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

Even- Odd-
Numbered Numbered
Addresses Addresses
Anytime No No No No No Anytime
during the Watering Watering Watering Watering Watering during the
entire 24
entire 24 hour
hour period period

If mandatory Level II and Level III restrictions are set in place, Erie's police force is
responsible for enforcement of the restrictions. A water conservation hotline would
also be established where residents may report watering violations. Violations
would be subject to the following penalties:

· First violation - written notice,

· Second violation within a 12 month period- written notice and a $100 fine,

· Third violation with a 12 month period - written notice and a $200 fine,

· Fourth violation within a 12 month period - written notice and a $400 fine. A
flow restrictor will also be installed at the meter for the mandatory water
restriction period. Tampering of the meter could result in suspension of water
service and persecution in municipal court.

All fines would be added to customers' water bills.

Planning Initiatives

As mentioned in Section 2.3, Erie is anticipating the need to acquire additional water
rights to meet future needs. These will likely consist of Windy Gap shares, CBT
shares, and ditch water rights. Erie also plans to further extend its supplies by using
non-potable reclaimed water. Erie has recently completed the a potable water supply
and wastewater master plan and is currently in the process of developing a non-
potable master plan. These plans will be used to develop additional facilities on an as
needed basis.

Erie is also a participant in the Windy Gap Firming Project. This project could firm
Windy Gap supplies, enabling Erie to receive its full Windy Gap allotment during dry
years. Erie is also a participant in Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP),
requesting 5,000 AFY of firm yield. If needed, Erie could increase its NISP request to
6,500 AFY.

2.6 Current Water Conservation Activities

Erie implements a variety of conservation measures and programs to conserve water.
Table 2-7 lists each conservation measure and program. This table indicates that the
water savings from the majority of the conservation activities are difficult to quantify.
This is attributed to a variety of factors. For instance, water savings through education
is highly variable and depends on a variety of factors including the number of
participants and regional climatic factors. Customers are much more willing to
respond to education if there is an existing water shortage. Section 3-1 describes the

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