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Home My WebLink AboutGUS at 100_notes & articles_8.30.2010on grooming and search ii and rescue. Other popular itdyes 's s up day for supports the your pets'. Pet Expo events will include the blessing of the pets (pets are t - welcome to came, too!), a silent auction and raffle, pet contests get related vendors, and most important animals for adoption. All fiends raised support Georgetown Animal Outreach, a volunteer organization that helps '= homeless pets and Public Power ........... Publicly -owned utilities have a long operated unfi history in Georgetown. A private 1945, when i company first supplied electricity to City began p the Courthouse for electric lights chasing elects in 1895, and in 1904, the City generated by began work on a cityNATide electric distribution system through another contractor. The City's electric utility began in 1911 when the City of Georgetown purchased the electric The City's power plant, which used diesel engines to generate electricity, Lower Colorado Public Power 2005 River Authority. The power plant building has since become the City, police station, where residents can still see the smokestack at the rear of the building. Georgetown's electric utility is still owned by utility customers in Georgetown. That means that rev- enues are invested back into the community. Community -owned means that decisions are made at the local level, and benefits are shared by the people here in the community. Georgetown Utility Systems joins other publicly -owned utilities in recognizing Public Power Week, Oct. 2 — 8. It's a good time to appreciate our history and think about the benefits of our communi- ty -owned electric utility, working for you since 1911. Randy Morrow Director of Community Services (includes Main Street program) Started with City in September 1990 Education/Background: Bachelor of Science from Texas Tech University. Started my career in Baytown for nine years, Odessa for two years, then Georgetown for the last 15 years Most memorable moments on the job? When Georgetown Avon the National Gold Medal for Best Managed Parks and Recreation Department in the nation. We also won the state of Texas Gold Medal twice. Also when the Recreation Center, the Creative Playscape and the trails along the north and south San Gabriel River corridors were built. The moment to date is the Garey Park donation to the citizens of Georgetown. What do you like best about working for the City? The support that we receive for parks and recreation from the citi- zens of Georgetown. Also, a great staff that always have a positive attitude and enjoy their jobs. Favorite things to do in your free time? I like going to the movies, hiking, biking, and looking at other municipal parks. American Public Power DEED Member Tree Power Member 3 Reliable Public Association Member RP, Provider Georgetown Utility Systems 0 rl Box 409 Georgetown, Texas 78627-0409 (street address: 300 Industrial Avenue; zip: 78628) 512.930,3555 ..fax: 512.930.3509 email: jhb@georgetowntx.org URL www.georgetown.org Jim Briggs, Assistant City Manager of Utilities ultimate customers...........................18,549 residential ........... ........ ............ 16,472 commercial ............................... 2,062 industrial.........................................15 2006 MWh generated .............................. 0 2006 MWh purchased ..................442,337 2006 MWh sold: retail ..................419,642 2006 revenues: retail .............$41,338,000 lectric service established .................1911 I : electric employees ................................. 42 other services:.... water, wastewater, sewer, broadband services member of ......................................... TPPA GEUS E v7 6000 Joe Ramsey Blvd. Greenville, Texas 75402-5834 903.457.2800 .............. fax: 903.457.2893 email: dmccaila@geus.org URL: www.geus.org David McCalla, General Manager ultimate customers ......................12,955 residential ............................10, 867 commercial ............................. 2,088 nameplate capacity (kW). gas--....... .................... 84,700 2006 MWh generated ........... ..........34,526 2006 MWh purchased ..................530.214 2006 MWh sold: retail ................. 528,064 wholesale ...................... ............ 8,489 2006 revenues: retail ............. $44,191,000 wholesale ........................ $1,057,000 electric service established ................ 1891 electric employees ................................. 99 other services:.... water, sewer, wastewater, broadband services member of ..............................TPPA, TMPA Giddings, City of 118 E. Richmond St, Giddings, Texas 78942-4120 979, 540.2710 .............. fax: 979, 542.0950 URL: giddings.net Hector A. Forestier, City Manager ultimate customers.............................2.258 residential.................................1, 848 commercial...................................410 2006 MWh generated .............................. 