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<br />COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES' 2008-2012 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN <br /> <br />IMPLEMENTATION PLAN <br /> <br />The following section specifies the strategy, steps and schedule that Springs Utilities will use to <br />implement the 2008-2012 Water Conservation Plan. This section also provides a description of <br />the public participation program, including past, present and future activities. Finally, this <br />section addresses the timing for review and revision of the plan as well as the process for <br />adoption and approval. The section that follows describes how Springs Utilities will monitor <br />progress in order to adapt the 2008-2012 Water Conservation Plan to changing conditions. <br /> <br />Implementation Strategy <br /> <br />Over the next twenty years, Springs Utilities faces a number of strategic challenges, including: <br />escalating costs, aging infrastructure and increasing rate pressures associated with more capital <br />expenditures and changes to legislative and environmental regulations. The challenges are <br />compounded because Springs Utilities must be responsive to marl(et conditions not only in the <br />water industry, but in the energy industry as well. In order to achieve the goals established for <br />the 2008-2012 Water Conservation Plan, Springs Utilities must concentrate on those <br />opportunities that reap the greatest rewards. <br /> <br />Water Conservation Strategies <br /> <br />The primary objective of the 2008-2012 Water Conservation Plan is help ensure the most <br />effective and efficient use of water in the community. In order to fulfill this objective, Springs <br />Utilities has adopted the following water conservation strategies: <br /> <br />1. Continue a strong focus on education <br /> <br />2. Continue to encourage conservation through blocl( rates for residential customers <br />and seasonal rates for commercial customers <br /> <br />3. Introduce a residential new construction program that includes education, <br />incentives and regulations <br /> <br />4. Introduce a commercial and industrial program that includes indoor and outdoor <br />water use audits, efficiency incentives plus access to AMR data <br /> <br />5. Partner with large water users (i.e., parl(s, schools, military) to improve water <br />efficiency <br /> <br />33 <br />