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<br />Cooling Tower Monitoring $82,000 $29,000 $111,000 205
<br />Irrigation Check:-Ups 2,233,000 16,891,000 19,124,000 1,015
<br />Irrigation Efficiency
<br />Incentives 8,624,000 33,994,000 42,618,000 810
<br />Fixture Replacement 2,319,000 331,000 2,650,000 472
<br />Natural Areas Conversion 17,956,000 0 17,956,000 1,375
<br />Total $31,214,000 $51,245,000 $82,459,000 3,877
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<br />Conservation Measures for General Purpose Government
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<br />One of the most effective conservation measures according to conservation
<br />experts is to have local government be a role model for conservation. This
<br />leadership includes passing ordinances in support of conservation, prohibiting
<br />water waste, and implementing wise water uses in all of the city's facilities:
<br />parks, parkways, buildings, recreation centers, theaters, arenas, and health care
<br />facilities.
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<br />The Board does not have authority over the land use decisions of general
<br />purpose government. Therefore, the most effective way to get water savings in
<br />these areas is to have these government bodies pass their own rules. Staff
<br />recommends that Board members, the manager and executive staff members
<br />visit the decision-makers in each general purpose government in the Denver
<br />Water service area. The purpose of each visit would be to explain the value of
<br />conservation ordinances and urge their passage in each jurisdiction. This effort
<br />must include incorporated cities as well as county governments in the Denver
<br />Water service area to cover those customers in unincorporated areas of
<br />counties.
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<br />Some examples of these ordinances or rules are:
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<br />· Prohibiting water waste. Colorado water law already forbids the waste of
<br />water, but this does not address daily problems such as definitions and
<br />enforcement. The cities of Denver and Aurora have passed ordinances
<br />prohibiting water waste. Other general purpose governments should pass
<br />these ordinances and enforce them.
<br />· Requiring retrofit of all water-using fixtures and devices upon sale or
<br />change of hands of any property. This would include some kind of inspection
<br />or certification that the buyer is getting the most water-efficient building and
<br />grounds possible.
<br />. Requiring submetering on all new multi-family dwelling units. Denver
<br />Water staff urged the City and County of Denver to implement this ordinance
<br />and City Council passed the ordinance in 2003.
<br />· Requiring rain sensors on automatic irrigation systems. The cities of
<br />Aurora, Castle Rock, Colorado Springs, Denver and Westminster already
<br />have this ordinance in place. General purpose governments in the Denver
<br />Water Service area need to have these requirements as well.
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