RIST Committee
RIST (Reclaimed Irrigation Sustainability Team) met on November 22nd.
North Fort Bend Water Authority (NFBWA) representatives Whitney Milberger and Matt Freilich met with the RIST committee and made a presentation covering the purpose of their organization and the infrastructure projects underway to supply Cinco Ranch II with surface water.
Cinco Ranch II is under the jurisdiction of the Fort Bend Subsidence District (FBSD), which mandated a reduction in groundwater usage of 30 percent by 2015 and 60 percent by 2025. The MUD Districts of Cinco Ranch are members of the North Fort Bend Water Authority (NFBWA), an entity created to facilitate meeting these requirements for water users within its boundaries.
Jeffery Knight, Mausen Consulting reviewed data collected for the month. A majority of the irrigation stations used water below the usage cap. Those showing overage will be investigated by Masuen with the irrigation contractor.
Mausen Consulting has implemented an online file sharing platform.
Reconciliation of the real-time weather data collected by Masuen and the irrigation contractor was discussed.
Current projects include the following:
· The irrigation audit is ongoing.
· Work process development and documentation are also ongoing.
· Refinement of the member’s monthly reports.
· Monitoring the test irrigation station.
The committee chair is Lynn Adamson (RIST committee).
The MUD is requesting CRRA2 HOA’s opinion on implementing reclaimed irrigation into other areas. The MUD will provide finance information about the return on investment for HOA’s consideration. This topic could be considered further in the January 2022 meeting depending on the MUD’s plans made in Dec 2021.
Jessie Xia (RIST committee)