0 2006 MWh purchased .................... 58,164 2006 MWh sold: retail .................... 53,511 2006 revenues: retail ...............$4,735,000 electric service established ................1941 electric employees ................................... 6 other services: water, sewer, wastewater memberof .........................................TPPA Goldsmith, City of Box 629 Goldsmith, Texas 79741-0629 915, 827, 3404 .............fax: 915.827.3937 email: jlucus6227@aol.com Vickie Emfinger, City Secretary ultimate customers................................166 residential....................................129 commercial ............................ 37 2006 MWh generated ......................... 0 2006 MWh purchased ...................... 2,284 2006 MWh sold: retail .............. ........1,787 2006 revenues: retail ..................$319,000 electric service established ...............1956 electric employees ................................... 3 other services: ................. gas, water, sewer member of ...................................... TPPA Goldthwaite, City of Box 450 Goldthwaite, Texas 76844-0450 (street address: 1218 Fisher St.; zip: 76844) 325.648,3186 .............. fax: 325.648.2570 email: bobbyr@centex.net URL www.centex.net/—city Bobby Rountree, City Manager ultimate customers ............................. 1,203 residential .................................... 905 commercial .................................. 273 industrial ........................................ 25 2006 MWh generated .............................. 0 2006 MWh purchased ....................22,938 2006 MWh sold: retail ....................20.934 2006 revenues: retail ............... $2,250,000 electric service established ................ 1941 electric employees ................................... 3 other services: water, sewer, wastewater member of ......................................... TPPA Gonzales, City of P.O. Box 547 Gonzales, Texas 78629-0547 (street address: 820 N. St. Joseph Sr.; zip: 78629-3507J 830,672.2815 .............. fax: 830.672.2813 email: info@cityofgonzales.org Buddy Drake, City Manager ultimate customers.............................2,950 residential ................................. 2,363 commercial .................................. 586 industrial .......................................... 1 nameplate capacity (kW): hydro.......... ................. ..............1,500 2006 MWh generated ....................... 1,278 2006 MWh purchased ....................89,296 2006 MWh sold: retail ... ................. 83,819 2006 revenues: retail ............... $7,402,000 electric service established ................ 1941 electric employees .......................... 6 to 10 other services: --water, sewer, wastewater member of .........................................TPPA Granbury, City of Box 969 Granbury, Texas 76048-0969 817.573,1115 ... ............ fax: 817.573,7678 Robert D. Brockman, City Manager ultimate customers ............................. 3,037 residential ................................. 2,285 commercial .................................. 752 2006 MWh generated .............................. 0 2006 MWh purchased .................... 90,576 2006 MWh sold: retail .... ............... .84,286 2006 revenues: retail ....... ........$8,315,000 electric service established ................ 1921 electric employees .......................... 6 to 10 memberof ......................................... TPPA See page 46 for data sources and explanation of acronyms. PvU B I NA - ND RUDMANLLP Attorneys at Law Offering a breadth of experience in the law of energy, utilities and environmental work, including power supply, fuel transmission negotiations, processes and contracts, power plant and transmission development and permitting, CATV, internet and communication transactions, and legal opinions on municipal light plant operations 50 ROWES WHARF, BOSTON,02110 • 1 1il; Fax • b i www.APPAnet.org American Public Power Association a 2008-09 Annual Directory & Statistical Report 161 f." History of Electric Service in Georgetown In November, 1887, the City of Georgetown's "wish list" included an electric light system. At the City Council meeting Nov. 16, 1893., a franchise was negotiated between the City of Georgetown and W.N. Coler Jr., to erect and operate an electric light plant. ° In 1895, the Courthouse turned on electric lights for the first time. In 1904, the City signed with the New York Electric Company for a citywide electric system. In May, 1921, the City closed a contract for a 250 horsepower engine and a Westinghouse generator for the Water and Light Plant, which "doubled its capacity Georgetown's large power plant manufactured its own electricity until September 17, 1945, when it signed with the