FirestoneWCPFinal2007

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Contract/PO #: OE PDA 07-22
• Applicant: Town of Firestone
• Project Name: Town of Firestone Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Town of Firestone Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 6/1/2007
• County: Weld
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary .................................................................................................. .ES-1

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

Chapter 2 - Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4
Chapter 3 -Profile Existing Water System.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Physical Characteristics of the Existing Water System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..6

Sources of Water . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Limitations . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Water Costs and Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Current Policies and Planning Initiatives ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Current Water Conservation Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 4 - Water Use and Demand Forecast ................................ .............15

Current Water Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Demand Forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 5 - Water Conservation Goals .................................................. .31
Water Conservation Goals ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...31
Goal Development Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Chapter 6 - Conservation Measures and Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Water Conservation Measures and Programs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....33

S creening Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Screening of Conservation Measures and Programs .................................34
Chapter 7 - Evaluation and Selection . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Combination of Water Conservation Measures and Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...38
Costs and Water Savings of Conservation Options .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .38

E v al ua ti 0 n C ri te ri a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Selected Conservation Measures and Programs ............................... ...43
Chapter 8 - Forecast Modification and Resource Integration ....................... .44
Modified Demand Forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ....44
Modified Supply Forecast and Revenue Effects ................................ .44
Chapter 9 - Plan of Implementation and Monitoring .. .............................. ..46
Implementation Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ....46
Phase 1 Conservation Measures/Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Phase 2 Conservation Measures/Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
As-Need Conservation Measures/Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Plan Updates and Revisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Appendix A - Public-Review Process
Appendix B - Town Board Adoption
Appendix C - Public Comments and Response

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