The city of Frisco has the third most highly-ranked water utility system in the state, according to a statewide analysis by the Texas Living Waters Project. The Texas Living Waters Project, an association through the National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club and Galveston Bay Foundation, released the Texas Water Conservation Scorecard, a comprehensive analysis and ranking system of 300 cities’ water utilities in Texas. Large and medium sized utilities that serve 25,000 or more customers were evaluated on 10 criteria, while small sized utilities with less than 25,000 utilities were rated on six criteria, according to the Texas Water Conservation Scorecard. The scorecard was compiled based upon public city records such as water loss audits, utility websites, water conservation plans and reports and other sources. Water utilities were given scores on a 100-point scale. The city of Frisco scored the third highest ranking in the state with 82 points. The city of Frisco provides water services for 137,330 people, according to a 2013 audit, and relies upon the North Texas Municipal Water District as its sole water supplier. Frisco is estimated to provide 127 million gallons of water per day to residents, with a high gallon per person per day (GPCD) use of 239 in 2009. Since 2009 Frisco has made progress in its five-year goal to lower GPCD to 215 in 2014, the city hopes to meet its next five-year goal of 204 GPCD. Frisco has a much higher target to reach, as the recommended GPCD is 140, according to Texas State Water Conservation Implementation Task Force. According to the Texas Water Conservation Scorecard, the city of Frisco excelled in reported water loss totals and received maximum points with a 4.03 percent water loss. Frisco scored lower in Best Management Practices presented in the state’s BMP guide, as it has only implemented six of 23 BMPs. Best Management Practices are efficiency measures that are meant to conserve water, with more BMPs that are issued, the greater extensive water conservation measures will become throughout the city. The Texas Living Waters Project hopes by implementing a scoring system, Texas cities will be able to identify issues in water conservation programs and will be able to improve detailed and quality conservation plans to reduce water loss throughout the state.