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Regression and WTP4

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Austin Contrarian was kind enough to post post.  This moment is great.  We need our public servants to be using these concepts to get better answers. It completely warmed my heart.

Unfortunately, her main point about regression - at least how …

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'Breaking: So, what happened with the WTP4 vote?'

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After a deluge of public testimony, the Austin City Council took a midnight vote on the motion to hire a construction manager for the first phase of WTP4.

Council member Spelman made a motion to delay the vote two weeks to get clarification on information disputed at the hearing.  Council …

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Water Treatment Plant 4 Claims get a Zebra

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The Chamber of Commerce is for.  They argue that without the plant, there will be risk of water service disruption.  They are also for additional water conservation and reclamation.

The Statesman Editorial Board hedges its bets and argues for the selection of a general contractor but doesn't offer a full-throated …

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Crowdsourced WTP4 demand projections?

Maybe.

I sent my WTP4 analysis to the policy aides for Council member Spelman (among others.) His staff indicated he will be working to get data public for crowdsourced projections.  More as I get details.

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Problems with Peak Demand Justification for WTP4

At yesterday's City Council meeting, Greg Meszaros presented a wide variety of information including a graph titled “Projected Peak Day Demand” as part of the Water Treatment Plan No.4 presentation. This graph appeared to get a significant amount of the attention from City Council members as the discussion unfolded …

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