Park Acreage Per 1,000 Residents, FY2010 40
36.8
35
36.3 30.8
30
24.5
25
22.6
22.6 17
20
13.3
15
8.9
10 5 0
Austin
San Diego
Raleigh
Portland
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio Minneapolis
Seattle
Source: The Trust for Public Land
Park And Recreation Spending Per Capita, FY 2009 Seattle
$272 $200
Minneapolis Portland
$173
Raleigh
$150
San Diego
$117 $105
Dallas $62
Austin
$62
San Antonio Houston $0
$46 $50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
Source: The Trust for Public Land, Includes both operational and capital costs.
• A new water treatment plant and transmission main project is under construction. This plant will draw its supply from Lake Travis. • Austin’s 2011 five-year average water use is 163 gallons per capita per day. City Council has set a goal of 140 gallons per capita per day or less by 2020 through water conservation. • The City’s top water conservation priorities, in order of ten-year estimated savings, include: water restrictions (6.16 million gallons per day), reclaimed water use (5.95 million gallons per day), utility water rates structuring (5.0 million gallons per day), and reducing water losses (4.8 million gallons per day). • The Watershed Protection Department is the utility for the operation and maintenance of the municipal stormwater conveyance system for the city, which includes both natural (creeks, lakes, Colorado River) and manmade components (over 900 miles of storm drain pipes).
52 | Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DRAFT - APRIL 2012