Greeley 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: City of Greeley Water Conservation Plan
• Title: City of Greeley Water Conservation Technical ReportDecember 1994
• Date: 12/1/1994
• County: Weld
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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Water Use Consultations and Waste Minimization
Low Water Use Landscape Design, Xeriscape

PubUc/Utllity Measures

City Plumbing Retrofit
Advanced Plumbing Regulations
City Parks Metering
New Landscape Guidelines
City and Other Public Sector Water Consultations/Audits
Public EducationjInformation
City Non-Potable Distnbution System
System-wide Use Reduction and Water Audit
System-wide Leak Detection
Water Demand Modeling
Drought/Water Shortage Management Planning

REPORT OVERVIEW

The following is a brief summary overview of the report.

Chapter 2 provides an overview of the Colorado Conservation Act requirements and discusses
federal legislation related to coDSexvation. This report meets the requirements of the Colorado
Conservation Act for the City to develop a comprehensive water conservation pIan.

Chapter 3 provides an overview of historical water demand and demographic information related
to growth and development. Analysis of available water use data determined that interior water
usage is about 80 gallons per capita day. Population density averages about 25 to 2.6 people per
household. As noted previously, exterior residential water use averages 308 gallons per household
per day.

Chapter 4 reviews water supply issues relevant to the development of a water conservation program.
Key features include a brief review of supply issues and a description of how conservation integrates
with supply planning and general water management goals. This chapter discusses the issues of a
system-wide water audit, demand modeling, non-potable irrigation, and drought and water shortage
management planning.

Chapter 5 provides the methodology for developing the City's expanded conservation pIan. An
extensive list of conservation measures is reviewed, and a short list of measures is recommended
for further evaluation. This chapter also includes a summary of the public survey results which
indicate strong interest in water conservation. In general, consumers gave the City's Water and
Sewer Department high marks for service, price, and quality. In addition, consumers also showed
a high level of interest in expanding conservation activities in their homes and throughout the
community.

Chapter 6 provides a detailed evaluation of the benefits and costs of the shortlisted conservation
measures selected in Chapter 5 for further study. A final list of measures is developed for
implementation.

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