire Sports Complex promotion.

Staff also summarized existing contracts: 34 projects totaling 16.38 acre-feet, with a veterans housing multifamily project accounting for 10.73 acre-feet of that figure. The veterans housing allocation is recorded by staff in an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) because portions of that VA campus lie inside and outside city limits; staff thanked county and federal partners for coordinating the IGA.

Staff said an Embry-Riddle student residence application (about 34 acre-feet) had been delayed from the period under review and would be considered at a Jan. 14 meeting; staff characterized that application as an appeal and said it would not come from the residential budget within the earlier reporting window.

Staff compared allocations to 2023 and reported fewer new permit applications requiring water in 2024; existing-contract allocations accounted for a large share of 2024 water, and staff said the city remains a regional water supplier for areas outside municipal limits, including parts of Yavapai County and Chino Valley. The subcommittee had no further action on the report and took no formal vote beyond discussion.","Staff presented semiannual and annual water budget allocations for 2024 under the amended 2022 Water Management Policy. Total allocations for 2024 were 65.49 acre-feet across 98 requests, with about 42% coming from existing contracts and residential projects accounting for roughly two-thirds of allocations.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6392484,"Subcommittee recommends city council approve Embry-Riddle water service for new student union",435,458000,893000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2109669-2adc91beda5bfde1c3636cbdab32fc57&start=458&end=893","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2109669-2adc91beda5bfde1c3636cbdab32fc57/thumbnail_458000.jpg","/articles/6392484/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Subcommittee-recommends-city-council-approve-Embry-Riddle-water-service-for-new-student-union","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6392484-1a0b381b05bb2a320a59ea29b40c01e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189310&Signature=RAb85wlBqdkf~0Kp0j2hxGxEp4IeyxvzbsjD6b~C7pDyZZSJI3eKd0EMzudn2fjEeIbIv4F2IKVCitCwOTPveGindoRtyogmOZCtZqUgZJbh7rT4jHe-VGeCwYphe5JNjNBSRaFfI8ogtzfyr3Mecu~4H0NiX62IIGHP~ZnD2tw1f2X~Mgv19DSyZJTIfH6l~mxHFAF1-aYgnnAaoSgBJ5ZLX1NGs1MnkZ39hiSC2NkwC~XCFlQTQjKjxoQ7n19oPeKvTFeozzU-F~YQJhLPOqAgIJvWrm8cS1ja~u9k4a39WgUukoMkzFU4woSdxIxfphlGXawbnadZsf0HnK7Z3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Prescott Council Subcommittee on Water Issues on Jan. 7 recommended that the City Council approve WSA 24-052, a water service application filed by ICON5 Architects on behalf of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for a proposed new student union building on the university campus.

Water Resources Services and Environmental Services Manager Bridal Reese told the subcommittee the demand analysis prepared by Dibble Engineering estimated a differential of 9 acre-feet per year for the new building and an additional 1.55 acres of landscaping. Using the Arizona Department of Water Resources planting guidance at 1.5 acre-feet per acre, Reese said the total projected demand for the project is 11.33 acre-feet per year.

Reese said the new student union would replace five existing campus buildings and that Embry-Riddle’s landscape architect intends to use the ADWR planting list for the landscaping plan. A university representative was present to answer questions, Reese said.

A subcommittee member asked whether the analysis separated water use of the old buildings; Reese said the consultants calculated a differential based on square footage and that the original buildings’ usage could be back-calculated from the engineer’s figures. An Embry-Riddle representative said the project consolidates existing student-union functions and estimated overall campus water use could be lower than the differential indicates because some uses will convert to office space.

There were no public comments. A motion to recommend forwarding WSA 24-052 to City Council for approval passed, as noted in the meeting record.

The subcommittee record shows the application was advanced to the Council for final action; the council’s decision and any permit conditions were not included in the Jan. 7 transcript.","The City of Prescott water subcommittee voted to forward WSA 24-052, a water service application from ICON5 Architects on behalf of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for a new student union, to the full council for approval. Staff estimated the project would require about 11.33 acre-feet per year including landscaping.","actionData","errors"]

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