Lower Colorado River Authority to purchase power. This arrangement continues today. The city does own its own distribution system, bills the customers, and makes a profit on the transaction. These profits are used to maintain and upgrade the electric system continually and what profits still remain are transferred annually into the general fund, a system credited with making it possible for Georgetown property owners to enjoy a very low ad valorem tax and generally lower -than -average domestic electric rates. In 1977, the City of Georgetown paid the LCRA $1,395,700.58 for electrical power. In 1990, the City purchased 166,364,530 KWH from LCRA and paid $6,980,968. Our peak that year was 41.830 MW. In 1996, the City purchased 218,536,807 KWH from LCRA and paid $9,307,649, Our peak was peak that year was 52.18 MW and the temperature was 101. Through June of 1997, the City has purchased 151,501,260 KWH from LCRA and has paid $6,031,737. Our peak so far this year has been 50.4 MW on an 87 day. The KWH purchased is up 291%from 1996 even though we have had a mild spring and first month of summer. Last fall, the Council empowered the staff to select the best wholesale rate for Georgetown. The selection has reduced our wholesale costs $200,000 (3.22%) even though the KWH purchases has risen. Laura Wilkins To: Barbara Lake/City of Georgetown@City of Georgetown 08/31/2005 02:33 PM cc: Subject: Electric System Historic facts In 1893, the City contracted with W.N. Coler, Jr., to construct and operate the City's electric generation plant. The Williamson County Courthouse was the first structure in Georgetown to be powered with electricity (1895). 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U a 3 RS t p Cc ' cz w ho ME -Mctn O,w ~ 'a CU ran T, MENEM VOLUME I AUGUST-SEPTEMMR, 1928 NumBEP, 4 Devoted to the Doctritte That the Peofile"s Rushi-ess Sho-uld Be Publicly Capitalized and Managed Convention of the Municipal Utilities League Hearne, Texas, Finds Itself Facts Relative to the Georgetown and Texas Power and Light Company Controversy Manufacturer Restrained from Sell.mg Municipal Plan*t President McKenzie's First Official Message Designing and Planning a Municipal Plant By H. S. HuckRbee, Clay Xnnmger, Tulla, Texas , , I August,Septtmber, 1929 MUNXC1PAL lITIL=8 MAGAZINE Page Severs Facts Relative to the .. get wt 1 andTexas Power 1 Light Company Controversy (COPS' of Statemomt Published by Georgetouin Cho'rtfber Qf Commerce and Addressed to Citfyesls of Texas) At a regular meeting of the Georgetown Chamber'of Commerce on Friday evening, AliguAt 3, with ap- pro drnately one hundred present, that body went on record as unanimously endorsing the stand and actions of the city officials relative to the attempt of the Texas Power and Light Company to bring its lints into Georgetown without the consent of the city officials, They vigorously condemned and denounced such acts And appointed a committee to prepare a true statement of the facts concerning such matters, so that the.pub- lic mfght know the truth relative thereto. The statement of the conunittee follows.. AR.IOUS reports have been appearing in the daily papers coucernirig the controversy be- tween the Texas Power and Light . Company and the city of Georgetown relative to such company placing itsr poles and lanes in the city of Georgetown. Many of these reports being misleading and attempt- ing to place the city is, an unfavorable light before the public, we therefore 'submit for the consideration of the public the truth relative to this situation. About two years ago the Texas Tower and Light Company made an attempt to purchase the George- town Water and Light Company, offering therefor a liberal price. TM. offer was refused after a careful consideration. Some few months ago Mr, C, G. Doering requested the city to furnish him with power to run a girt he - longing to him within the city limits. To furnish such power would have necessitated the building of over a half mile of a two-phase circuit and at certain tames keeping the power load up to its maximum. It has also been demonstrated by actual t:cperinaenty and experience that electrical povier cannot suCcess- fully compete economically with steam for ginning purposes. .t costs appro�dmarcly 3 se per bale of cot- ton to gin with steam and $1 per bale to gin with electrical power, and many gins throughout the county that have adopted electrical power are chanc- ing back to steam, and iai all probability Mr. Doering, who is a shrewd business mazy, would soon desire to change back to steam. So, the city did not think it wise to expend the' considerable amount of money just to connect this gin with its power line at such time. The city officials also know that its efficient power plant and low rate for power is a deterrent to the large power -dispensing companies in their rare mak- ings, and such has belt a evidenced by their