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City of Rifle Water Conservation Plan Final Report -July 2008 <br />Create a `bum l.~ design wide' for staff (not selected <br />To facilitate the implementation of the above mentioned measures, it was thought that a <br />guide to assist in selecting low-flow fixtures, designing xeriscape landscapes, and <br />maintenance of all the above would be beneficial. However, given the time required to <br />create them and the resources available online, this measure was not selected. <br />Irrigate parks and cemetery onl, at ni _ ht not selected <br />There is concern that this policy, given existing irrigation system designs, would too <br />significantly restrict operational flexibility needed for watering large parks or those with <br />sprinkler heads near property lines (noise issues). <br />Rebates & Incentives <br />Provide free audits for top ten water users (in `Top 17 <br />An effective way to reduce existing water consumption is to improve the efficiency of the <br />largest water users. Auditing the largest users so that site-specific recommendations can <br />be made to lower water use is acost-effective measure. <br />Rebates for smart irrigation controls and/or irrigation audits (in `Top 17 <br />Developing and implementing a rebate program for smart irrigation controllers will be <br />pursued, primarily as a means to reduce peak summer demand in existing developments. <br />It also will provide homeowners interested in lowering their water bills with additional <br />means and incentive to do that. <br />Rebates for low-flow fixtures (not selected <br />A high-efficiency indoor plumbing fixture rebate program was not selected because of <br />the substantial resources required to create and administer the program and the lack of <br />significant impact on peak day water demand reduction. <br />Utility Operations <br />Modify water rates to promote water conservation (in `Top 17 <br />This measure has support as implementation of a tiered water rate structure has proven to <br />be an effective and equitable means to reduce inefficient water use community-wide. The <br />City is in need of modifying its rates to compensate for increased expenses, so <br />development of a new inclining-block rate structure fits in with other water utility goals. <br />Improve system-wide water accounting to better track the use of potable water and better <br />quantify lost water (in `Top 17 <br />The long-term success of a water conservation program hinges upon the ability to <br />measure and track progress. The City will install a new finished water flow meter at the <br />Graham Mesa WTP to accurately track total water production and to enable <br />determination of water loss at the plant versus in the distribution system. The City will <br />keep a single compiled log of monthly volumes metered for all accounted-for end uses of <br />water in the system for side-by-side comparison with produced water volumes. The City <br />will also track the EQRs added to the water system annually and the total system EQRs <br />over time using 3,525 total system EQRs in 2005 as a base starting point (see Table 2-3). <br />This will facilitate water use tracking on a per EQR basis into the future. <br />SGM # 99055A-388 28 Conservation Measures and Programs <br />