Fort Lupton WCPlan 2007

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Contract/PO #: OE PDA 07-17
• Applicant: City of Fort Lupton
• Project Name: City of Fort Lupton Water Conservation Plan
• Title: City of Fort Lupton Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 8/1/2007
• County: Weld
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 - Introduction ..................................................................... ...1

Chapter 2 - Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Chapter 3 -Profile Existing Water System.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Physical Characteristics of the Existing Water System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4

Sources of Water . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

System Limitations .................................................................... ..10

Water Costs and Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Current Policies and Planning Initiatives ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Current Water Conservation Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 4 - Water Use and Demand Forecast ................................ .............16

Current Water Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Demand Forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Average-Day and Max-Day Capacity Demands ............................... ...27
Chapter 5 - Profile of Proposed Facilities ................................................... .29
Potential Facility Needs .......................................................... ...29
Chapter 6 - Conservation Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Water Conservation Goals ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...35
Goal Development Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Chapter 7 - Conservation Measures and Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Water Conservation Measures and Programs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....37

Screening Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Screening of Conservation Measures and Programs .................................38
Chapter 8 - Evaluation and Selection . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Combination of Water Conservation Measures and Programs ............. ...42
Estimated Costs and Water Savings of Conservation Options .............. .42

Evaluation Criteria .....................................................................4 7

Selected Conservation Measures and Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ...47
Conservation Measures and Programs Not Selected ............................... ...48
Chapter 9 - Forecast Modification and Reevaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Demand Forecast Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ....50
Proj ect - Specific Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Supply-Capacity Forecast Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Forecast Modifications and Benefits of Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Revenue Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Chapter 10 - Implementation Plan........ ................................................... ..55
Implementation Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...55
Plan for Public Participation in Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Plan for Monitoring and Evaluating Processes .................................56
Plan for Updating and Revising the Conservation Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Appendix A - Public-Review Process
Appendix B - City Council Adoption
Appendix C - Public Comments and Response

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