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~~~, r~1TY p~.~ <br />~'~ <br />~~' o <br />a ~ <br />r <br />~,~ ~~ MEMORANDUM Puhhc Works Department <br />'~~~~~~,~~' Environmental Services Division <br />T0: Tammie Petrone, Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />FROM: Kathy Schnoor, Environmental Services Superintendent <br />DATE: July 23, 2008 <br />SUBJ: 50% Completion Progress Report <br />Project Status <br />After some staffing changes last spring, Broomfield has been diligently working this <br />summer together with its consultant, Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc., to complete the <br />initial phases of the Water Conservation Plan Update. A completion status for each of <br />the nine planning steps is summarized in the table below. <br />Task <br />No. Task Estimated <br />% Complete <br />1 Profile Existing Water System 55% <br />2 Characterize Water Use and Forecast Demand 60% <br />3 Profile Proposed Facilities 60% <br />4 Identify Conservation Goals 30% <br />5 Identify Conservation Measures and Programs 60% <br />6 Evaluate and Select Conservation Measures and <br />Programs 35% <br />7 Integrate Resources and Modify Forecasts 5% <br />8 Develop Plan Implementation <10% <br />9 Prepare the Conservation Plan Document 25% <br />Preliminary Findings and Obstacles <br />The planning effort has been successful to date in helping staff to identify how the wide <br />range of conservation measures and programs already being implemented by the <br />CitylCounty can be merged together into one cohesive effort. Recommendations are <br />currently being formulated as to how to continue this integration in the future, and how <br />to elevate the status of conservation efforts within CitylCounty. We are finding that <br />many of our proposed conservation measures and programs are a good fit with the <br />goals and objectives delineated by City Council in its various planning documents. <br />There have been a few obstacles to date that have been worked through. Learning the <br />reporting functions, pulling the appropriate data from the new utility billing software and <br />