Erie_WCPlan_50%PR

• Water Efficiency Grant Type: Water Conservation Planning Grant
• Applicant: Town of Erie
• Project Name: Town of Erie Water Conservation Plan
• Title: 50% Progress Report
• Date: 4/9/2007
• County: Weld
• Water Efficiency - Doc Type: Interim Reports

Table 2-4 Residential Water Rates from 2003 - 2007

Number of 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
gallons used
on a monthly
basis
First 1,000 $0.00 $0.00 $2.61 $2.85 $3.10
Next 1,000 $0.00 $2.55 $2.61 $2.85 $3.10
Next 1,000 $2.50 $2.55 $2.61 $2.85 $3.10
Next 2,000 $2.50 $2.55 $2.61 $2.85 $3.10
Next 5,000 $3.25 $3.32 $3.39 $3.71 $4.03
Next 5,000 $3.25 $3.32 $3.39 $3.71 $4.03
Over 15,000 $4.23 $4.32 $4.41 $4.82 $5.24

Future commercial water rates could be adjusted to an increasing block rate structure
where rates are increased per volume used. This provides incentive to use less water.
Similarly, residential water rates could be increased for lower volumes of water. Erie
is planning to conduct a water rates study this year in order to establish future rates.
The potential of adopting a block rates structure for commercial uses as well as
increasing residential water rates as a means to encourage conservation will be
discussed.

2.5 Current Policies and Planning Initiatives

Erie has implemented a water restriction policy and been involved in a variety of
planning initiatives to address future water needs, supplies, and facilities.

Water Restrictions

Erie established a water restrictions program in 2002. This program consists of three
levels of watering restrictions designed to limit water usage. Level III calls for the
highest amount of water savings and would only be required in times of emergencies
whereas Levels I and II encourage conservation as well as enforce water savings
during times of a drought. Table 2-5 summarizes the water restriction levels:

Table 2-5 Water Restriction Levels

Item Level I Level II Level III
Landscape Watering- Lawn watering
Single-family homes, allowed once per
multi-family homes, Lawn Watering & drip week. Drip irrigation No lawn watering. Drip
schools, HOAs, parks, irrigation allowed allowed twice per irrigation allowed once
and right-of-ways twice per week week. per week.
Hand Watering of all
plants other than Allowed twice per
lawns Allowed at all times week Allowed once per week
New Lawn
Exemptions Seed &
Sod Permit Required Permit Required No new lawns allowed
Public Improvement
Projects - Non- Administrative review Administrative review
residential irrigation on case by case on case by case Administrative review on
taps basis basis case by case basis

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