campaip, conducted openly as well as quietly, for the purpose Of purchasing this plant, and such evidenec witness the followinai . About three months ago Mn Doering made the re- quest or application for a franobise. allowing him to build a transmission line over certain of our atrects to the city limits, both he and his attorney admitting that he intendcd to transfer this franchise right when required to the Texas Power and Light Company, whose line at rhat2 time was ab4arc seven- miles away, just north of Round Rock, It costs, so we under- stand, between $2,100 and $3,500 per mile to build this power line for the Texas Power and bight Cotn- piny, and in order for them to reach our city l4nin they would have to expa iad about $21,aoo in order to serve one customer, who admitted that his con- tract was for $1,300 per year for two years, and also admitted that the power company was going to rake over his steam plant, and furnish hirn electrical ma- chinery free in exchange therefor, Obviously, the only purpose the Texas Power and Mght Company could have had was not to serve Mr. Doering and gin his cotton for him at this enormous expense, but was only for the purpose of either forc- ing the city of Georgetown to sell to them its model mitnGlpally-owned power plant or to destroy such plant by unfair competition, and thus get our of the way this plant, togethef with a few others that charge a. low cart per kilowatt hour, that are note deterring the Texas Power and L'sghc Canipsnp from raising its rates to the consumer. At Mr. Doering's request the City Council gave hirer a respectful hearing, rogecher with his attorneys and referred the matter of this franchise to a com- mittee. Upon the committee indicating its readiness to report, after about four weeks' investigation, Mr. Doering°s attorney requested a further continuance and a, withholding of such report until further con- sidcrati.on, This request: was also granted and at such extended time such arcorney and Mr, Doering ap- peared before the City Council and witlyd.> ew thcir Page, Eight MuNIGIPAL UTIL=Y MAGAZINE request for a franchise and asked for a permit grant- ing the same privileges. Tke Council, after patiently *Uwatling to arguments, pro and con, refused Mr. Ding's roquesr, and both he and his ittorney as- sured the Council that the matter would there end, and they gracefully accepted the Council's decision in the matter and the Council expected the matter to be a closed idpident. On Tuesday morning, July 31, at about S o'clock in the morning, however, the acting Mayor, in the absence of Mayor M. F. Smith, who was with a sick wife in Fort Worth, received a message that several trucks, loaded with material such as poles, wire, cross arms, engiztes and about forty stten had collie inuo town about daylight, while the majority of the people were asleep, and had torn dowry the fence belonging to a negro wortlan, living with her family of children, and had unloaded their poles, wires, etc., and were digging holes and preparing to raise their poles and stretch their wires and rein their lines over this ne- gro's'property, ant, thence across a public street that had 'Lteen in tuc in this city for over fifty years and was graded, graveled and traveled at that time. With Ellis crew and directing them was W. S. Head, gen- eral manager of the Texas Power and Light Com- pany; also Joe Worsham, general attorney for said company; Vernon Mann, agent and manager of the Texas Power and Light Company at Taylor, Texas, as well as Mr. Doering and about forty husky work- men, The Mayor prohibited them from further proceed- ing across the city'; street, but met with no response. The Chief of Police, under orders from the Mayor, also prohibited further work across this street, and the only response he met with was a climt to back a Inge truck over him if be did not get out of the way. Naturally, being in the right and knowing his rights and powers, this man, who hu been an honored city official for forty years, picked up his shotgun and Ordered them to cease work On our city's streets and fortunately they did so on the advice of General At- corney Joe. Worsham, rhos ending this portion of the incident, We notice from the daily papers that the blame for this attempt to high-power,the citizens of Gtorgc- town in the early morning hours is laid at the door of the Texas Construction Company, and the Texas Power and Light Company is denying responsibility therefor. We do not know who is msponsible for this conduct, 'We, do know that W, I Head, general manager; Joe'Worsham, general attorney, and Vernon Mann, manager at Taylor, all 'of the Texas Power and Light Company, were present, directing the crew -Augmt-September, 1921 and were all present ant$ palled off the crew of work- men when they left, In a cOnsultati0n with attorneys for the Texas Power and Light Company on the some day they have agreed for