For City Council Members & Municipal Staff

Water infrastructure that pays for itself — without touching the tax base.

A proposed acoustic sensor network for municipal water loss detection. The funding model uses a developer compliance fee — zero taxpayer cost. First proposal: Texas County, OK (Guymon & Hooker).

The verified facts

These are true today — not projections, not proposals.

● Verified
0 sensors deployed anywhere
No hardware has been installed. The Texas County proposal is the first step. No federal, state, or local funds have been spent.
● Verified — Funding model
Zero-taxpayer-cost developer compliance fee
The proposed model requires data center developers (>10 MW facilities) to fund water infrastructure as a condition of permitting. No general fund appropriation needed.

What we are proposing

Everything below is a proposal — no contract signed, no ordinance passed.

● Proposed Pilot

50 sensors · Texas County, OK

Engineering documents submitted April 2026 to Texas County (Guymon & Hooker). Awaiting county sign-on. First deployment when county approves.

● Proposed Policy

Closed-loop cooling mandate

Data center facilities above 10 MW are required to adopt closed-loop cooling under the proposed ordinance model — eliminating once-through water consumption. This is the funding trigger.

● Modeled Projection

12–28% water loss reduction

IWA/AWWA M36 methodology applied to Ogallala Aquifer region baseline. Not a measured outcome — projection to be validated by pilot instrumentation.

● Modeled Target

10:1 ROI target

Methodology published. This is a modeled design projection, not a measured outcome. Actual return is calculated after pilot instrumentation confirms real leak rates.

Briefing documents

All documents are proposals or working drafts — not contracts or approved policy.

What Is Real vs. What Is Projected

We organize this page around this question because a council staffer deserves a direct answer before any vote.

● VERIFIED — True today

● PROPOSED — Awaiting approval