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Retail
Chelsea Property Group, Inc. (a Simon company) – Texas

Allen Premium Outlet - Allen, Texas

Allen Premium Outlet partnered with Acequia in January of 2006 during a period of exceptional drought in North Texas. With just 40 months of operation, the Chelsea Property Group outlet has documented a 77.2% overall savings totaling 30,906,200 gallons reduction in outdoor water consumption. Located in a high growth corridor north of Dallas, this community struggles to meet the water utility demand of an explosive population and applauds the efforts of Chelsea Property Group for their investment in water conservation. Chelsea Property Group has been recognized by the US EPA for their role in Acequia’s success in sustainable water savings resulting in the Water Efficiency Leadership Award for 2008.

Multi-Family
Trinity Property Consultants – Texas Portfolio

Cantebrea Crossing Apartments - Austin, Texas
Irrigation optimization began in August 2005 in the midst of a 50 year drought in Texas. During the feasibility study, Acequia noted the irrigation water was improperly connected to the interior building water supply during the original landscape installation.  This allowed sewer charges to be applied to the monthly irrigation water use costing the property owner approximately $70,000 more than comparable irrigated landscapes. Acequia successfully designed and managed the re-piping of the irrigation source to dedicated irrigation meters during the implementation phase. During the first eighteen months of precision irrigation management, Cantebrea Crossing realized 9,482,600 gals (61%) water savings from the past five-year average historical use resulting in $33,821 annual expense reduction to the property owner. Acequia funded 100% installation cost of this project and achieved 100% return on investment after just 13 months.

Due largely  to the huge success at Cantebrea, Trinity Property Consultants expanded Acequia’s water management services throughout the Texas portfolio. Since mid 2005, the water savings partnership has amassed 108,966,000 gallons of documented water savings (63.3% overall), reducing operating expenses by nearly $200,000.00!  Trinity Property Consultants has been recognized by the US EPA for their role in Acequia’s success in sustainable water savings resulting in the Water Efficiency Leadership Award for 2008.

Multi-Family
Riata Apartments Homes - Austin, Texas (Legacy Partners/ Milestone Management)

Riata Apartment Homes was the largest contiguous landscape in Acequia's initial pilot project that began in September 2002 with approximately 1.5 million square feet of irrigated native landscape and 558 irrigation hydrozones. After observing the results during the first 18 months of irrigation management, the property owner opted to become a 50/50 partner with Acequia at all 10 of their properties in the pilot program. Riata recovered 100% of their 50% capital investment within the first 24 months in spite of a record drought during the last 8 months of 2005. The water management partnership achieved regional recognition in 2003 by the American Water Works Association for the extraordinary accomplishments in irrigation water savings and from the US EPA for their role in Acequia’s success in sustainable water savings resulting in the Water Efficiency Leadership Award for 2008. Since September 2002, the combined Riata properties have saved an unbelievable 253,194,400 gallons of water (60.5%) and reduced operating expenses to the properties by an average of $40,000 per year on their 50% investment of $75,000.

Corporate Offices
American Airlines World Headquarters - DFW Airport, Texas

During the feasibility study, Acequia identified the annual water use of the combined American Airlines headquarters properties to be 29,301,000 gallons; however, the combined three months winter irrigation water utility cost to the properties was almost 25,000,000 gallons due to an undetected main line leak. The American Airlines water management partnership has saved over 69,925 gallons while reducing the building operations expense by over $15,000 annually with zero investment by American Airlines. American Airlines has been recognized by the US EPA for their role in Acequia’s success in sustainable water savings resulting in the Water Efficiency Leadership Award for 2008.

Property Owners Associations
Walnut Creek Improvement Association - Austin, Texas (Faust Group)

During the initial site review of the irrigation system, Acequia noted 2 of the 8 irrigation water meters standing in water due to leaks that had progressed over many years. Since the inception of the water management program in July 2004, the association has saved an incredible 47,866,320 gallons – 71.6% of the historic irrigation water use and reduced the landscape operating costs by $46,000 annually on a $12,800/50% partnership investment.

Property Owners Associations
La Cantera Owners Association - San Antonio, Texas (USAA RealCo)

Surrounding one of the areas premier regional retail malls, prestigious La Cantera homes, Fiesta Texas, Westin La Cantera Resort and Security Service Federal Credit Union Headquarters, the La Cantera Owners Association strives to provide the community with a well maintained yet natural hill country setting. Management at USAA RealCo were committed to water management practices long before partnering with Acequia, reducing historical consumption by nearly 25% through focused irrigation system maintenance and repairs. Even though substantial efforts and investments in water conservation had been committed, USAA RealCo Executive Robert Kramer stated the addition of Acequia’s active water management system was “the right thing to do." The partnership's combined efforts have documented an additional 33.1% savings in an area of Texas that has endured sustained and exceptional drought conditions.

Multi-Family
Colonial Properties Trust - Dallas, Texas

Colonial Grand Bear Creek – Euless, Texas

On a “grand” scale, this property consumed roughly 30,000,000 gallons of water annually to irrigate an enormous one million square feet of Bermuda turf in the DFW Metroplex prior to partnering with Acequia in October of 2006. In just three years, the partnership documented 58,308,300 gallons savings and an 85.4% overall savings reducing annual operating costs by $146,957.96.
 
Colonial Properties Trust has been recognized by the US EPA Region 4 - Atlanta and Region 6 – Texas for their role in Acequia’s success in sustainable water savings resulting in the Water Efficiency Leadership Award for 2008. Acequia currently provides water management service to multiple Colonial Properties Trust multi-family and office division properties including the flagship Colonnade Office Park in Birmingham, AL.

Multi-Family
CRES Management – Euless, Texas

Forging an initial partnership with Acequia at three Euless, TX properties in July 2007 (Enclaves at Bear Creek/ Fountainwood/ Overlook at Bear Creek), CRES Management has benefited from valuation improvements to their properties from a 58.8% water expense reduction exceeding 35,056,000 gallons in documented savings. CRES Management has been recognized by the US EPA for their role in Acequia’s success in sustainable water savings resulting in the Water Efficiency Leadership Award for 2008.

Office – LEED Certification
Falcon Southwest - Austin, Texas

MacArthur Plaza – Irving, Texas
In January 2009, Falcon Southwest and their management partner, Transwestern, announced that MacArthur Plaza received the first DFW Metroplex Multi-Tenant High Rise Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Green Building Rating System™. The achievement of this certification resulted in part from the credits for innovative design and landscape management operating systems as well as documented savings by Acequia.
 
In late 2006, Falcon Southwest partnered with Acequia to provide water management services across their broad portfolio of multi-family and commercial office portfolio located throughout the Southwest. Falcon Southwest has been recognized by the US EPA for their role in Acequia’s success in sustainable water savings resulting in the Water Efficiency Leadership Award for 2008, documenting 133,805,200 gallons of water savings for a 66.4% overall reduction in landscape watering expense.