the Texas Power and Light Company' that no more efforts would be made to enter our city by force, but if they intended to matte such an effort chat it would be made through the channels of t'he court, in which cributlal the city of Georgetown stands ready to meet the Texas Dower and. Light Company at any time. We find, however, that the construction of the seven miles of line from the main file, north of Round Rock, is being pushed by the Texas rower and Tight Company and they have negotiated for a right of way to Georgetown, and are now actively engaged in building this line, and stern to have made up their mind to enter our city whether we wish them to do so or not, In conclusion, we would refer the Texas Power and Light Company to the parable of the one ewe lamb. We prize our pourer plant, our one ewe lamb, as greatly as the Texas Power and Light Company prizes its flock of power plants, All we desire is to be left alone in the enjoymenc of our plant, with its good service and low rate. We are not trying to harm the Texas Power and Light Company; we only wane ro be left alone in the enjoyment of our own rights, and for those rights wd expect to stand and fight as long as we know how in the honest courts of our land, To this end we make this candid statement of the truth and call upon all the people to help ins stop the encroachments of these power companies upon . the rights of the people before is is too late. CaMMUTEE, CHAMIRER OF C01,1MFRGE; 1-L N. Graves F. D, Love E. G, Gillett R.. T, Cooper J. C. Godbey L. B. Duke C. S, Griffith Wa are very much surprised to find that, such z remarkable sequence of events has occurred ac Georgetown- It is alleged that on Wing q4estion4 the general attorney for the public service corporq- tion, which is apparently a party to, this controversy, seated that they had anticipated meeting no obstacles to the erection of the line from, the city of Ggosge- town, but thought that the colored womdu might possibly object. Granting that this is correct, it seems that the officials of the said company wero rather flattering, (ConNmi(od on Nze7'wrnfy-/our) prgeTwengy-f our iYLVNICIp.A L UTMITMS YLkGA,ZINE tiu $case -Se 8errsbet, 1928 Timpsosaf witb power Pla-ttt That Farm just, Before d-je Election* profit a .nd pays for Pa vi' Egs Debates Its Sale Ic'a really a wonderful age we live in. Along about By ED RmEB, Its Houstars CbronMe the first of June you buy the July issue of your fae'or- ice Magazine-, any time after 3 in the afternoon you Trmvsoxt, TEx&s, August 22 --Eighteen hundred can buy your tomorrow's paper; id the spring your persons live iu this little town, and most of them ate wife begins to select her fall millinery, Aleut the excited about their Light and. power plant. only thing tlxat hasn't been advanced is toraorrow's Murcict(ial Utilities 'This glans is only sip months old, but it is a breakfast the appearance of .money-maker, and out of the profits of these half g # dozen years the covtn has put i.a its first paving®' The reception you get Oa visiting a town depends eight blks of unusually 'wide streets, on wherher it is by the Mayor's committee or the . The first offer. (from the. Southwestern Gas and Chef of police, —Dales' # # # Electric Company) a few months ago was $50,000. At the time of this recent banquet (when;, the power "What goes around A btittan3" ' company dined thirty Of the leading citizens) Mr. "A button -hole?" "No, a billy goat," Lee (power company representative), according. to Mayor J. D. Hairston, "practically offered" them 47.5,000, . I , . co 'The T=; - psan folks are mighty near a unit in think' ba ing their light plant should be kept, it is assertea by a the Mayor, bankers and ofher leaders that more than g 90 per cent are flatly against its sale. r SO, the evidence shows, T'impson saves th8 eatir4 cost of its street ligliting system (which would cost about $2,100 a year if the plant were sold), the cost of its school lights, power for its waterworks and its sewer disposal plant, and on top of this makes about f $6,000 a year, by which it paves streets and makes a ❑tber public improvements, What the neat step is, if there is Any, no One knows. It wili, of course, require a vote of the people to sell it and the Mayor announces 1 e will not even submit a proposition to the voters unless rte offer is around $100,000 or $125,000. ExtrActs from the Houston C&OnWe. Georgefo-wrt a#d T. P. L. Cap-xtrQ "iy (Car dinwd franc pass Eig6k) in their opinion of the wOffictn'a ability to offer rt- sistaiice, and evidently belkyed in preparedness, hav- ing such an array of legal'and Other talent present and commencing so long before businoss hours that day was iust bmksng, The daily papers of Texas have also carried stories to the effect chat an easement for crossing the negro's property had been obtained previously, To say the least, this incident tdds nothing to.,,the