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Austin Water outlines Go Purple pilot incentives, asks commission to reauthorize $4 million pilot
Summary
Austin Water briefed the commission on Go Purple — a water reuse program adopted in March 2024 — and commissioners approved staff’s recommendation to reauthorize the FY25–26 pilot incentives (budgeted at $4 million) with per-project caps and expanded support for affordable housing.
Austin Water staff presented details of the Go Purple pilot incentive program — a strategy within the department’s Water Forward plan to expand nonpotable water reuse in new commercial and multifamily developments — and the commission voted unanimously to reauthorize the pilot for the coming fiscal year with the same budget caps.
Catherine Jesinski, supervising engineer, summarized the program’s purpose and structure: Go Purple was adopted by City Council in March 2024 and combines new code requirements, affordability strategies, and a community benefit charge to accelerate reclaimed water and on-site reuse in large developments. The code requires dual plumbing or on-site treated capture for commercial and multifamily developments with 250,000 square feet or more of gross floor area; the…
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