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<br />Tracey Bouvette described his general views. He represents a constituency that <br />is interested in water conservation. The notion of conservation only in times of <br />shortage in times of drought is outdated. Emergency management of water is <br />not his emphasis, but instead the idea of maintaining the same level of service on <br />a year-by-year basis. Principles include: <br /> <br />1. Wise water use. <br />2. Water use efficiency (i.e. xeriscape, fixtures) <br />3. Infrastructure management (i.e. leaking pipes) <br />4. Alternative water supplies. <br /> <br />Tracey said that conservation needs to be integrated with efforts to reduce costs <br />for new facilities. Reduction of consumptive uses associated with municipal <br />water supply may be more important than lowering overall water demand. This <br />may be true because there are many downstream opportunities for reuse, but if <br />the water is consumed (in lawn irrigation, for example), such reuse cannot occur. <br />There was general discussion that other areas of the state must become <br />convinced that the Metro area is a good steward of the water supply that is <br />already available. <br /> <br />Janet Bell (Jefferson County Planning) described the hydrogeologic research that <br />has been conducted in relation to water supply for wells in the mountainous <br />areas of Jefferson County. Evapotranspiration (ET) in the mountainous area of <br />the county may be equal to 92% to 96% of precipitation, leaving a relatively small <br />amount for groundwater recharge. <br /> <br />Frank Jaeger will provide comments for discussion at the next meeting. <br /> <br />The next scheduled meeting date: <br />Date: March 8, 2006 <br />Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM <br />Location: Broomfield <br />Specific location to be announced <br /> <br />Prepared by: <br /> <br />Gary Thompson <br />February 3, 2006 <br /> <br />Page 2 of2 <br />