roputatitln that the public service corporations h1ve deserved and achieved in the past for their honesty and integrity and raises inevitable questionings in the publio mind as to what may be expected. Somewhere or other there has been a tie vote is a ntest for-vtiyat, One of the Candidates has a little by girt, 'born during the election, whOse� name is waiting the outcome of -the election: If her daddy era in, her name will be „Wicinie.," If he doesn't, liey'll call her "Lucy-'---PiPe Litotes, HQSV MCM IS UP! ,,papa, what is a low -brow?" "A low -brow, my son, is a person who likes the canny papers, snappy stories, girl shows Arid the like nd doesn't mind saying so, ` "And what's a high -brow, papaY' "A high -brow, my son, is a low -brow who won't admit"—WalItorib Kewanee Craftsman, TRY THIS palicmpt (producing his notebook) What's youx name? motor?st Mika 07ool. .Palictmaan (putting book Away} Well, don't let me catch you again, A BIT OF MS OWN MtDICINE A well-known official of the telephone oompanY was rudely aroused from his slumbers by the ringing of the phone. After bruising his knee on a chair, he reached the phone. "`Hello," he growled. . "Are you an official of the telephone company?" asked the voice. "Yes, what can I do for you?" 0 "Tell rne," said the voice, "how does it feel to get out of bed at 2 o'clock to answer A wrong number?" T'., Cleveland, Ohio. _ _ . e a- cc�r ctuwn v taity c artincni _ f • ,.:. • t st keeps growing. 1883 was a big.year for the City of Georgetown = a` "water works; was proposed. Fifteen months later; in _ Jupe; 1883, the city.contracted'with. the new Georgetown. Water Company_.. to supply the city with water and fire.: protection::: owners to enjoy a very low ad valorem tax and..generally lower - than -average domestic electric rates. The; ..program''' also:, provides d'edrgetown, with . a:.'substantial payroll,: as a cor siderable" torte is Just a', few months earlier a..: necessitatedmatnfainance of a t wn ransmission lines and: otfie factors volunteer: group `of=. Georgeto citizens had arganlzed:the Hook and' involved. m the "electric system*, Ladder Company fo our Volunteer Until reeent.:.years Georgetown Fire Depactment�whichthrough;the sewer,systicmwasfarfrocomplete years has beenirecognized as one of: but: in recent years it has- been ex- the%be$'t for its i s' iri'thetate: te snded,to.virtually;.if notall, homes Another big step quickly followed �. . — -in July {1883) the city began'work on a water.'standpipei(tower)'oft the lot to -the rear of what was then the T: W Marrs Store' now the KGTN building at 102 West 86 Street. That faR; the standpipe was com -'t plete ' but empty. -In March of the 1 following year the city purchased a boiler and smokestack for, the water works and soon began pumping water into the big standpipe that served this city's water needs for more than a half century. In January, 188.5, a'"fire house" was begun just north of the stand- nioe, which was to house the fire John Doemer, Leo Wood Mayor Manager 4G111 tilt }Ig ,e{ue �l ... ' continually and what profits nain are transferred annually re often) into the'.general f etown system credited with making ble for Georgetown property CITY HALL OFFICES now halfcircle the old Odd Fellows Hall, on the corner of Main and Uh The lodge built what is now the city Iront offices and first leased the building to Lone Star Gas Company. When that firm moved out, about a decade ago, the City bought the building and moved in Later the police department and ciiv council chambers were built an the north side with the police department facing West_ At one time the corner building was occupied by fLe Mlilaru o County Sao. g t* _City government is a far more complicated business today! City government in the 1880s was a relative simple thing, with very little money involved. IN 1881, FOR EXAMPLE, the financial repo for the year showed $769,10 collected in ad valore -taxes, $15 collected in occupation taxes, $151. collected in fines for a total receipt of $938-55 f the year. Total expenditures for the year $899. with a balance in the city treasury at the end of tl period, April 11, 1881 — $36,15. A far different cry from today! The city budget this year will exceed $3,000,OC For electrical power alone the City paid LCF $1,395,700.58. Our police department cost $131,665.02. The total income from fines amounted to $4' 911.00, Ad valorem taxes brought in $202,920.00. The sales tax rebate amounted to $151,907.11 -A gift from the federal government, in the for of Community Development brought in $22 000.00. SPECIAL PROJECTS, state .and federal, p $53,732.82 extra money into circulation. The city, through utilities, taxes, fines and oth means, collected $3,357,268.45. And, like in 1881, it ended its fiscal year in t. black. aY.