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<br />staff will monitor the durability of savings achieved through each conservation <br />measure by tracking participating customer use. <br /> <br />Staff anticipates the costs of monitoring and evaluation will be between 5 percent <br />and 10 percent of the annual conservation program costs. <br /> <br />Summary and Commitment <br /> <br />Staff has revised the 2006 drafts of the conservation Master Plan into this Tap- <br />Smart Plan that accelerates the 2050 conservation goal to 2016. By maximizing <br />lower cost measures and refining the expected savings from rate increases, staff <br />has found an opportunity to reduce the conservation effort by 4,000 AF obtained <br />through other means. As the Board and staff evaluate the measures to be <br />reduced or eliminated, cost may not be the only consideration. Each year as the <br />Board considers the budget requests for implementing this Plan, the Board will <br />have the opportunity to address the other considerations. <br /> <br />This is the fourth revision of the Conservation Master Plan since 1979. Staff <br />believes this revision has the most research, the most up-to-date analysis, the <br />best public involvement model and the appropriate staffing and budget to achieve <br />the goals set by the Board. <br /> <br />Each year during the budget season, the annual plans will be presented to the <br />Board for approval. Staff will show how the annual plans move the community <br />toward the conservation ethic and metrics as stated by the Board. <br /> <br />Additionally, the Tap-Smart Plan will be revised at least every five years to <br />incorporate not only the results of monitoring and evaluation of existing <br />programs, but also new research, new technologies and new developments in <br />the socio-economic climate of the Denver Water service area. The revisions will <br />include involving Denver Water retail and wholesale customers, stakeholders and <br />other key leaders in the community. <br /> <br />Staff is totally committed to achieving the goals in this Tap-Smart Plan, and as <br />revised periodically by the Denver Board of Water Commissioners. The first <br />evidence of that commitment is the 2007 budget for the Tap-Smart Plan shown in <br />Appendix E. In the fall of each year, staff will prepare a budget proposal for the <br />next year and ask the Board's approval of the budget and interim goals. The <br />annual budget will need to increase over the years to achieve the goal set by the <br />Board. Staff is committed to gathering the appropriate information, people and <br />dollars to achieve the goal, but no more than we need. <br /> <br />29 <br />