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<br />CDM <br /> <br />Section 7 <br />Evaluation and Selection of Conservation Measures and Programs <br /> <br />7.4 Evaluation Criteria <br /> <br />As shown in Table 7-4, many of the programs do not provide an economic benefit. <br />This is because the cost of producing water is low when compared to the costs of <br />implementing a conservation program/ measure. Programs may not initially provide <br />a net benefit, but because the annual water savings are cumulative. In the long-term, <br />the water savings will likely outweigh the initial costs of the program/measures. For <br />example, the Sod Replacement Program would initially cost more than the monetary <br />value of the water savings. However, as the amount of xeriscaped landscape increases <br />each year and the cost of water production increases, the water savings increases and <br />ultimately exceeds the one time rebate costs. <br /> <br />Criteria were developed for selecting and eliminating the conservation measures and <br />programs evaluated in Section 7.3. The economic net benefits were factored into the <br />selection process; however, they were not the main reason why certain measures/ <br />programs were chosen or eliminated. Several programs that did not provide an <br />economic benefit were chosen because of the estimated amount of water savings was <br />relatively large or that eventually the measure/program would likely provide an <br />economic benefit as the cost of water production increases. Programs selected for <br />implementation met at least two of the following criteria: <br /> <br />. Criteria 1 - Conservation measure or program will contribute to meeting the <br />conservation goals outlined in Section 5.1. <br /> <br />. Criteria 2 - Conservation measure or program will likely provide a long term net <br />economic benefit as the cost of water production increases. <br /> <br />. Criteria 3 - Conservation measure or program provides substantial water savings. <br /> <br />. Criteria 4 - Conservation measures does not meet any of the elimination criteria. <br /> <br />The following criteria were used to eliminate programs: <br /> <br />. Criteria 5 - Conservation measure is low in the relative ranking and does not <br />provide substantial water savings. <br /> <br />. Criteria 6 - It is uncertain whether savings are acquired from the conservation <br />measure. <br /> <br />7.5 Selection of Conservation Measures and Programs <br /> <br />The criteria in Section 7.4 were used to either select or eliminate the conservation <br />programs and conservation measures. Table 7-5 shows which criteria applied to each <br />measure/program and the estimated average daily demand savings. Maximum daily <br />demand reductions could not be estimated given that it is unclear how these <br />conservation measures/program will impact peak demands. <br /> <br />7-13 <br /> <br />O:\Castle_Pines_North\Conservation Plan\Drafts Submitted For Review\Final Conservation Plan.doc <br />