�, • t �' 4 +5.'ccdt p u +di.. X t' � •,�, �$}�. � AF k s'R it iY m x " Goods. They baked for forest and other sources of abun. dial, IOW-09 energy. Later, IS towns grew, they began to Set aside Land for the eammon good. They set up post offices, and later still, telephone lines for communication. Today, small Texas communities that want to thrive face similar questions. Is there enough clean water and a way a treat water and wastewater to prow our environment? Can we prottct ourselves from goods? Can we get competltively- prked electricity? Can we continue to Improve our commuru- des La a fast -paced world? Is there common land for recre- ation and preservation of our natural heritage? The Lower Colorado River Authority helps improve the quality of life in the region by Joining partnerships thatanswer these questions affirnutivety. The LCRA an do two things: 1) improve the Infrastructure so that communities have the iba- ity to grow, and 2) become directly involved In community and economic development. improving the Infrastructure means getting lowest electricity to commutnity-owned.power sys- wau, installing water and wastewater treamseM Systems, and talking leading -edge fiber optic and digital radio tdecommu- n1cations available. Along the Colorado River, it also means building and maintaining the dams that help keep the river from harming people and damaging property. LCRA's role in community development Includes providing parks, natural science Laboratories, grants, and economic deveinpmeat assistance. It also works to improve and protect water quality In the Colorado River and its tributaries. The LCRA was established in 1934 by the Texas Legislature as a conservation and reclamation districL it operates solely on the fees it charges and has no taxing authority. A 15-mem- ber Beard of Directors appointed by the governor sets ILUs Policy direction. Board policies are carried out by a martage- meat team headed by a general manager. G*Q(A i TOM trouts paea and rxquka fuck WatW($ VCCW I=$ danns ad a<mr tad VM%ff4 r tdi * om{ caftnuffar Swvkes kduda Lad mvatlwtod, wManmeaw sanvkac aad'mmittsnBy ilrejapmuc Bad"" se vim praywts support far I. boa d husk . t ECREATIOHAL OPPORTUNITIES The LCRA awns more than 15,000 acres of recre. 2aorud lands along the Highland lakes and the Colorado River, including 30 parks. Fourteen of these parks are leased to and operated by either the state, Loral entities, counties or cities. The LCRA encourages the use and expansion of these recreatiottai lands through programs such as the Colorado River Trail, which promotes increased access to the river, and Partnership In Parks, which supports local efforts to improve park facilities throughout the region. na1 SSISTANCE FOR AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITIES One of LCRK5 major goals is to improve the economic vitaii- ty of the communities It serves. The LCRA sponsors econom- ic development programs aimed at helping communities am -Ad and retain business and industry and promote tourism. In partnership with loci communities and busi- nesses, the LCRA helped add more than $80 million in capi- tal Investment in the region between 1990 and 1996. The Community Development Partnership Program awards grants for community development projects, mule the Texas Leadership Institute offers training and development resources to Local elected officials and community leaders. ply of Malin Far9ma and Sun Gldson power plants (LCW Fvyatta Power NoOd (L1111/0ty of kdn) Lakeside kripatim Ca. (I= Wwood Urigafioit Co. Pica Efte Guff toast krLllatim Co. fLCRA1 South Texas pr* v1n-tv41 tLtILIRIcITT The LM operates one coal -Bred power plant, two gas -fired plants, and six hydrogens ation plants. it sells dec- tricity at wholesale rues to 33 municipalities and I I rural electric caoperuives. The electric service area includes all or part of 53 counties, with a population of more dlzn I million residents. The LCRA Joined with the Texas General Land Office and private industry to build the first commercial wind power plant to Texas and the largest outside of California. The pro- lect, which Is In West Texas, began operating in 1995. it is capable of generating more than 35 megawatts. The LCRA stores up to 6 billion cubic feet of gas at the Hiibig Gat Storage Facility in Bastrop county for use at its gas - fired plants. To serve its coal-fired generators, the LCRA owns 1,360 railcars in partnership with the Cary of Austin that trans- port coal from %lnming. The cars are maintained by LCRks Smithville R29 Fleet Maintenance Facility. To help solidify its position as the lowest -cost wholesale power producing utility in Texas, the LCRA her developed a new pricing strategy called Price $eiectTl. Each September LCRA's wholesale customers will receive various pricing Options for the following year. The goal Is to reduce the aver- age cost of electricity from 4 cents per kilowatt hour in 1996 to about 3.5 to 3.6 cents by the year 2000. CITIES: 9-1-1" W* 9-1111, 9-how, k * (wa, llmama, ftvdorkloburC 6ai "rtsrf{e, I!