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<br />If a customer's cumulative water use from January through December exceeds their <br />annual allotment, a conservation charge is assessed on all water use in excess of their <br />annual allotment. The annual allotment is set back to zero each year after the January <br />meter reading. The conservation charge raises the water rate from $1.62 per 1 ,000 <br />gallons to $3.12 per 1 ,000 gallons, an increase of over 90010. <br /> <br />ELCO's conservation rates eliminate the need to impose and enforce strict lawn <br />watering schedules or monthly water use budgets. In addition to encouraging water <br />conservation, annual allotments establish an equitable method of determining PIFs and <br />raw water dedication requirements. <br /> <br />Distribution of Indoor Conservation Kit <br /> <br />Indoor water conservation kits are provided to customers upon request. To date, <br />approximately 400 conservation kits have been distributed free of charge. The kits were <br />purchased and promoted in conjunction with the City of Fort Collins. The kits currently <br />provided to customers contain a low-flow showerhead massager, faucet aerator, kitchen <br />swivel aerator and leak detection dye tablets. <br /> <br />Free indoor water conservation kits were first made available to ELCO customers in <br />2003. The kits were installed by 157 single family customers in 2003. During the winter <br />months (December 2003 - March 2004), the average monthly water demand of the 157 <br />customers that installed conservation kits was 4,538 gallons. During the same winter <br />months the prior four years, the average monthly water demand in the same 157 homes <br />was 5,330 gallons per month, a reduction of 14.9010. <br /> <br />Soil Amendment <br /> <br />The majority of new customers served by ELCO are within the City of Fort Collins. The <br />City requires all homes and businesses to incorporate three (3) cubic yards of soil <br />amendment per 1 ,000 square feet of area to be planted. <br /> <br />Irriaation Svstem Audit <br /> <br />ELCO offers free residential sprinkler system audits to its customers. Audits are <br />performed by ELCO personnel or a trained contractor. Homeowners who volunteer for <br />an audit receive recommendations to improve their irrigation efficiency and an irrigation <br />schedule designed to accommodate their irrigation system and lawn water needs. <br />Instructions and catch cans are also available for customers who prefer to conduct their <br />own audit. <br /> <br />Clear Water Solutions, Inc. <br />East Larimer County Water District <br /> <br />2007 Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />28 <br />