° 111,16 t C. nk Lt Gf 94 tiara, tr "tit, Lin l4 "boa, 11- kaadok, Saa 111- , Sat Saba, E Solula, %K Satillrylgo, wash K w4k- antd Yoakuct WOPERATilem dan'Lo d Gemk (oapsrafirt Inc, lf4>.ba w Bodric Ctnpaa6w hc, (rand Toxin Godrk Eoopaalln W, Mill Gatrk inOP-mhe L4 kyvtta 6edm (aopaat(w kv, GIA"" Ydq Gem% CoaQerofrrs IW4 Gamiltal Gtark Coapora6ve lat, Gasbta Gothic (eopoca6vo Lac, Godtk (eapackva Is , laluttda Electric CWopsrosiw la- tad Sat kumtd Godrk Coopord" Ix LCRA DOL AILS (in thousands) FY 96 operating revenues: S438,603 From electricity $407,352 92.9% From water/irrigation S 12,709 2.9% Other income $ 18,542 4.2% FY 96 operating expenses: $327,597 Fuel $143,147 Purchased power $ L4,286 08M $109,972 Deprecation/Amortization S 60,192 EMPLOYEES Total (budgeted for FY 97) 1,721 ey line of business: Genca 586 34% T£NSCO 422 25% Wal-Co 137 8% Community 5ervices 208 12% Corporate 368 21 % ELECTRIC OPERATIONS Eloctric sorvko area All ar part of 53 counties, 27,000 square miles Estimated 1.018 million residents in 1995 Customers Wholesale 44 (33 cities, I 1 cooperatives) Annual genorating capacity imegawansl From coal 1,062 MW From natural got 1,069 MW From hydro 267 MW Total 2,398 MW All-time net peak domand Winter: 2,227 MW Doc, 19, 1996 Summer. 2,1le MW Aug. 2, 1996 Transmission lines Owned: 2,311 mites Leased: 1,404 miles Powor plants Fayette, Lo Grange, 3 units, 1,668 MW,—14ired (City of Austin owns half of units i and 2.1 Thomas C. Ferguson, Marble Foils, I unit, 430 MW, gas -fired Sim Gideon, Bastrop, 3 units, 639 MW, gas4ired Buchanan Dam, hydro, 44 MW Inks Dam, hydro, 12 MW Mansfield Dom, hydro, 102 MW Tom Miller Dam, Austin, hydro, 17 MW Starcke Dam, hydro, 36 MW LEAN, PLENTIFUL WATER SUPPLY The LCRA operates six dams on the Texas Coloradc River. Buchanan, Inks, Wirtz, Starcke, Mansfield and Torn Miller. It owns five of the dams, and teases Tom Maier Dam from the City of Austin. The darns form six reservoirs, known as the Highland takes: Buchanan, Inks, Lyndon B. jotaawn Marble falls, Travis and Austin. The LCRA regulates water discharges to manage floods. and releases water to sell for municipal, agricultural and industrial purposes. It helps communities in Its 33-count) water service area plan and coordinate their water and vwte water needs. it also owns and opmtes two irrigation systems that distribute water across (A0 miles of canals, which art used principally for rice farming in Colorado, Wharton and Matagorda counties. kxlamn Dam Wafer Tiet0to d Kau! (Ik= (atwiyl tCtpNA Leta 914a6 tnmpstiy plod (Il U.1y) kttsby (rack tagloaol w Syrian (Ys'Loaaaa Co sttyl wag Wfis &A* Eegiomt Water Ttam>«d tLWI (Gans &Jdy) (cup Stem tspfonal wmireatoc borwrd Not (Lames uwrj JIJI, u wanocscta &«dated Ptoieo (f-olorodo uunty) (1996) The LCRA also operates an environmental laboratory and oversees the quality of the water in the Colorado River. Volunteers help through programs such as the Colorado River Watch Network, in which more than 500 participants monitor the quality of the river in the region. The LCRA also enforces ordinances that control both illegal dumps and the impact of major new construction near the lakes. The LCRA works with local communities and groups to get residents Involved In cleanup efforts and sponsors educational and recreational programs and initiatives to reduce litter. The LCRA works with state and federal agencies to reduce and control the waste it produces. As a resuh, emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide from LCRA power plants are far below permitted levels. WATER OPERATIONS Water so -ice a — Alf or part of 33 counties: 20.000 square miles Lower Coloroda River bngth: 600 river miles LCRA staWtory district 10 counties: San Saba, Llano, Burnet, Blanco, Travis, Bastrop, Fyne, Colorado, Wharton and Matagorda Irrigation 1996 Is( crop Lokeside 26,d60 acres of ricer planted Calf Coast 21,265 octet of rice planted St —el water uses (19961 Municipal, business and household 15% LCRA power plants 9% Ag611-1 irrigation 53% Indusidal and IN., met 23% HIGHLAND LAKES Laker auchanan Buchonors Dom completed 1937 Height: 145.5 It. Length: 10,987.55 fi. Capacity: 918.777 one -lee, 299 billion 9o11om Inks Lake Inks Dom compietad: 1938 Height: 96.5 It. Length: 1,547.5It. C000city: 17,545 oae-feei 6 billion gallons Laker LJLJ Wirtz Dam completed: 1950 Height: 118.3 h. Length: 5,491 A It. Capacity: 138,460 acre-feet 45 billion gallons Lake Marble Falls 5torcke Dom completed: 1951 Height: 98.8 It. Length: 859.5 it. Capacity: 8,760 otter -feet 3 billion gallons Lake Traris Mansfield Dam completed: 1941 Height: 266.41 h. Length: 7,098.39 It. Capacity: 1,170,752 ocre feet 382 billion gallons take Austin Tom Miller Dom completed: 1940 Height: ID0.5 h, Length: 1,590 h. Capacity: 21,200 ocre4aet 7 billion gallons Total opacity 2,275,494 oc 4.ei 742 billion gallons